Fr Bernard’s Valentine

Fr Bernard’s Valentine

St Valentine’s Day will see millions of love letters dispatched around the world. Fr Tim Mulroy recounts the heart-warming tale of one priest’s love letters. “I won’t be buying green bananas again!” was Fr Bernard’s greeting as I approached his hospital bed. He had...
Like barnacles…

Like barnacles…

He was a young, fit, articulate teenager and he was very, very angry. “I had a massive row with my Mum,” he said. “That’s it, I’ve had it. I’m moving out. I may end up homeless, but I am never, ever going back to that woman.” In homes up and down the land similar...