Séamus Ahearne: PAULA MEEHAN: POETRY AND FAITH:
Paula Meehan was on the Brendan O’Connor programme (with Dearbhail) last Saturday, 9th August. She spoke of how language and poetry intrigues her. She spoke of her family history. She…
Month: August 2025
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Gerry O’Connor CSsR and ACP Leadership: Weekly Sunday video homily
Video homily for 20th Sunday Year C 2025 – ‘Tug of War’
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Lumen Dominican Centre Dates For Your Diary
Lumen Dominican Centre Dates For Your Diary Please see below for some important upcoming dates for your diary.Wednesday 20th August. Our new updated website will be open for online bookings and…
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Presider’s Page for 17 August (20th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Following Jesus may not bring us happiness in this life, but we are challenged to follow him nevertheless. We come together to worship our gracious God and to ask for…
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Brendan Hoban: Time has changed the meaning of Community
Western People 5.8.2025 I rarely venture to Dublin now. Too much noise, too much traffic, too much hassle. On the rare occasions when I have to visit our capital city,…
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Jim Cogley’s Reflections: Tues 12 Aug – Mon 18 Aug 2025
Note: A Personal & Ancestral Healing retreat will be given by Jim Cogley and Luba Rodzhuk in Mt St Annes Retreat Centre, Portarlington from Monday evening 15th Sept to Thurs…
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Prayer Request…
Your prayers are asked for the full recovery of Canon John Murray, who was struck on the head with a bottle as he prepared to say 10.30am Mass in St…
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Irish Times: Fr Oliver Crilly obituary: Scholar who overhauled the church’s publishing and attempted to negotiate an end to the 1981 hunger strikes
The priest was also amused to have lent his surname to Fr Ted Crilly of the sitcom Father Ted Link to article: https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2025/08/02/fr-oliver-crilly-obituary-scholar-who-overhauled-the-churchs-publishing-and-attempted-to-negotiate-an-end-to-the-1981-hunger-strikes/ Sat Aug 02 2025 – 19:00 Born July…
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Séamus Ahearne: Nagasaki and Hiroshima (1)
I came into the airport in Nagasaki from Korea over 30 years ago. The blue plastic coverings over many buildings struck me (after bad storms.) As we drove into the…
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Gerry O’Connor CSsR and ACP Leadership – Weekly Sunday video homily
Video homily for Sunday 10 Aug 2025 – ‘Modern Anxieties’ 19th Sunday Year C
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Seán Ó Conaill – ‘Christus Victor’: Is Catholicism Trending Back to This?
Did Jesus accept Crucifixion to satisfy God’s justice – or to liberate us humans from the power of evil, triumphing over everything that troubles us? This ancient question may be…
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Brendan Hoban: Making time to enrich the life you live now
Western People 29.7.2025 When did you last say your prayers? It’s a cheeky question to ask, I know. Because, like the question – have you stopped beating your wife? –…
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Presider’s Page for 10 August (19th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
We are challenged by today’s Gospel to stand ready for our Master’s return, in triumph at the end of time, or more immediately, in the least of his brothers and…
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Jim Cogley’s Daily Reflections: Tues 5 Aug – Mon 11 Aug 2025
Note: A Wood You Believe retreat on Healing & Awareness will be given by Jim Cogley and Luba Rodzhuk in Mt St Annes Retreat Centre Portarlington from Monday evening 15th…
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We Are Church: Letter to Bishops
Letter to the bishops …
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Irish Catholic: A summer of discontent and a possible laity spring – by Fr Martin Delaney
Several people have recommended this article in the current edition of The Irish Catholic by Fr Martin Delaney. Link to article: (subscription required) https://www.irishcatholic.com/bishops-should-consult-parish-before-moving-clergy
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