Mark Patrick Hederman
Don Mark Patrick Hederman, OSB, former Abbot of Glenstal Abbey, County Limerick, Ireland, is a Benedictine monk, teacher, lecturer and writer. Formerly headmaster of the school at Glenstal, he was later named academic dean.
Biography
Hederman comes from Ballingarry, the second son in a family of four.[1] Of Glenstal, he said in 2009, "I came here as a boy to school when I was twelve years of age, and apart from about ten years of my life spent in Africa, America and other parts of Europe, I have never lived anywhere else. ... It only existed as a monastery thirty years before I arrived."[2] Dom Patrick earned a doctorate degree from UCD[1] in the philosophy of education. He has lectured in philosophy and literature outside Ireland, most notably in the United States and Nigeria. Hederman helped found the cultural journal, The Crane Bag.[citation needed] With Richard Kearney he edited the two-volume collection The Crane bag book of Irish studies. (Dublin : Blackwater/Folens, 1982).[3] The election as fifth Abbot of Glenstal[1] by the community of Benedictine monks, to an eight-year term, "came as a shock to those who knew him and his work because of the maverick figure that he is in the Irish Church."[4] Also, at 64, Hederman was the oldest to be chosen for the position since the monastery became an Abbey in the 1950s.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "The Leader Interview with Patrick Hederman, Abbot of Glenstal" Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Limerick Leader, 18 June 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ↑ "Jung Bytes" Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, interview by Lauren Yanks with M.P. Hederman, New York Center for Jungian Studies, November 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ↑ The Crane Bag Book of Irish Studies, National Library of Australia's online catalogue listing. V. 1: 1977–1981; v. 2. 1982–1985. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ↑ "Mark Patrick Hederman", introduction to Would you believe show, RTÉ One, c. 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
Writings
- Anchoring the altar, published by Veritas House (2002); ISBN 1-85390-599-2, ISBN 978-1-85390-599-5
- The Haunted Inkwell: Art and Our Future (paperback), published by Columba Press (1 January 2001); ISBN 1-85607-347-5, ISBN 978-1-85607-347-9
- Underground Cathedrals, published by Columba Press (31 May 2010); ISBN 1-85607-695-4, ISBN 978-1-85607-695-1
- Walkabout: Life as Holy Spirit, published by Columba Press (20 May 2005), ISBN 1-85607-476-5; ISBN 978-1-85607-476-6
- Kissing the Dark: Connecting with the Unconscious, published by Veritas Publications (15 December 1999; 25 March 2005 as paperback); ISBN 1-85390-424-4, ISBN 978-1-85390-424-0
- Tarot: Talisman or Taboo? – Reading the World as Symbol', published by Currach Press (1 May 2003); ISBN 1-85607-902-3, ISBN 978-1-85607-902-0
- The Boy in the Bubble: Education as Personal Relationship, published by Veritas Publications (29 November 2012); ISBN 1-84730-405-2, ISBN 978-1-84730-405-6
- "The Opal and the Pearl", published by Columba Press (September 2016); 9781782183068