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John O’Donohue PBS Special
“The greatest privilege of a human life is to become midwife to the soul” – John O’Donohue
I was introduced to the writing of John O’Donohue by a friend of a friend, at cosy dinner in her little cottage on the Sunshine Coast over three years ago. She lent me her copy of Eternal Echoes. It took me a while to read it as each chapter, each page really, is so rich with ideas. And every idea gives one pause.
John was an Irish Catholic priest who was so ‘out of the box’ in his thinking that the Catholic Church couldn’t deal with him and his ideas. When we had the privilege to meet him he no longer had a parish, but still thought of himself as a priest. He wore the priest’s stole around his neck.
To me John O’Donohue was a philosopher and mystic, a very rare man, unlike anyone else. I consider myself very fortunate to have spent a day with him at a workshop at UBC in early 2007, about a year before he died suddenly. Our day together was a combination of his spiritual philosophy, powerful personal exercises, and kind of a rambling, eclectic book review. There was little talk of religion.
PBS will soon be airing A Celtic Pilgrimage With John O’Donohue a program that’s been many years in the making. By pressing this link you can listen to a two minute trailer with John himself speaking and get updates on when the show will air in your area.
I think it’s time for me to re-read Eternal Echoes. As I ponder and review some things from my past and look forward to my future John O’Donohue’s thoughts will have a fresh, new affect on me, I believe.
Thanks you for this notice re: John O’Donohue’s A Celtic Pilgrimage. I had the pleasure of attending some of John’s wonderful seminars & like many was devastated by his untimely death.
I live in Toronto, Ontario Canada & would like to know if you can tell me when his documentary will be broadcast on PBS here.
Thanks so much. Marianne
Hello Marianne: You’re very welcome. Yes, John was a very remarkable man. I heard about his death through CBC radiowhile I was driving; they were replaying their Tapestry interview with him. When I arrived at my destination I sat in the car & listened to the interview & cried!
Here is the link to his website where updates will be posted re show viewing times. Also you can purchase the DVD. I e-mailed PBS in Seattle yesterday; you’re PBS is likely coming out of Detroit.
http://www.johnodonohue.com/?page_id=51