The Annals of All Hallows'' - a mosaic of varying hues - reflects a peoples'' cultural memory that must never be forgotten. All who have passed through the gates of All Hallows are in some way suspended in webs of significance, but the cultural undertow of the last forty years is stronger than the web itself and forces all of us to break through the glass ceiling of the symbolic world and the givens'' about life up to this point in time. The function of The Annals of All Hallows is to re-member all those who passed through these hallowed halls, many of whom were missioned to serve the Church in other lands amongst other cultures. The Annals records in wood the names of all who entered All Hallows and artistically incorporates elements of the cultures that these men encountered. To paraphrase the great modern Irish poet, Seamus Heaney, in his poem the Cure at Troy - No poem or play or song or carving can fully right a wrong inflicted and endured - but it is my hope of a great sea-change that The Annals of All Hallows has gone a long way towards healing and will continue to do so.

Jim was born in Derry City, Ireland, entered All Hallows Seminary and was ordained for the Archdiocese of Wellington, New Zealand in 1968, where he spent 40 years of his life in the Ministry.His passion was in wood carving with an emphasis on inculturation, trying to reflect other ethnicities in the artistic decoration of churches.