Jennifer Horgan: We've lost the language of death by turning away from religion and poetry

I notice that I need stories more than ever before. I am reading far more books, watching far more films, far more TV. It’s an escape from my own story, I think

The story of the crucifixion allows us to practice living through suffering, and alongside death. File picture

I write a Friday column. It would have made perfect sense to write about Good Friday last week, but it hasn’t been a part of my life for a very long time.

I left Catholicism with good reason, but it was a hasty departure. Thirty years on, I acknowledge the treasures I’ve lost. One cultural heirloom I failed to salvage, let turn to ash, were the Christian stories, and perhaps most significantly, the Easter story.