TIME TO THINK
With Fr Paddy Byrne
AS THE government faces its first budget, it does so in a very fragile global and national economic crisis.
TIME TO THINK
With Fr Paddy Byrne
The past week for me has been spent in the Holy Land, with more than 70 pilgrims from Co Carlow.
I WAS greatly inspired recently by the humble gentleness of a nurse in St Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny.
ST LUKE’S Hospital in Kilkenny recently held a Mass for all who died there in the past year.
RECENTLY, I read with great sadness the story of a Waterford couple who appeared before the High Court in a case relating to the repossession of their home.
TIME TO THINK
With Fr Paddy Byrne
AS WE face the winter months, the deep effects of unemployment and debt are being felt heavily.
A MOTHER’S love is a rich blessing.
ONE of my favourite questions when I walk into any primary or secondary school is “Any good news?”.
Time to Think
With FL Paddy Byrne
THERE is an old Irish saying The darkest hour comes before the dawn. That, perhaps, rings very true to the times we live in.
Time to think
With FL Paddy Byrne
FOR too long, mental illness has been stigmatised.