Ship Ahoy!
It was 7:30 a.m. as it arrived at the outer fringes of the inner harbor. By 8 a.m. it was being nudged closer to...
Down to earth
It was 4:30 a.m. as I stepped out onto the back porch and looked skyward. There it was, clearly visible to the naked eye...
Waltzing Matilda
As the great Irish seanchaí (story teller), Eamon Kelly, would say, “I take you back now to the days of the parish carnival dances...
The heart of the matter
I had been attempting to entertain the accompanying nurses when the anesthesiologist stuck this gadget in my mouth, presumably to keep me quiet. Then he...
The light beyond: Responding to the Face of God
With no regard for his own safety, he discarded his jacket and some of his equipment and jumped into the water. He did not...
Sacrificial lambs
It sets back about 50 yards from the road between Newbridge Village and Ballinamore Bridge. On the other side of the road, in the...
Return to the banyan tree
I was the first to arrive at the venerable old tree. I had wanted to assure myself of a good seat before they had all...
Ashes to ashes
You may have heard the tall story about the elderly woman in New York who decided to prepare her will. She told her pastor...
Celebrating Kalaupapa Month
You may have noticed that I’ve been AWOL from these pages for the past several weeks. The reason is that my computer died a...
The soul of compassion
At a recent convocation the speaker told a story about two Irish priests who were out for a stroll one day in the Irish...
