The Synod on Synods Zoom presentation with Gerry O’Hanlon SJ on Thurs 25th Feb 2021 at 7.00pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88190504866?pwd=dGVVcDhzTnZieklaaXdleWJKSDAzZz09 Meeting ID: 881 9050 4866 Passcode: 93pDWv ALL WELCOME Pope Francis…
Collage 92 Chris McDonnell The Colours of Day Chris McDonnell 26th February 2021 A popular hymn of the early 70s and one that remains in use today, is known by…
Article by Fr Liam Power from the Waterford News and Star: The proposed ‘Dying with Dignity Bill’ is seriously flawed The Oireachtas Committee on Justice is giving consideration to the…
Well-known theologian and Mayo priest, Fr Enda McDonagh, passed away today in a Dublin hospital. He was aged 90. Enda McDonagh obituary: A theologian scholar with a towering intellect. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/religion-and-beliefs/enda-mcdonagh-obituary-a-theologian-scholar-with-a-towering-intellect-1.4494107…
‘Open the eyes of our minds.’ (Eph 1.18) Nature’s chatterers: The change in the weather and the extra light every day, is invigorating. My morning ramble is quiet. The…
Mary Magdalene and the Gardener – Women Leaders in the Church Brian Lennon SJ Messenger Publications, Dublin https://www.messenger.ie/product/mary-magdalen-and-the-gardener-women-leaders-in-the-church/ A review… Ruth Patterson in the Foreword describes this little book as a…
ACP Statement on Churches Re-opening for Easter 21st February 2021 The ACP supports priests and pastoral councils in ministering to people while adhering to public health guidelines during this pandemic….
Today we celebrate the first Sunday of Lent. Lent is celebrated in lockdown this year, in this and most every country, as the world fights COVID-19. But though apart, we are united in worship and in prayer, looking forward to Easter and better days ahead.
Charles E. Binkley|David S. Kemp write: Many Catholics have not been able to attend in-person, communal worship and celebration of the sacraments because of the risk of infection with Covid-19. The…
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Tiernan reinvents the tired talkshow formula Western People 16.2.21 I could never warm to Tommy Tiernan as a comedian. While I could enjoy his lavish natural skills – his droll…
by Nancy Sylvester There is a wisdom in the liturgical cycle. The yearly remembering of the life of Jesus of Nazareth accompanies our own evolving self. It invites us to…
Cardinal John Henry Newman (1801 – 1890) Newman and Covid-19. What would he have said and done ? Daithí Ó Muirneacháin. When Newman was in residence at No.2, Mount Salus…
Today we begin the journey of penance and reflection that will bring us to the celebration of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus at Easter time. Let us pray for the grace to keep Lent faithfully..
It’s about our future Chris McDonnell CT February 19th 2021 There have been many casualties brought about by COVID, lives lost, families broken, businesses closed. Society has been brutally and…
Renewing faith, hope and love: Pope Francis’ message for Lent 2021 In his message for Lent 2021, Pope Francis calls on the faithful to “renew our faith, draw from the…
The Catholic Church should adopt a new pastoral approach to homosexual couples by accompanying them and blessing what is good in their lives, according to Bishop Peter Kohlgraf of Mainz. In…
Lent is our Spring Assaulted by the wind: These mornings have been very cold. The wind has been strong. The rain has been sleety. Even the dogs didn’t take their…
Time for the Church to start walking the walk Western People 9.2.2021 I’m long enough around to remember priests addressing congregations at Mass as ‘My dear brethren’. No priest in…
‘Whatever you do at all, do it for the glory of God.’ The words are St Paul’s, from today’s second reading. We gather here to give glory to God, marking the Day of Prayer for Temperance — and preparing for the online Lenten Spring of 2021, a Lent like no other.
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