To many people, Easter means bunnies, baby chicks in yellow down and candy; ham too, for those who are more “traditionally” minded. Christians, naturally, profess that Easter is more than this, just as Christmas is…
The story of Easter is a profound map of the spiritual journey. Jesus plainly calls us to pick up our cross and follow him to death. The death which Jesus modelled is the death of…
The sun rises in a blaze of light on Easter morn. Hallelujah, for He is risen! Flowers are blooming, birds are singing, bells are ringing, and chocolate ears are being eaten. Meanwhile, the Easter Bunny…
Early spring morning, crouched in the cold, wearing pyjamas and wellies, putting together an Easter garden with my son. My legs begin to ache as we line the oven cleaning tub with soil and horticultural…
‘Twas New Year’s morning I first saw, or rather heard, Molly Malone. My head was splitting after a raucous evening before, celebrated with some of my friends at a pub not far from Trinity College,…
In Elizabethan England it was against the law to practice the Catholic faith. Priests and sympathisers were arrested and treated brutally. Many died terrible deaths for their faith. Ingenious craftsmen were required to design and…
“They also serve who only stand and wait” ~John Milton June 26th. Still fighting. June 29th. We routed the last of their forces from the forest. We can see every limb beneath the…
Protector yet himself sustained, Entrusted with the nation’s cares; To battle! The Magnificent Enshrined, High King of Golden Age, Remembered, he will come again. Saluted, lovely Queen, by men, Upheld in honor, high esteem, So…
The English Catholic author G. K. Chesterton was one of the great pro-life advocates of the twentieth century in more ways than one. Although he may appear something of an antique figure in 2020, his…
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