You're listening to the Menshria podcast, and this is the story of the death of Tom O'Gorman was born in Dublin in 1974.

He had a brother, Paul, and his sister, Catherine, and the family grew up in a nice home in Castlenock.

He was a friendly guy, into sports, and he was sociable.

He was also deeply religious, and ended up working as a researcher with the Iona Institute

and as a reporter for the Irish Catholic.

For those who don't know, the Iona Institute is a Roman Catholic organization

that was founded by columnist David Quinn in 2007,

and functions as a representative body for conservative Catholic viewpoints in the country.

It publishes reports and lobbies the government on social and economic issues

and has been involved in a number of controversies over the last 10 years. But this story isn't

about the Ion Institute or my feelings about them. It's about Tom O'Gorman, an all-around nice guy who

firmly believed in charity and generosity and trying to live a Christian life, according to the teachings of Jesus.

One of the charities he was involved with was called Focolare.

It was founded in 1943 in the midst of World War II.

It can now be found in 194 countries worldwide and as a membership of all ages. The stated purpose of the organization

is brotherhood and unity, with a particular interest in encouraging dialogue between people of

different faiths and none in order to bring about further unity and peace. There is also an

encouragement to scholarship and research relating to faith and unity

within the group, and it also helps to connect people from different areas and cultures.

It was through Foclare that Tom met Severio Belente.

Severio was from Palermo in Sicily, Italy, and lived in Ireland on and off in 2002 and 2003,

working as a waiter and in a band.

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