Books – Dominican Friars Ireland

It is Right and Just

Archivist Author — Sun, 27 Aug 2017 11:42:58 +0000

In addition to the Irish and the USA editions, and It is Right and Just! has now been published in an Australian edition.

Ambassador Extraordinaire: Daniel O’Daly

Archivist Author — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 08:32:26 +0000

Ambassador Extraordinaire: Daniel O’Daly, 1595-1662 (Dublin: Arlen House, 2017) Margaret MacCurtain, O.P. This fascinating study explores the career of Ireland’s first modern diplomat, Daniel O’Daly. Born in Kilsarkan, County Kerry, in 1595, he became a significant figure in seventeenth century ecclesiastical and political life at a time when Ireland’s relationship with Europe was both considerable […]

Book Review: Faith, Reason and the Existence of God

Archivist Author — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 10:55:41 +0000

Vatican I decreed it to be a matter of faith that “God, the source and end of all things, can be known with certainty from the consideration of created things, by the natural power of human reason.” Denys Turner, in this very rich treatment of the issue of proving the existence of God takes this […]

Book Review: Aquinas (A Beginner’s Guide)

Archivist Author — Tue, 13 May 2014 10:28:49 +0000

Edward Feser has established himself in recent times as a force to be reckoned with in philosophical circles. His most recent book is Scholastic Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction. He is also the author of The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism as well as of books on Locke and on philosophy of mind. […]

Book Review: The Scent of Lemons

Archivist Author — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 09:10:09 +0000

In the last 20 years or so, the revolution in communications technology has radically changed the lives of billions of ordinary people. In many ways, this technology has made our lives easier: communication is speedier, and access to information, entertainment, and services is easier and more democratic. We talk a lot about progress and achievement […]

Book Review: Art and the Eucharist

Archivist Author — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 12:26:50 +0000

A fairly large proportion of the artistic masterpieces which line the walls of our galleries and museums are out of place. They were created, not for the scrutiny of connoisseurs or the fleeting interest of tourists, but for the prayerful gaze of worshippers: they were made for churches. The link between art and the […]

Book Review: Thomas Aquinas, Teacher and Scholar

Archivist Author — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 14:12:00 +0000

It is a curious fact that while the study of Aquinas’ work has been somewhat sidelined in mainstream Catholic theology, philosophers and historians are more interested in him than ever. This collection of Aquinas Lectures at Maynooth (2002-2010), dedicated to the memory of the great Rev. Prof. James McEvoy and appended with essays by several […]

Book Review: Patrick In His Own Words

Archivist Author — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 16:16:50 +0000

St Patrick is often described as our ‘national saint’, and as our nation becomes secularised, so does our national saint. St Patrick’s Day parades do still show Patrick wearing something approaching episcopal vestments, and some of the more fabulous elements of the hagiography are still re-enacted, but there remains little gratitude for St Patrick’s work […]

Book Review: Lón Anama

Archivist Author — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 19:59:54 +0000

We hear much about ‘Celtic Spirituality’ these days. In any bookshop the ‘Mind-Body-Spirit’ section is sure to include a fair few books promising enlightenment the Celtic way. Celtic Spirituality is usually taken to be some unique melding of pagan and Christian: nature-loving, non-dogmatic, with gods and saints happily drinking from the same cauldron. It’s a […]