Irish Papist

"The purpose of satire, it has been rightly said, is to strip off the veneer of comforting illusion and cosy half-truth. And our job, ...

I spent a few minutes browsing through a book shop this morning-- Eason's in Nassau Street. (Well, the shop is actually called Eason , b...

I've noticed that many Catholic (and other) websites have stopped allowing comments underneath them. We've heard all the well-rehe...

Yesterday's anecdote of the wine glasses reminds me of another language-related anecdote. It was Christmas morning, many years ago-- I...

I had this interaction with a student today. Student: Do you have a lost and found? Me: Yes. Student: I lost some glasses. Me (alrea...

So I'm still revising my book. The chapter on evangelization is not too bad, but I feel it could be rounded off with a few more anecdote...

"Here I will not shrink from uttering my firm conviction, that it would be a gain to this country, were it vastly more superstitious, m...