Séamus Ahearne: New days, new ways and Indi prays…
OSCARS FOR PERSEVERANCE SOUNDS OF THE SHANNON The roads are different. The heron is absent. The nest-making swans are out of sight. There are ducks but not my friends the…
Month: March 2022
31 March 2022 – Thursday of Week 4 of Lent
31 March 2022 – Thursday of Week 4 of Lent (1) Exodus 32:7-14 Though his people rebel, Moses begs another chance for them The Lord said to Moses, “Go down…
30 March 2022 – Wednesday of Week 4 of Lent
30 March 2022 – Wednesday of Week 4 of Lent (1) Isaiah 49:8-15 God promises the exiles, “You’ll be a sign of salvation!” Thus says the Lord: ‘In a time…
Brendan Hoban: We cannot be neutral in this outrageous war
We cannot be neutral in this outrageous war Western People 22.3.2022 Atrocity after atrocity after atrocity. Just when it appears as if there’s a smidgeon of hope in the…
Chris McDonnell: Was I sleeping whilst others suffered?
Was I sleeping whilst others suffered? Chris McDonnell March 25th 2022 La Croix International There are occasions when a powerful image disturbs us so much that it alters our understanding…
29 March 2022 – Tuesday of Week 4 of Lent
29 March 2022 – Tuesday of Week 4 of Lent (1) Ezekiel 47:1-9, 12 Life-giving water flows out from the Temple of God Then he brought me back to the…
This Evening! We Are Church Zoom: “Synod and National Synodal Pathway” with Dr. Nicola Brady:
Here is the ZOOM link for tonights “Synod and National Synodal Pathway” with Dr. Nicola Brady: Topic: Synod and The National Synodal Pathway Time: Mar 28, 2022 07:30 PM Irish Time…
Monday 28th March 2022 – 4th Week of Lent
Monday 28th March 2022 – 4th Week of Lent (1) Isaiah 65:17-21 “Rejoice in what I am creating!” Good things in store for those who love God For I am…
Cardinal Mario Grech: The Danger of Keeping Silent
The danger of keeping silent Cardinal Mario Grech Homily at the opening mass of the conference on Synodality Campion Hall, 23 March 2022. There is ‘a time to keep silence,…
Presider’s Page for 27 March (Fourth Sunday of Lent – Laetare)
We have reached the midway point of the season of Lent. The joy of Easter is within our reach and the parent of the prodigal son encourages us to rely all the more on divine mercy.
27 March 2022 – 4th Sunday of Lent, Year C
27 March 2022 – 4th Sunday of Lent, Year C (1) Joshua 5:9-12 The Israelites, free at last from slavery and humiliation in Egypt, enter the land of promise The…
26 March 2022 – Saturday of Week 3 of Lent
26 March 2022 – Saturday of Week 3 of Lent (1) Hosea 5:15 – 6:6 God wants our love more than ritual sacrifice Yes, I am going to return to…
IN MEMORY OF PAT O’BRIEN: PASTOR, THEOLOGIAN, POET
IN MEMORY OF PAT O’BRIEN: PASTOR, THEOLOGIAN, POET There is heart missing from the world, As soft as God’s, Arms that drew waif and wretched home. He was…
Today! Pope to Bishops: Consecration of Russia and Ukraine ‘to implore peace’
Pope to Bishops: Consecration of Russia and Ukraine ‘to implore peace’ Pope Francis sends a letter to all Catholic Bishops ahead of the Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the…
March 25 The Annunciation of the Lord
March 25 The Annunciation of the Lord 1st Reading: Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10 King Ahaz refuses to ask a sign of the Lord; Isaiah promises a child to be called Immanuel…
This Evening!!! ACI Zoom with Linda Hogan – Human Rights and the Challenges for the Church – Thursday March 24th
Human Rights and the Challenges for the Church LINDA HOGAN More than ever, the intersection between human rights and religious traditions and their importance in a global context remains…
24 March 2022 – Thursday of Week 3 of Lent
24 March 2022 – Thursday of Week 3 of Lent Optional Memorial: St Macartan (1) Jeremiah 7:23-28 Life’s highest goal is obedient response to God But this command I gave…
Chris McDonnell: A cold coming we had of it…
A cold coming we had of it TS Eliot Journey of the Magi Chris McDonnell MARCH 18 2022 “A cold coming we had of it, Just the worst time of…
Séamus Ahearne: Burning bushes, burning cars…revelations
REVELATIONS THE BURNING BUSH I was walking along on Sunday morning, by the Tolka, trying to disentangle my unruly mind. The wonder of the transfiguration was dangling before me. The…
23 March 2022 – Wednesday of Week 3 of Lent
23 March 2022 – Wednesday of Week 3 of Lent Optional Memorial: St Turibus of Mongrovejo (1) Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9 God’s people have clear duties and a high destiny So…
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