Denis was a man with a large heart, a great capacity for friendship, and a deep love and commitment to his faith and the Marist charism. It has been a pleasure and privilege to have known and been inspired by him. I began working with Denis in 2002 when he became Provincial of the Society Read more
Fr Denis O’Hagan SM died on Wednesday, 14 August. His passing came after a short illness. CathNews rarely publishes obituaries; however, Denis, CathNews’ first editor, was ‘known’ to readers for nine years. Mission at home As a Marist and priest, Denis O’Hagan primarily considered himself as an ‘at home’ missionary. Although he spent some time Read more
CathNews editor, Fr Denis O’Hagan SM, celebrated the 50th anniversary of his ordination this last weekend. At a social occasion on Saturday night, Denis O’Hagan said he didn’t remember much of his ordination day. One thing he however remembered was his cousin, at one point an undertaker, saying, “Just let me know if you need Read more
I don’t care how long a person’s hair is. As one of my favourite TV characters once said, “Sit, stand, burn to the ground for all I care.” But I am wondering why this skirmish between Lucan Battison and St John’s College over hair length caused such a stir? Why is it that a disagreement Read more
I applaud the sentiment behind the much-quoted phrase, “girls can do anything” but I am startled when I come across people who think it is literally true. Girls cannot do anything, and neither can boys. Our biological nature ensures that great and all as our human potential might be, there are limits to what is Read more
Perhaps we should not be surprised that Fiji dropped the democratic ball after the Hail Mary pass that their Colonial masters gave them at independence: a nation divided by tribal and ethnic barriers. In the course of Britain’s colonial rule so many Indians were imported to work in the cane fields, that by the time Read more