That where the Light gets In
Leonard Cohen’s song, The Anthem, resonates with me. And for good reason. Apart altogether for the musical genius of its composition and its delivery, the lyrics speak a profound message. … Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Christian Brother
Climate Justice 1
By Vivek da Silva Yehuda Bauer, the Holocaust historian, maintains, “The horror of the Holocaust is not that it deviated from human norms; the horror is that it didn’t. What … Continue Reading →
Remembering Brother Seamus
Brother Seamus Plunkett Nolan cfc passed away peacefully early on Wednesday morning last surrounded by his family and his Christian Brother community at the Cowper Care St Patrick’s nursing home … Continue Reading →
Thinking about Ash Wednesday 1
By Brother Anthony McDonnell cfc In the Catholic tradition, the season of Lent begins with the ritual of the blessed ashes ushering in forty days of prayer and penance. The … Continue Reading →
The Call to Mercy
Just before Christmas Pope Francis inaugurated the Year of Mercy for 2016. What at first appeared to be exclusively a pastoral response to internal situations in the Catholic Church, specifically … Continue Reading →