Occasional Scribbles

Below are guidelines for the use of churches for reposing of remains issued by the bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnois, Paul Connell. No need f...

This blog has already brought attention to the Mass of installation of the new archbishop of Ronald Hicks in St Patrick’s Cathedral, New Yor...

The week’s column in The Kerryman this week. Michael Commane It was Oscar Wilde who said sarcasm is the lowest form of wit; you could stretc...

Two strangers get chatting on the Luas. One man has a large shopping bag full of empty plastic bottles and drink cans. He gets chatting to t...

Former Dominican priest Tom Tom Brodie Brodie died in a nursing home in Galway yesterday. He had been ailing for some time. He was born in C...

From the National Catholic Reporter: In his latest single, "Streets of Minneapolis," Bruce Springsteen offers Americans a soundtra...

Below is the link to the inaugural Mass of the new archbishop of New York, Ronal Hicks. First impressions are impressive. Interesting how th...

Justine McCarthy’s column in The Irish Times yesterday. It’s great reading. What are her chances of entering the United States? Yesterday Tr...

The life and times of  Jeffry Epstein were the subject of yesterday’s post on this blog. Mention was made of his suicide, might he have been...

It's difficult to get one’s head around the Jeffrey Epstein story. How many world leaders have been caught up with Epstein? What did he ...

This week’s column in The Kerryman newspaper. Michael Commane In the heyday of the newspaper trade death notices and obituaries appeared on ...