Organised by a seven-man Military Council of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, the Rising began on Easter Monday, 24 April 1916 and lasted for six days.
Since the 90th anniversary of the Easter Rising the men and the words that inspired the eventual founding of the Irish Republic are thankfully being given a prominence by at least some people in the public arena – in places such as the voluntarily restored monument of Kilmainham Gaol. There are two facets to Kilmainham […]
Passion of the Cross
A United Nations report has recommended the decriminalisation of drug use and sexual activity. The “March 8 Principles”, released on International Women’s Day, are supposed to apply the UN’s interpretation of international human rights law to criminal law. The report was written by the International Committee of Jurists (ICJ), UNAIDS and the Office of the […]
A report from the Roman Province of Judea “I, Lucius Tacitus, write from the Province of Judea in the month of Aprilis, the XIX year of the reign of the August Caesar Tiberius. Events have come to pass in the Province this past month which must be brought to the attention of the August Caesar, Tiberius. The Province has long been an […]
Are we supposed to junk great works of art because they offend contemporary sensibilities?
Joseph Mary Plunkett (Irish: Sesamh Máire Pluincéid) was an Irish nationalist, republican, poet, journalist, revolutionary and a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising
Holy week is a time of many processions, a form of celebration and prayer beloved by Filipinos and myself. The first is Palm Sunday, when the Lord Jesus, seated upon a donkey, is led into Jerusalem by a joyous crowd, waving palm branches, chanting hosannas and acclaiming him as “Son of David” (Matt: 21:9). I […]
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