Catherine Fitzpatrick, a convict’s wife, conductor of the first choir of an infant colony. Continue reading
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Archbishop Goold and the Invention of Melbourne
A conference to celebrate the contribution of Archbishop Goold to Melbourne. Continue reading
A DAY ON SKELLIG ROCK
Skellig really is a magical place. Continue reading
Harry Clarke’s War
the book is beautifully produced and illustrated Continue reading
Irish girls and their Famine story honoured
It’s a memory I’ll hold forever, it’s made me take an interest in our history. Continue reading
An Extraordinary Family
let us look at a family that truly deserves the word ‘extraordinary’ Continue reading
The Opal and the Pearl by Mark Patrick Hederman OSB
With seven billion human beings on one planet we need a new ethics guiding us in our way of relating to one another sexually.
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Casey, you’re the divil
In the eyes of many he ‘fell from grace’, but he maintained a silent dignity to his grave. Continue reading
Keneally tackles clerical abuse
this is a book that puts a human face on a serious and painful problem. Continue reading
Edna O’Brien on Compass
TV Programme Alert ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corp.) TV last night featured an interview by Gay Byrne with Edna O’Brien. It’s riveting watching, as they clearly like and trust one another. She speaks from the heart about a compliant childhood troubled by fear of the nuns and of her parents, and of her own attempt to get … Continue reading
