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Review: Mary Kenny, The Way We Were: Catholic Ireland Since 1922, Eamon Maher
Review: Mary Kenny, The Way We Were: Catholic Ireland Since 1922, Eamon Maher
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Book review: Mary Kenny, The Way We Were: Catholic Ireland Since 1922 (Dublin: Columba Books, 2022), 450 pages.
The Word According To Flannery O'Connor, Eamon Maher
The Word According To Flannery O'Connor, Eamon Maher
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In her relatively short life (1925-1964), one that was greatly curtailed as a result of being diagnosed with lupus (a disease from which her father also died in 1952), Flannery O’Connor managed to leave behind a literary legacy that continues to fascinate scholars and general readers alike. This is all the more surprising when one considers that the work consists of just two novels, Wise Blood (1952) and The Violent Bear It Away (1960), along with 31 short stories.
Julien Green (1900–1998): Exploring The Intersection Of Religion And Literature, Eamon Maher
Julien Green (1900–1998): Exploring The Intersection Of Religion And Literature, Eamon Maher
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The North Sky And The Otherworld: Journeys Of The Dead In The Neolithic Considered, Frank Prendergast
The North Sky And The Otherworld: Journeys Of The Dead In The Neolithic Considered, Frank Prendergast
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The majority of Irish passage tombs (c. 230) predominantly date to the Middle Neolithic (c. 3600–3000 BC). A small number of summit cairns may also contain passage tombs because of their round form, proximity and intervisibility. The island’s passage tombs and related cairns share distinguishing characteristics – elevated siting, visibility and long-range views of distant horizons in varying directions of the compass. This chapter presents the findings of the first scenic analysis of the horizon and views at these sites recorded at an island scale. The method uses measured orientations of horizon sectors related to observed variation in horizon range. …
Clocktower, Cholera And Covid19: Script For Television Program Broadcast As "With You In Spirit:Short Messages Of Hope And Encouragement From People Of Many Faiths And None., Alan Hilliard
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Jean Sulivan: Prophetic Voice With An Important Message For The Irish Church, Eamon Maher
Jean Sulivan: Prophetic Voice With An Important Message For The Irish Church, Eamon Maher
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The French priest writer Jean Sulivan (1913-1980), whose real name was Joseph Lemarchand, was born in the small village of Montauban-de-Bretagne. He lost his father in the trenches of the Great War, an event that led to the remarriage of his mother out of financial necessity and which came as a serious blow to her young son. He could never fully accept the presence of his step-father in the house even though he knew his mother had had no option other than to remarry if she wanted to hold on to the small farm she rented from a local doctor. …
What Is The Role Of Faith In Our Politics?, Eamon Maher
What Is The Role Of Faith In Our Politics?, Eamon Maher
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Forty years ago this month, Pope John Paul II came to Ireland. I was just beginning my last year in school at Saint Columb's College, Derry. It was a tense time. In the three months leading up to the pope's visit, 36 people were killed in the Troubles - including 16 Catholic and Protestant civilians. In 1979 I went to see the Pope at Drogheda and subconsciously I think his words on that occasion have possibly framed much of my thinking about this evening's theme - the role of faith in our politics.
Bernanos, Claudel, Mauriac And Maritain: A Quartet Not Always Full Of Christian Charity ‘A Catholic Has No Allies. He Only Has Brothers’: Letters Shed Light On Four Leading French Writers, Eamon Maher
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The publication by the French Dominican publisher Cerf of the epistolary correspondence between four of France’s best known Catholic intellectuals and writers, Georges Bernanos, Paul Claudel, François Mauriac and Jacques Maritain, reveals serious rifts and, at times, a definite lack of Christian charity in the sentiments they shared with one another. The correspondence centres on Maritain’s exchanges with the other three, which is most probably due to the fact that he and his wife Raïssa were seriously revered and much consulted figures in cultural circles in France at the time when the other writers were at the peak of their …
Bernard Maclaverty: A Novelist With A Catholic Sensibiliy., Eamon Maher
Bernard Maclaverty: A Novelist With A Catholic Sensibiliy., Eamon Maher
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Like many others I would imagine, my first introduction to the work of the Belfast writer Bernard MacLaverty (born in 1942) was through the successful film adaptations of his first novel, Lamb, with Liam Neeson in the main role, and the highly successful ‘Troubles’ film, Cal, based on the novel of the same name. Nominated for several prestigious literary awards, a member of Aosdána, author of numerous well-regarded novels and short story collections, MacLaverty is nevertheless largely neglected in terms of the critical attention he has attracted. The shining exceptions are the essay collection, About Bernard MacLaverty: New …
World Premiere Performance Of Quintet No.2 By N. Roth, Dermot Dunne
World Premiere Performance Of Quintet No.2 By N. Roth, Dermot Dunne
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Nick Roth's second quintet was commissioned by the Sligo International Chamber Music Festival to be premiered by Dermot Dunne, accordion and the Vogler string quartet. The work draws on many aspects of the muezzin call to prayer in the Islamic faith including the various different modes (or maqaams) used in the call to prayer throughout the day. The work is a synthesis of the ISlamic call to prayer with contemporary composition techniques
Reflections On The Literary Legacy Of John Mcgahern (1934-2006), Eamon Maher
Reflections On The Literary Legacy Of John Mcgahern (1934-2006), Eamon Maher
