Author: Liamy Mac Nally

The theme is ‘Fleeting’ – on the 18th Sunday Year C 2025 Link:

‘Now if you want to take some pictures of the fascinating witchesWho put the scintillating stitches in the britches of the boysWho put the powder on the noses of the…

On the morning of the start of the Conclave in Rome, pink smoke billowed above one of the hills in Rome accompanied by song and prayer. Global advocates including Miriam Duignan, Executive…

Note: A Wood You Believe retreat will be given by Jim Cogley and Luba Rodzhuk in Mt St Annes Retreat Centre Portarlington from Monday evening 15th Sept to Thurs 18th….

Western People  22.7.2025 I wasn’t aware until quite recently who Rosie O’Donnell was. And even though she starred in the film Sleeping in Seattle, her name didn’t ring a familiar…

Sunday 17th Sunday (Year C) 2025 Theme: When Empathy Dies. Link:

Article from Caritas: What Caritas sees: On Thursday 17 July, Israeli forces callously attacked the Holy Family Church in Gaza, where 600 civilians had sought sanctuary and safety, and Caritas…

Tues July 22nd– Applied Wisdom A young man had grown up in a household where alcohol abuse was rife. His childhood was spent fearing his father’s change in personality and…

Western People 15.7.2025 Now that the merger of Killala and Tuam dioceses into a new ecclesiastical unit edges ever closer and the curtains are being drawn on ‘the way we…

With the excavation work already underway in the Tuam Mother and Baby Home, Gript editor, John McGuirk, has penned a most interesting article. Link to the article:

by Ryan Di Corpo A national group of U.S. Catholic priests has urged the Vatican to safeguard the due process rights of accused clergy. The group faulted bishops for allegedly…

Homily for 16th Sunday of the Year C, 2025. Theme is Burnout. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr4J-jYrR0s

One Baptism, Many Voices: Walking the path of renewal from Dalgan to Kilkenny As the Synodal Pathway of the Catholic Church in Ireland continues, the National Team gathered on May…

Dear Members of the Association of Catholic Priests: I hope this note finds you well and inspired in your sacred work. I’d like to personally invite you to explore the Faith…

LIVE AID – 40TH ANNIVERSARY: Michael Buerk reported on the Ethiopian Famine in October 1984. His words inspired Band Aid Charity (Do they know it’s Christmas?’) and then ‘Live Aid’…

The collapse of Gaza and failure of the international community UN agencies warn of imminent collapse as bombings, hunger and forced displacement continue. By Francesca Merlo After 21 months of…

NEWS JUST IN: Unfortunately due to recent rain damage to the roof of our venue, MY PLACE in Midleton, for our first exhibition the event has to be postponed. I…

For ordering books online go to Jimcogley.com Note: Email is frjimcogley@gmail.com Tues July 15th – Betrayals in Relationships At one point in the Gospels Peter professed undying loyalty to his…

Western People 1.7.2025 There are times when I wonder – is it just me? Or maybe it’s that the world has lost its way, lost its connection to the essential…

Western People 24.6.2025 Two pictures by James Crombie from the INPHO sports photo agency– one on the front page of The Irish Times and the other on last week’s Western…