Need a favour? Ask Alfie.

The Servant of God, Alfie Lambe Alphie (Alphonsus) Lambe was a native son of our diocese of Meath. Little known outside of his native Ireland...

Turning to Saint Dymphna

Several times a week I receive requests to pray for persons suffering from depression, anxiety, or various forms of mental illness. Again this evening I...

Emerging from the shadows

José de Ribera (1591-1652) here depicts Saint Irene of Rome (+288 A.D.) ministering to Saint Sebastian (+288 A.D.) Left for Dead There are mortal sufferings...

Praying with Christ and His Church

Father, Would You Pray for Me? Every day, without exception, people ask me to pray for them, sometimes with a quiet word, sometimes by ringing...

And in the mouth a honey zest

Of all the English translations of Jesu, Dulcis Memoria that I have read and prayed, the one done by Gerard Manley Hopkins remains my favourite....