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Brian D'Arcy
Brian D'Arcy CP OBE (born 1 June 1945) is an Irish Passionist priest, writer, newspaper columnist, broadcaster, and preacher.
D'Arcy hosts a weekly radio programme each Sunday evening on BBC Radio Ulster.
He is the author of several books, including A Little Bit of Religion and A Little Bit of Healing.
D'Arcy grew up in the village of Bellanaleck in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. His father Hugh worked at Enniskillen railway station and had been a notable Gaelic Athletic Association footballer in his youth. His primary education was in a local school while his secondary education was in the Christian Brothers Grammar School, Omagh. Having successfully sat the 11-plus exam, he entered St Michael's College, Enniskillen. He later studied scholastic philosophy at UCD.
In September 1962, at age 17, D'Arcy became a novice at the Passionist monastery in Enniskillen. A year later he was transferred to Mount Argus in Dublin. He was ordained a priest in December 1969.
He was sexually abused while a seminarian by a fellow Passionist.
In his early years as a priest, D'Arcy took it on himself to become acquainted with the showbusiness community in Dublin, visiting dancehalls seven nights a week and apparently hearing confessions from musicians and fans alike, a role he later described as being like 'an unofficial chaplain'. Such was his fame during this period that he reportedly became the inspiration for Dermot Morgan's character, Father Trendy.
D'Arcy has publicly opposed the existing disciplinary norms regarding clerical celibacy and has sought the possibility to ordain married priests. D'Arcy was warned in April 2012 that he must now submit his writings and broadcasts to an official censor.
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Brian D'Arcy
Brian D'Arcy CP OBE (born 1 June 1945) is an Irish Passionist priest, writer, newspaper columnist, broadcaster, and preacher.
D'Arcy hosts a weekly radio programme each Sunday evening on BBC Radio Ulster.
He is the author of several books, including A Little Bit of Religion and A Little Bit of Healing.
D'Arcy grew up in the village of Bellanaleck in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. His father Hugh worked at Enniskillen railway station and had been a notable Gaelic Athletic Association footballer in his youth. His primary education was in a local school while his secondary education was in the Christian Brothers Grammar School, Omagh. Having successfully sat the 11-plus exam, he entered St Michael's College, Enniskillen. He later studied scholastic philosophy at UCD.
In September 1962, at age 17, D'Arcy became a novice at the Passionist monastery in Enniskillen. A year later he was transferred to Mount Argus in Dublin. He was ordained a priest in December 1969.
He was sexually abused while a seminarian by a fellow Passionist.
In his early years as a priest, D'Arcy took it on himself to become acquainted with the showbusiness community in Dublin, visiting dancehalls seven nights a week and apparently hearing confessions from musicians and fans alike, a role he later described as being like 'an unofficial chaplain'. Such was his fame during this period that he reportedly became the inspiration for Dermot Morgan's character, Father Trendy.
D'Arcy has publicly opposed the existing disciplinary norms regarding clerical celibacy and has sought the possibility to ordain married priests. D'Arcy was warned in April 2012 that he must now submit his writings and broadcasts to an official censor.