Redmond Prendiville 1900-1969

Redmond Prendiville 1900-1969

Redmond Prendiville 1900-1969 Redmond Prendiville 1900-1969 Archbishop of Perth Australia 1933 – 1968 A Memory by Canon Jim Foley In an earlier blog, entitled ‘A Glimpse of Rome’, I made a passing reference to the Spartan life led by students for the priesthood...
The Little Red Book

The Little Red Book

The Little Red Book The Little Red Book   A moment of grace on the way to Compostela By Canon Jim Foley Mao Tse-Tung, Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, could not have known that his Little Red Book, evidently the most studied book in the world during the...
Sortes Virgilianae or The Short Straw

Sortes Virgilianae or The Short Straw

Sortes Virgilianae or The Short Straw Sortes Virgilianae or The Short Straw By Canon Jim Foley Some time ago I chanced upon a group of my parishioners outside the local Post Office. They seemed to be engaged in a very heated discussion. One of them detached herself...