A collection of inspirational essays on aspects of Irish society at the beginning of the twenty-first century.
Martin Tierney is a priest living in Liscannor, Co. Clare. He was a regular columnist with the Sunday Independent and the essays in this book were first published in the Irish Catholic newspaper. His previous publications include The New Elect: The Church and New Religious Movements (Veritas, 1985), Martin Luther King (Veritas, 1986), The Media - and how we use it (Veritas, 1988) and Sundaythoughts.com (Veritas, 2001).
Foreword
p. 7
A Child of Vatican Two
p. 9
Advertising and Soaps
p. 13
Anniversary of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
p. 17
Archbishop Milingo - A Maverick or a Saint?
p. 20
Being Single
p. 23
Caring for the Earth
p. 26
The Changing Face of the Priesthood in Ireland
p. 29
Choosing a Denomination
p. 32
Clergy are too Shy to Evangelise
p. 35
Contemporary Culture and Lapsing from the Faith
p. 38
The Depth of Loneliness
p. 42
Evangelisation is a Strange Word
p. 46
Fanore Summer Camp - A Spiritual Experience
p. 49
Fire in the Belly
p. 52
Forgiveness is Healing
p. 55
The Grip of the Church Loosens in Spain
p. 58
The Hard Road to Klondike
p. 61
Healing the Pain
p. 64
Inviting Back Inactive Catholics
p. 67
The Loneliness of Loveless Sex
p. 70
Love and Marriage
p. 73
The Married Single Lifestyle
p. 77
Missing Persons
p. 81
Mobile Phones - A Twenty-First Century Plague
p. 84
Moving Statues
p. 88
The Myth of Self-Esteem
p. 91
The Need for Friendship
p. 94
The New Age
p. 97
The Pope's Visit
p. 101
Religious Symbols have Lost their Meaning
p. 105
Robbing Parents of their Rights
p. 109
The Salvation Army
p. 112
Say it with Flowers
p. 116
Second Marriages
p. 119
Sentenced to Meditation
p. 123
The Siberian Gulag
p. 127
Survey Reveals Enormous Challenges to Church
p. 131
The Tyranny of Choice
p. 134
The Voice of Conscience
p. 137
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