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It is hard to believe that John McGahern has been dead 13 years. Along with Seamus Heaney and Brian Friel, his work enriched the lives of many people, exerting as it did, in spite of the rawness of the issues broached, a soothing effect on his vast audience. Although the majority of his writing was situated in the northwest midlands of Ireland – the area of Leitrim-Roscommon – it has reached a global audience. This is because the existential dramas which he sketched with such wonderful poise are ones with which everyone can identify. Sons in conflict with autocratic fathers; …
How Religion Shaped Ireland's Cultural Heritage, Eamon Maher
How Religion Shaped Ireland's Cultural Heritage, Eamon Maher
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A Catholic Has No Allies, Eamon Maher
A Catholic Has No Allies, Eamon Maher
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FRENCH literature of the twentieth century was blessed by the r work of writers who were explicitly Catholic while also adorning the cuIturallife of their country. Anew collection by the French Dominican publishing house, Editions du Cerf, of the epistolary correspondence between four of France's best known Catholic literati - Georges Bernanos, Paul Claudel, Francois Mauriac and Jacques Maritain - reveals serious rifts and, at times, a definite lack ofChristian charity in the sentiments these men shared with one another.1 The correspondence centres on Maritain's exchanges with the other three, which is most probably due to the fact that he …
Empire By Mary O'Donnell : Tales From Ireland's Difficult Childhood., Eamon Maher
Empire By Mary O'Donnell : Tales From Ireland's Difficult Childhood., Eamon Maher
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“Take And Eat”: Links Between The Eucharist And Human Flesh In Some Twentieth-Century Irish Texts, Eamon Maher
“Take And Eat”: Links Between The Eucharist And Human Flesh In Some Twentieth-Century Irish Texts, Eamon Maher
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Given the strong influence of Catholicism on the Irish psyche and culture, it is not altogether surprising that it should feature strongly in the work of the country’s writers and artists. This essay will concentrate on the extent to which the Eucharist, a central tenet of Catholic faith, is linked to a certain perception of the body as seen in the work of three well-known Irish fiction writers: Aidan Mathews, Frank McCourt, and John McGahern. Part of the process revolves around reverence for the Eucharist, which, in order to be properly received, demands a purity of mind and body that …
The Half-Life And Death Of The Irish Catholic Novel : In A Country Renowned For Its Catholicism, It Is Unusual The ‘Catholic Novel’ Never Took Root, Eamon Maher
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In Underground Cathedrals (2010), the Glenstal monk and author Mark Patrick Hederman described artists as the “secret agents” of the Holy Spirit: “Art has the imagination to sketch out the possible. When this happens something entirely new comes into the world. Often it is not recognised for what it is and is rejected or vilified by those who are comfortable with what is already there and afraid of whatever might unsettle the status quo”. Reflecting on this position, one wonders to what extent Irish novelists have fulfilled the important role outlined by Hederman. In the past, they definitely did offer …
Searching For The Transcendent In The Work Of Francis Stuart, Eamon Maher
Searching For The Transcendent In The Work Of Francis Stuart, Eamon Maher
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Combating The Forces Of Evil : Georges Bernanos' Vision Of The Priestly Function, Eamon Maher
Combating The Forces Of Evil : Georges Bernanos' Vision Of The Priestly Function, Eamon Maher
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Finding Meaning In A Web Of Confusion, Eamon Maher
Faith And Unbelief : Brian Moore's Priestly Depictions, Eamon Maher
Faith And Unbelief : Brian Moore's Priestly Depictions, Eamon Maher
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Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland : Religious Practice In Late Modernity Review, Eamon Maher
Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland : Religious Practice In Late Modernity Review, Eamon Maher
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Catholic Prophets Who Dare To Advocate Change, Eamon Maher
Catholic Prophets Who Dare To Advocate Change, Eamon Maher
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Struggles With The Fairer Sex : George Moore's Fr. Oliver Gogarty In 'The Lake', Eamon Maher
Struggles With The Fairer Sex : George Moore's Fr. Oliver Gogarty In 'The Lake', Eamon Maher
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Some Priestly Depictions In The Work Of John Broderick, Eamon Maher
Some Priestly Depictions In The Work Of John Broderick, Eamon Maher
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Rebel Priests, Prophetic Voices, Eamon Maher
Healing The Pain Of The Past : Ireland's Legacy Of Shame, Eamon Maher
Healing The Pain Of The Past : Ireland's Legacy Of Shame, Eamon Maher
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Rendering That Darkness At The Heart Of Priesthood : The Strangled Impulse By William King, Eamon Maher
Rendering That Darkness At The Heart Of Priesthood : The Strangled Impulse By William King, Eamon Maher
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Eamon Maher On Jean Sulivan, Eamon Maher
Catholic Guilt : Longing And Belonging In The Fiction Of François Mauriac And John Mcgahern, Eamon Maher
Catholic Guilt : Longing And Belonging In The Fiction Of François Mauriac And John Mcgahern, Eamon Maher
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Sanctity In The Midst Of Mediocrity : Graham Greene's Whiskey Priest, Eamon Maher
Sanctity In The Midst Of Mediocrity : Graham Greene's Whiskey Priest, Eamon Maher
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The English novelist and convert to Catholicism, Graham Greene (1904-1991), saw the priest as being core to his literary portrayal of Catholicism. The Power and the Glory (1940), published four years after Bernanos' Diary of a Country Priest, is set in a Latin American country, most probably Mexico, which Greene visited in 1938.