Pádraig Ó Tuama: Community as practice, pain and promise 'Any fulfilment of longing is always going to come in partnership with its own loneliness.' Pádraig Ó Tuama has spent much of his life living in community. In this beautiful conversation he recorded with us, he shares his wise and profound insights about community as a practice, pain and promise, and the tenderness of belonging. Manage Cookie Preferences