Roger’s Weblog
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The Future of Irish Catholicism?
This weblog, in so many ways, is the result of a journey over a number of years in my life: From Catholic Ireland to the ruins of Catholic France—and back again. Admittedly, there were also periods spent in Britain and Spain, along the way. Still, my life, my writings are particularly shaped by these years spent…
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Notes from Hibernia
Some notes from Hibernia, some quite personal. I have had little time to devote either to this website lately. All I could manage was posting some pre- written extracts from my upcoming book, Cor Jesu Sacratissimum. Happily, that time-situation, at least, seems to be changing – so new material will now be appearing. As for…
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The Catholic Ireland of Éamon de Valera
Today, we continue with extracts on Ireland, from my upcoming book Cor Jesu Sacratissimum. [UPDATE: Now Available here!] Two earlier instalments have appeared: Encountering Catholic Ireland (here) and Charity, Community and Caring in Catholic Ireland (here). In the most recent of those, I commented on my experience of living in Ireland and being profoundly impressed by…
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The Catholic House: Divided Against Itself
I regret that I remain unable to devote the needed time and attention to both this site and correspondence. However, here is another extract from my upcoming book: A clear disjunction can be found everywhere in the contemporary Church. There is a dissonance between the desire to resemble the world and the…
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The Solace of the Sacraments
On suffering and the solace of the Sacraments . . .
Foreword for Monarchy by Roger Buck
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