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Although he acknowledges the risk of commercialisation, Father Paul Andrews SJ is sure there is a real place for images, symbols and popular devotions in all true spirituality.
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There seems little likelihood of a final decision on the veracity of the claims that the Shroud of Turin was used to wrap the body of Jesus for his entombment. An aggressive restoration in 2002 may have destroyed the possibility. Desmond O'Grady tells the story up to 1998.
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Traditionally, the last Sunday in July is associated with the pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick, a mountain near Westport in Co Mayo.
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The blessing of Galway Bay |
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Eustás Ó Héidáin OP describes the Blessing of the Bay ceremony held each year in the Claddagh, Galway. He sees it as a colourful expression of ancient, local faith.
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The mystical imagination of Patrick Kavanagh |
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Una Agnew SSL looks at how Kavanagh, one of Ireland’s greatest 20th century poets, was able to uncover “the radiances of life”, though many of those who knew him as gruff and uncouth would have found that hard to believe.
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