Month: June 2025

I recently spent three days in Waterford and Wexford, two coastal counties that are among the most scenic in Ireland. I was all set for running the Waterford half marathon and cycling the greenway, until an unfortunate fall I had after training in the run up to the race changed my plans. However my trip to the “Sunny South East” helped me to press the reset button and I feel I gained a lot as a result.

I was struck by the theme for this year’s celebration of Day for Life in the Catholic Church “Hope Does Not Disappoint: Finding Meaning in Suffering”. In my life I have learned to embrace emotional suffering and to journey towards finding acceptance, meaning, and healing through it; so that I am at peace with my own personal journey, and guided by it, I can accompany and offer healing and hope to others in their suffering.