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Ó Tuama's writing is as honest and clear as his speaking voice. There is no real conclusion, except the continuance of life, and living.

The topics range all over the place, through time and space. Listening to him tell stories and read his poetry in his gentle Irish accent made me want to look this book up and read it.įirst off, if you're looking for a very linear book, with a distinct begging-middle-end, this is not the book for you. Especially the beginning snippet, where Ó Tuama states that people who love each other very much can still disagree deeply on things. Her conversation with him came at a time when, i felt, i most needed to hear it.

I first heard of Pádraig Ó Tuama through Krista Tippet's podcast, On Being. In particular, Pádraig tells careful stories of welcoming parts of life that are often unwelcome. Interweaving everyday stories with analysis, gospel reflections with mindfulness and Celtic spirituality with poetry, this book explores the practice of welcoming as a spiritual discipline. 'Hello,' he said, welcoming people locked in a room of fear to a place of deep encounter encounter with themselves, with their fear, with each other and with the incarnate one in their midst. He does not chide or admonish instead he says 'Peace be with you', which, in the Aramaic of his day, was simply a greeting. The fourth gospel tells of Jesus arriving in the room where the disciples are gathered, full of fear, on Easter Sunday. In this book much-loved poet, storyteller, theologian and speaker Pádraig Ó Tuama applies ideas of shelter and welcome to journeys of life, using poetry, story, biblical reflection and prose to open up gentle ways of living well in a troubled world. In particular, Pádraig tells careful stories of welcoming parts of life that are often unwelcome.There's an old Irish proverb: 'It is in the shelter of each other that the people live'.

In this book, much-loved poet, storyteller, theologian and speaker Pádraig Ó Tuama applies ideas of shelter and welcome to journeys of life, using poetry, story, biblical reflection and prose to open up gentle ways of living well in a troubled world. There's an old Irish proverb: 'It is in the shelter of each other that the people live'.