Muintir na Tíre’s Fr John Hayes—‘Ireland’s rural apostle’ in America

By Barry Sheppard The year 1949 marked a watershed in post-war America. According to theologian Richard Gribble, in the years immediately following the Second World War Americans lived through an unprecedented period of prosperity and fear. A united push behind the war effort had been able, at least temporarily, to smooth over some of the ... Read more

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