• To Assemble: Carrigart Sunday 25th of May

    There are still more IKEA boxes to unpack and furniture to assemble! I have discovered over the past week and two days since I moved to Donegal – Dunfanaghy, that “Assemble” is a powerful word. Not only in terms of its epistemology but also in a very real sense, it compels one to act, to…

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  • Easter: A Social Event Beyond Religion

    It brings me back to what really matters. For me, it is not just a social, religious event; it has nothing to do with religion but much to do with a social event.Yes, the events of Easter did take place within a religious context, and yes, Jesus was sentenced to death by a religious community…

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  • Coto Messano you inspired me!

    This is Coto, Ricardo, and the son of my cousin Isabel, Chabela and German. Coto is family, and I can’t remember the last time I saw him. All I know is that it has been more than 35 years. Ricardo Coto Messano is a musician and music producer. On Wednesday, while visiting a sea sanctuary…

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  • Moving North – Dunfanaghy and Carrigart

    That summer arrived and we were on the move! The caravan was packed. Our destination was Donegal, near Downings and Carrigart, to a remote Caravan site, one of the few ones that did not have internet! Yes, when I told this to my kids, their response was much expected – DAD!! I wanted to be…

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  • Thursday: Friends

    Thursday: Friends

    Friends are friends forever!There is an old Michael Smith song called “Friends,” and this song became like a farewell hymn for those who, after spending two years onboard the Logos 2, were leaving the ship and walking down the gangway, leaving behind a home and friends of a lifetime.I still meet with some of my…

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