We gather to celebrate the first Sunday of 2022, moving with gratitude into a new year of God’s grace. We thank God for the vaccines developed to protect humanity and ask for God’s continuing care and protection until everyone is safe and COVID variants no longer threaten us.
Article from Tony’s blog and The Irish Times. Link to article on Tony’s blog: I was sanctioned for speaking in favour of female priests and changing the church’s teaching on…
Weekday transmissions of services take place at 10am (this week Monday Thursday & Friday). A Pray in Vigil Mass for the New Year will be at 11.30pm on Tuesday and…
MEMENTO MORI: We are frequent visitors to a Nursing Home (Ardmore, CareChoice) in Finglas. The Staff are ever so good. It is a difficult environment. We have Mass there every few weeks. The…
Gerry O’Connor CSsR, ACP Leadership, Sunday Homily – ‘Honour’ Holy Family 2024:
Today, the Sunday after Christmas, is part of the continuing celebration of the Lord’s Nativity. In today’s Mass, we honour the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. As we say goodbye to 2018, we entrust our families to their patronage, and pray for God’s help in 2019, soon to dawn upon us.
NO COMMENT! I think our ACP site would now qualify for a place in any Garda Station where an interrogation was taking place: ‘No Comment.’ There has been a real…
Gerry O’Connor CSsR, ACP Leadership Team, Christmas Day Homily – 25 Dec 2024 – Messy Frailty Link to homily:
from the ACP Leadership Team: Gerry O’Connor, Tim Hazelwood and Roy Donovan. Christmas Eve Remembered Patrick Kavanagh I see them going to the chapelTo confess their sins. Christmas EveIn a…
We celebrate today an amazing mystery — God is born in time. The eternal God shares our nature, he has pitched his tent in the midst of humanity. With joy in our hearts, we contemplate the mystery of the Word made flesh.
In the dark of this winter night, we proclaim the new light that has shone on the world: Jesus Christ is born! With the angels, we worship God who saves us — for through the life, death and resurrection of this child Jesus, salvation is ours.
WOOD YOU BELIEVE LIGHTS IN THE DARKNESS Moonlight over Our Ladys Island emails to – frjimcogley@gmail.com Weekday transmissions of services take place at 10am (this week Monday and Thursday) Christmas…
In his annual address to the Roman Curia for the exchange of Christmas Greetings, Pope Francis decries the killing of more children in Gaza. and highlights the virtue of humility…
Dear Friends, The Prophets rouse us to intense expectation; Mary, on behalf of Israel and of all humanity, magnifies the Lord, as she awaits the joyful birth; and ‘hope does…
Gerry O’Connor CSsR, ACP Leadership Team, weekly Sunday homily for 4th Sunday of Advent (C), 2024 – Enlarged.
Julieann Moran outlines the next steps for the Synodal Pathway of the Catholic Church in Ireland with local conversations in the Spring leading to a pre-synodal assembly in October 2025….
Advent is drawing to a close; we have just another day left to prepare for the birth of Christ. On this Sunday, we rejoice that the promise made to Mary by the Lord is to be fulfilled.
Items of Interest: Next Thursday 19th Dec at 7.30pm in Our Lady’s Island Church we will have A Christmas Carols Evening featuring Ireland’s best female vocalist Celine Byrne along with…
Western People 10.12.2024 In the pause after the election campaign concluded and the last seat was filled, politicians and public drew a collective breath. Assessments included Not very memorable and…
Tim Hazelwood writes: A final appeal for Priests to take part in the Survey being Conducted by UCC/National Office or Suicide Prevention. Please take the survey as it is aimed…
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