'We do our very best to live as simply as possible': Brother Richard Hendrick on fame, poverty and the digital age

Brother Richard Hendrick talks fame, poverty, ego and the digital age with Ellie O'Byrne

Br Richard Hendrick at the Franciscan Priory on Church Street, Dublin: 'We do our very best to live as simply as possible: the maxim is the least necessary, not the maximum allowed.' Pictures: Moya Nolan

Sun, 21 Apr, 2024 - 17:30

He may have won the hearts and minds of the nation with his recent Tommy Tiernan Show appearance, but Capuchin Franciscan friar Brother Richard Hendrick is taking his new-found fame with measured humility.

“As far as I’m aware, people seemed happy that the conversation had taken place,” he says.

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