About the Author

Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, Fr Simon Nolan, O. Carm. entered the Carmelite Order in 1992.� He is Prior of the Carmelite Church and Priory at Whitefriar Street in the centre of Dublin city. He holds a doctoral degree in philosophy from the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, a master's degree in spirituality, and is a diploma graduate of the Royal Irish Academy of Music, studying the pipe organ in the class of Professor David Lee as well as the history and theory of music. Fr Simon has taught for over ten years in the Department of Philosophy at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. As well as writing on philosophy, Carmelite spirituality, and music, Fr Simon has given recitals in Ireland and the United States.