Category: Explore
Revolution, Reluctantly: Fr Kieran Creagh’s journey through trauma
Fr Kieran’s presence here, drinking tea in the cold January sunlight, is in itself a more remarkable fact than you could possibly guess.
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The power of shame, vs. the power to release people from it
There is a guilt and shame in people that needs to be absolved, forgiven. The cure is simple, but hard to practice.
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Grief at the Roadside: Being with people in their worst times
Too many of those people I've prayed with as they died, were young people on the side of a road, killed in traffic accidents.
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Inner State: Passionist Life in North Belfast
North Belfast is a community that has seen immense trauma over the past century – defined by political forces beyond its control.
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Seeking Susan: A Sister of the Cross and Passion
"I just thought: there are women out there doing good in the world. I'll do the work they're doing."
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To Illumine the Mind: the Catholic diaspora in Paris
In Paris, Martin Coffey leads a church overflowing with working class immigrants. The picture of religion in France, he tells us, is not what you think.
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Walking Ancient Paths to the Future: Eight Things
My body seems to know already what my head is finding hard to accept: no more walking.
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Stations of the Cross in Palestine
Gaza is a reminder that humankind can only stand with hope in a shared future if all are authentically and equally accepted as sisters and brothers.
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Dust to Dust: Passionist Life in Haiti
In Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Fr Rick Frechette has been the cornerstone of a Passionist community all giving their lives for the beleaguered nation.
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