Coats for the Homeless

By Donal Leader
14th December 2015
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In recent years, especially following the 2007 financial crash in Ireland, the number of homeless people in Dublin has increased dramatically. It has become a serious and intractable problem. According … Continue Reading →

Advent: As we Begin

By Donal Leader
27th November 2015
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In the dark days of Winter, as we journey to the Winter solstice, we enter upon the liturgical season of Advent. As we begin our thoughts turn inward to what … Continue Reading →

Where it all Began

By Donal Leader
14th November 2015
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Deep in the heartland of County Kilkenny, Ireland, in hurling country, lies one of the best conserved 17th century buildings in Ireland. It is the cottage where Blessed Edmund Rice … Continue Reading →

Brother Peadar Gleeson

By Donal Leader
3rd November 2015
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Peadar Gleeson is a Christian Brother from Tipperary who is involved with various ministries in the Edmund Rice International Heritage Centre at Mount Sion, Waterford, the location of Blessed Edmund … Continue Reading →