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‘Love’s Doorway to Life’ is a unique compilation of Patrick Kavanagh’s work, which traces the story of his life from the drumlin hills of Monaghan to the Grand Canal in Dublin. Together with her brother Art, also expert in the field, they follow in broad outline Kavanagh’s poetic life and his struggle to fulfil this destiny as a writer. Fully aware of his eccentric public persona and frequent social improprieties, these recordings remain attuned, to the poet’s unique conviction that “posterity has no use for anything but the soul”. Utilising more than 50 excerpts that cover three stages of his life, Kavanagh is celebrated as the people’s poet who captures the spirit of a people and immortalises cameos of Irish life in a lyrical language that is unsurpassed. Disc One: Poet and Farmer, the poet’s early Doorway to life and love Disc Two: Exile in Dublin and search for Recognition Disc Three: Turning Point, Rebirth and Final Years The words of Patrick Kavanagh are spoken with the kind permission of the trustees of the estate of the late Katherine B. Kavanagh, through the Jonathan Williams Literary Agency. The script is by Dr Úna Agnew

Title Mindfulness and Compassion Speaker Prof Paul Gilbert, Tony Bates, Br Richard and Sr Stanislaus Date October 2013 Venue Dublin Castle, Ireland Product Details 4 Audio CD Set

'Beyond Mindfulness' CD1 comprises of Morning, Midday and Evening Meditation. There is a short introductory talk preceding every meditation. The Scriptural dimension, combined with the soothing lyrics will create a unique and beautiful experience of contemplation. You will find yourself more attuned each day, not just to the 'Present Moment' but also to the 'Presence' in the moment.

4 Audio CD Box Set recorded at Glendaloough. John Moriarty was born in Kerry in 1938 and educated at Listowel and University College Dublin. He taught English literature at Manitoba University in Canada for six years, before returning to Ireland in 1971. Sometime gardener, lecturer and broadcaster, in 1997 he hosted a major RTE television series, 'The Blackbird and the Bell'. He is author of Dreamtime (1994/99), and the two other volumes of Turtle Was Gone a Long Time: Crossing the Kedron (1996) and Anaconda Canoe (1998). He lived at the Horse's Glen near Mangerton Mountain in north Kerry.

Breakdown CD 1: Merton's Hope and Tranquility CD 2: Merton's Spirituality & his Mandala for PeaceMakers CD 3: Cultural Diversity or Trans-cultural Consciousness CD 4: The Paschal Heart of Merton's Spirituality CD 5: Merton's Vision of the Kingdom About Thomas Merton Thomas Merton (1915 - 1968) was an American Trappist monk and author, born in Prades in the Pyrénées-Orientales département of France. Merton wrote more than 50 books, 2000 poems, and a countless number of essays, reviews, and lectures that have been recorded and published. He is widely acclaimed as one of the most influential American spiritual writers of the past century.

This title explores Etty Hillesum's life and writings, seeking to understand what it was about her that was so remarkable, how her journey developed, how her spirituality was shaped, and what her profound reflections on the roots of violence and the nature of evil can teach us today.