ACP Zoom guest speaker, Julieann Moran, General Secretary for the Synodal Pathway, will discuss where the Synodal Pathway (Ireland) and the Universal Synod are at present. Julieann has just returned…
As we gather, we are challenged to be hospitable, welcoming people. We worship the God who always has a welcome for us.Penitential RiteSupported by this divine care, we call to…
The beautiful story of the Good Samaritan is told again at today’s Mass, with its challenge to us to look after others, as the Good Samaritan did. We gather to…
John Wijngaards is founder of the UK-based Wijngaards Institute for Catholic Research, writing in the Irish Times: Pope Francis has unleashed a synodal process of consultations in the Catholic Church. It offers…
Gerry O’Connor Sunday Homily – 4th Sunday Lent Year C – Brimming:
A fact many people might not be aware of is that each priest has a file kept on him. It is retained by his diocese or his religious congregation. A…
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 on divine mercy.
Tues 25th March – How We see Things A central part of the Gospel teaching today is where Christ tells us to take the plank out of our own eye…
Western People 18.3.2025 Almost 50 years ago now, Thomas Green S.J. wrote a famous book called When the well runs dry. While I have a general memory of what the…
Synodality: Hope for the Church, and for the world, … and for women? Mary T. Barron O.L.A. will talk about her experience of being at the Synod as a woman…
Pope Francis is scheduled to be discharged from hospital on Sunday, 23 March. He will return to Casa Santa Marta after the Angelus, during which he will greet and bless…
As Ireland faces a priest shortage, Kerry’s Diocese is empowering 25 lay ministers to take on key roles in parish life. Wed, 19 Mar, 2025 – 05:00 Mairead Sheehy As…
“IT IS EXPEDIENT FOR YOU THAT I GO AWAY…” Master Eckhart sees Christian growth as a constantly deepeningattention to the pure, simple, singleness of God, an increasingreadiness to ‘let go’…
Gerry O’Connor: ‘Doubling Down’ 3rd Sunday Lent Year C 2025:
Pádraig McCarthy has advised that Veritas is offering free downloads of various liturgical publications. See details by clicking the link: https://www.catholicbishops.ie/liturgy-publications
Wed 19 March 2025 As people who value both our Irishness and our Faith, we wish to state clearly that Mr. Conor McGregor’s speech in the Oval Office, where he…
Today, as we gather to listen to the Lenten call to repentance, we worship our God of kindness who, like a patient gardener, always gives people a second chance.
Dear Bishops of Ireland, Happy St. Patrick’s Day! In this season of metanoia, I write to you again about how women are treated in our church. It is, as you know, a sad…
Lost in Space: Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore seemed ecstatic as the docking occurred. They went on a short trip to the International Space Station for eight days which turned…
Tues March 18th – Telling the Story While reflecting recently on the story of Jesus curing the man born deaf who had a speech impediment, I was struck by both…
Shamrock Blessing All-holy God: Father, Son and Spirit, St Patrick explained your mysterious being to the people of Ireland by means of the shamrock which you had created: send your…
Western People 11.03.2025 Instinctively, when a pack gathers to hunt down a quarry – whether hounds baying for a kill or a human being cornered by his or her critics…
As the second week of Lent begins in other countries, we pause from our lenten penances to honour Patrick, the apostle of the Irish. In our celebration of this solemn feast, we worship God, creator, redeemer and sanctifier, who brought our ancestors into the Christian fold through the preaching of St Patrick.
First Communion Jenny looking out from ‘neath a veil: open-eyed… trusting… distrusting… unaware of what was out there, what lay ahead… in the world beyond home and hearth and convent school….
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