April 13 - A shame that eaten bread is soon forgotten

I ENJOYED watching the film Stella Days on RTE television last Wednesday night. Martin Sheen playing the part of a benevolent parish priest who brought the pictures to his rural parish of Borrisokane in the 1950s. This film is partially based on fact.

I ENJOYED watching the film Stella Days on RTE television last Wednesday night. Martin Sheen playing the part of a benevolent parish priest who brought the pictures to his rural parish of Borrisokane in the 1950s. This film is partially based on fact.

These are the kin of wonderful priests that I recall in my diocese throughout the 1950s and1960s. They enriched our parishes in everything from the GAA to drama and the celebration of the sacraments.

In recent times the Irish media of D4 has been most unfair to our Catholic Church, nuns, brothers and sisters who educated our young and ran the hospital never taking a wage packet over the years.

Eaten bread is soon forgotten. Yes of course there was a three per cent who, like Judas, betrayed their trust - but that happened in every profession too.

P O MAOLCATHA

CASTLETROY, LIMERICK