Welcome to Raising the Cross!
The mystery of the cross is that in embracing the greatest suffering, we find the greatest happiness.
Fr Edward Leen described the human condition as a broken bone that must be re-broken and set in order to properly heal.
Paradoxically, by taking on the wood of the cross, a profound symbol of death and suffering, we gain our happiness and salvation.
In the modern secular West, this path of inner transformation of heart and mind has been lost, but Raising the Cross is a publication for those believers and non-believers alike who want to take on this greatest of adventures.
It is a path that requires self-denial, courage and endurance but which provides a deep and lasting sense of purpose, a guiding morality and self-mastery.
Through philosophy, psychology and mythology, Raising the Cross supports modern people to get back on the way of the cross and return to paradise.
If you’re up for the challenge then subscribe below and receive the welcome email with more information 👇
About The Author
Mahon McCann is an Irish philosophy PhD, writer, playwright and Catholic convert from Dublin, Ireland. He is currently a part-time lecturer and PhD candidate at the Dublin City University Institute of Ethics, where he was awarded the DCU School of Theology, Philosophy, and Music Scholarship in 2022 for his research on social media and the attention economy.
He holds a BA in Philosophy & Economics from University College Dublin and an MA in Creative Writing from Queen’s University Belfast. An accomplished dramatist, his plays include “Waiting For The Offo”, which debuted at Dublin’s New Theatre Temple Bar (2023) after winning the Dublin Fringe Festival’s Fringe Lab Fifty Award (2020); “The Estate”, which was the winner of the Lyric Theatre’s Live-To-Digital initiative in Belfast (2021); and the radio play “Mayonnaise Like This”, produced by the Seamus Heaney Centre (2019). His writing has appeared in a range of respected and varied publications, including RTE, Gill Education, The Honest Ulsterman, and Goblin Skateboard Magazine.
He is a Catholic convert from atheism, and his story has been shared in the Sunday Independent, Catholic News Agency, EWTN, Radio Maria Ireland, Breaking Bread Catholic, and Newstalk. He is also the host of a popular philosophy podcast, which has ranked in the top ten for self-improvement and education in Ireland and in the top one hundred in many countries globally (Sweden, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Belgium, and Turkey).
What do you get with a subscription?
Either a podcast or essay every Thursday afternoon.
Essays filled with ideas and actionable insights
Podcast interviews with world-leading experts like Iain Mcgilchrist, John Vervaeke and Dr Anna Lembke (top-ten Self-improvement and Education in Ireland)
Philosophical courses on the great texts like Plato’s Republic.
And, oh yeah, it’s free? So there’s that
Contact: writing@mahonmccann.com
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