The death of Fr. Brendan Hoban (Columban Fathers), late of Westport Road, Castlebar, Korea, Australia and Dalgan Park, Navan, is deeply mourned in the community. He died last Friday in…
A three-minute video reflection by Seán Walsh. Wee Nudge: (It will take a few seconds to load…)
Interesting article in The Irish Times by Áine Ryan last Sat, 25 Feb 2023. Since our offshore islands are usually seen as the last bastions of traditional life, you don’t…
The Prague Meeting and the Road Ahead JULIEANN MORAN General Secretary for the Synodal Pathway in Ireland Followed by Q & A 7.30 pm Wednesday 8th of March 2023 (join…
Western People 23.2.2023 It’s strange how suddenly out of nowhere, something I read more than 20 years ago suddenly crosses my mind. Fr Daniel O’Leary, a priest who worked in…
We celebrate the first Sunday of Lent. All over the world today, men and women are beginning a period of preparation for their baptism at the Easter Vigil. Like them,…
What if the third temptation of Jesus – as recorded in the Gospel of Matthew for the first Sunday of Lent – the temptation to desire ‘the kingdoms of the…
BIDDING PRAYERS for Sunday Mass on 26 February Introduction (by the Presider) As we begin the lenten journey, let us remember all those in need: The Presider prays for the dead: For those…
From Julieann Moran General Secretary: “Living Synodality Now” a one-day symposium “Living Synodality Now” is a one-day symposium on the synodal pathway and its implications for faith life in contemporary Ireland….
The Baftas and Joan Baez Martin McDonagh made his wry comment at the Baftas. ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ won the ‘Outstanding British Film’ of the year. He said that Rosie…
Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell, a native of Ireland who spent most of his four decades as a priest ministering in L.A.’s inner city, has died. He was…
Loving the enemy and praying for those who make life difficult are two marks of a Christian, or so Jesus teaches us today. We gather, aware of how difficult love…
Western People 14.2.23 There are times when I cannot help but feel huge pride for my country. Once was when the then Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, resisted pressure to cap the…
Dear Friends, With today’s email, I invite you to get a comfy chair and make yourselves a nice cup of tea or coffee, as I have a number of resources…
Sarah Mac Donald reports: NCR Online (link below) “Something special happened here,” Archbishop Eamon Martin, president of the Irish bishops’ conference, said at the close of a continental assembly of…
“Turn away from sin – repent and believe in the Gospel.”What does this mean for us in 2023?Archbishop Eamon MartinZOOM – 16th Feb 2023 – 8.00 pmWith the world facing…
Off the air: My fingers are twitching; It must be stress. The phone is down. The printer is silent. The internet is dead. The broadcasting is off. I am excommunicated….
Synodal Continental Assembly of Prague, the commitment of the bishops The bishops of the European continent have undertaken to develop further “a synodal Church,” following the indications of Pope Francis,…
Western People 7.2.2023 In a memorable article last week in The Irish Times, Salvador Ryan, who teaches history in Maynooth College, wrote that he wasn’t so sure he liked Christians…
Today’s readings ask for decisions, challenging Christians to choose the right path. We gather to worship God, who can help us in all our choices.Penitential RiteTo prepare ourselves for the…
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