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An exceptional book for this moment in time - opinion - Western People (opens the original)
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In a prologue to his new book, Aspire: Ruminations on Religion in a Time of Paradigm Shift, the author John Cunningham explains in simple terms his double focus: ‘Rumination’ is the act of turning something over in one’s mind – to ponder, contemplate, consider; and ‘religion’ is like an old chest we open and rummage through to discover valuable gems to cherish as well as useless items to discard. His broad title, Aspire, he adds helpfully, is to pursue a vision or chase a dream and he examines r
Jim leaves a rich legacy in his adopted Clare - opinion - Western People (opens the original)
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Just over a week or so ago on a brisk summer’s day on an elevated rise in Drumcliff Cemetery on the outskirts of Ennis town, we gathered to bury Jim Lyons. A native of Westport, Jim was a man who was adept at carefully considering the important decisions in life and their multiple implications and no doubt would have, with the love of his life, his wife, Madeleine, pondered on the likely location of his final resting place. A Mayoman through and through who just some weeks before had delighted i
Today's church was unimaginable 60 years ago - opinion - Western People (opens the original)
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This September 60 years ago, I was on my way to Maynooth to begin studying for the priesthood. In the Maynooth class of 1966, in a total cohort of 84 students, five were from Killala diocese and ten from Tuam. In 1973, seven years later, 52 were ordained; and 32 had decided - over the seven years - to return to the lay life. At the time, the breakdown of 84 into 52 and 32 was an unsurprising result. In reflective mood this week, I look back over the years. In 1973, when I was ordained, the Catho
Dolly's good deeds are an example to us all - opinion - Western People (opens the original)
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Some years ago I remember as a teacher being part of a school discussion about memories with a group of teenagers. Part of it was about what we remembered and why we remembered it. When it came to my turn to share a memory and to explain why it was important to me I said that I was ordained in 1973 and the memory of that day always remained with me. One girl was amazed with my revelation because, as she went on to explain, 1973 was an important year for her too – it was the year that Dolly Parto
Irish Church could learn a lot from Spain - opinion - Western People (opens the original)
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It’s almost 50 years since September 1979, when Pope John Paul II visited Ireland – for the first papal visit to Ireland in history. The first definitive image of him was stepping off the Aer Lingus plane at Dublin Airport, kneeling and kissing the ground. In three memorable days an estimated 2.3 to 2.5 million people attended organised events – an extraordinary figure in that the total population of Ireland, north and south, was then 4.9 million. Events and numbers attending included two signif
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