Paul Clayton-Lea reviews the latest publication from one of our Multy friars, John O’Brien OFM, entitled “The Darkness shall be the light.” John draws inspiration from the writings of T. S. Eliot as he addresses the great human disease of loneliness.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It seems to me that neither Dostoevsky in his writing, or Fr John O'Brien in his coverage and study of it, underestimate the intelligence of the reader. There were chapters of spell-bound intrigue as I was totally unfamiliar with...
In sharing his thoughts this week, Fr Kieran comments on additions to the fraternity in Multy and the newly published book by another member of the Multyfarnham fraternity, Fr John O’Brien ofm.
Edward Lorenz is a scientist who studied weather patterns. Even as a boy he was fascinated by the weather. He was intrigued by weather prediction. With the advent of computers, he saw the chance to combine mathematics and meteorology. By the early 1960s he was able to...
“Oh! pleasant exercise of hope and joy! For mighty were the auxiliars which then stood Upon our side, we who were strong in love! Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive, But to be young was very heaven!” These are the words of Wordsworth recalling his earlier...
We have added a new section to our website and here you will find the occasional reflections of John O'Brien OFM. John is a member of the Multyfarnham fraternity. Although not in the best of health, John is a prolific writer and has published a...
We live in a world that is very material. Our very language speaks in material terms, so it is very hard for us to speak of Spirit. Yet we have not totally lost all language of the spirit. In football we speak of the spirit of a club or a spirited performance. We...
In our Bibles we are used to seeing the Gospel of Mark ending with chapter 16:1-20. However, in the 18th century it was found that Mark ended in v.8. The ending in the early manuscripts reads: “And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment...