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Gratitude is the memory of the heart. Mary Mackillop (1907)
Reflecting on the lyrics of several favourite pieces of music - including 'What a Wonderful World' (Louis Armstrong), 'I dreamed a dream' (Les Misérables), and Olivia Newton-John's 'Grace and Gratitude' - Brian Gallagher discovers aspects of his personal spirituality, developed over fifty-five years of priestly ministry. He offers glimpses of his own experience of God's love in his life, glimpses of the ultimate fulfilment celebrated in Mahler's 'Resurrection Symphony': what you have longed for is yours. 'For this we say thankyou' becomes a recurring theme of the reflections.
Brian Gallagher
BRIAN GALLAGHER was born in Dublin. He is a full-time writer whose plays and short stories have been produced in Ireland, Britain and Canada. He has worked extensively in radio and television, writing many dramas and documentaries.
Brian is the author of four adult novels, and his other books of historical fiction for young readers are One Good Turn and Friend or Foe - both set in Dublin in 1916; Stormclouds, which takes place in Northern Ireland during the turbulent summer of 1969; Secrets and Shadows, a spy novel that begins with the North Strand bombings during the Second World War; Taking Sides, about the Irish Civil War; Across the Divide, set during the 1913 Lockout, Arrivals, a time-slip novel set between modern and early-twentieth-century Ontario, and Pawns, set during Ireland's War of Independence. Brian lives with his family in Dublin. His latest book, Spies, is a sequel to Pawns.
Find out more about Brian's books at briangallagherwriter.com
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