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04 August 2026

The Greeks have a word (or two)
for it: 65, Odyssey (η Οδύσσεια)
and Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς)

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How many would-be critics of ‘The Odyssey’ know the meaning of ‘Odyssey’ or the name of Odysseus? … a sailing ship at sunset in Rethymnon (P...

17 June 2026

The Greeks have a word (or two)
for it: 62, Ελευθερία ή θάνατος,
‘Freedom or Death’,
an irreversible binomial

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The nine blue and white stripes of the Greek flag represent the nine syllables of the rallying cry Ελευθερία ή θάνατος (‘Eleftheria i Thana...

16 June 2026

A moral tale of the threats to
civilisation as we know it on
a journey with another Ulysses

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Patrick Comerford And if the soul is about to know itself, it must gaze into the soul – Plato, Alcybiades , 133B Today is Bloomsday...

Daily prayer in Ordinary Time 2026:
40, Tuesday 16 June 2026

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‘For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good’ (Matthew 5: 54) … sunrise off the coast of Igoumenitsa in north-west Greece (Photogr...

13 February 2026

Bethel Solomons, the prominent
Jewish doctor who won ten caps
in international rugby for Ireland

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A portrait of Dr Bethel Solomons by his sister Estella Solomons (Irish Jewish Museum, ©The Trustees of the Estate of Estella Solomons) Pat...

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The Greeks have a word (or two) for it: 65, Odyssey (η Οδύσσεια) and Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς)

The Greeks have a word (or two) for it: 62, Ελευθερία ή θάνατος, ‘Freedom or Death’, an irreversible binomial

A moral tale of the threats to civilisation as we know it on a journey with another Ulysses

Daily prayer in Ordinary Time 2026: 40, Tuesday 16 June 2026

Bethel Solomons, the prominent Jewish doctor who won ten caps in international rugby for Ireland

The Greeks have a word (or two)
for it: 65, Odyssey (η Οδύσσεια)
and Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς)

The Greeks have a word (or two)
for it: 62, Ελευθερία ή θάνατος,
‘Freedom or Death’,
an irreversible binomial

A moral tale of the threats to
civilisation as we know it on
a journey with another Ulysses

Daily prayer in Ordinary Time 2026:
40, Tuesday 16 June 2026

Bethel Solomons, the prominent
Jewish doctor who won ten caps
in international rugby for Ireland