A recently published book called “God comes to us disguised as our life” is an introduction to the ministry of spiritual direction. This ministry is intended to challenge gently those…
Homily: ‘PERSONAL’ 31st Sunday Year B – 3 Nov 2024
Bartimaeus He sat by the roadside in squalor and darkness, a cloak about frail shoulders, empty bowl to hand… Just another blind beggar. ‘Sensed crowds gathering… caught snatches of chatter,…
Today and tomorrow we remember all the dead, those in heaven and those still be on the way there: God alone knows where each soul is. Today’s feast celebrates the saints in heaven, the holy men and women of every time and place: we hope some of our people are among them.
On All Saints Day and today, we remember all the dead, those in heaven and those still be on the way there: God alone knows where each soul is. Today we pray for all souls, for the faithful departed still on the journey to their heavenly home.
Next Week! ACP AGM Wed 6 Nov 2024 Join us, all welcome, at the AGM in the Radisson Hotel, Athlone, Wed 6 Nov 2.00-5.00pm Is the Synodal process running into sand?…
Western People 22.10.2024 A lot can happen in a very short time. Or as the former British prime minister, Harold Wilson, was reputed to have said during one of the…
What is asked of us is simple – to love God and our neighbour. But without God’s grace, even these simple demands can seem beyond our grasp.
Ten years since its establishment, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors releases a report compiled by a dedicated study group that conducted extensive research across five continents. The…
The Vatican is to publish its first annual report on protecting minors in the Catholic Church, a move requested by Pope Francis amid pressure for more action to tackle clerical…
Western People 15.10.2024 It goes something like this. You wake up. It’s the middle of the night. You are in your own home, but you don’t know where you are….
Join us, all welcome, at the AGM in the Radisson Hotel, Athlone, Wed 6 Nov 2.00-5.00pm Is the Synodal process running into sand? Michael Conway and Gerry O’Hanlon invite us to…
Tue 29th Oct 24 – Falling Last week I had a fall that could have been very serious and put me out of action for a very long time. Coming…
The following is a selection of links to various Catholic news groups and their Synod coverage: America Magazine: https://www.americamagazine.org/ New Ways Ministry: https://www.newwaysministry.org/ National Catholic Reporter: https://www.ncronline.org/ The Tablet magazine:…
We conclude the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops with a grateful heart and, at the same time, with the awareness that we are all now called…
14th November, 8pm London timeCome and join us to find out Why are we OUTSIDE THE SYNOD? “The main protagonist of the Synod is the Holy Spirit,” says Pope Francis.We hope, pray,…
Julieann Moran: Greetings to you all from Rome! The final document from the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod has been published this evening and is available below. I…
Gerry O’Connor CSsR and ACP Leadership Team with his weekly Sunday homily: ‘Forged’ – Sunday 27th Oct 2024 – 30th Sunday of the year. Link ot homily:
Junno Arocho Esteves Rome — October 23, 2024 Dominican Father Gustavo Gutiérrez is pictured in 2007 on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. Father Gutiérrez, known…
SOMETHING OF THE WEEKEND THAT WAS MISSION: The earlier hours (Saturday morning, 19th October) were spent trying to put some outline shape on this Mission time. I meandered in my…
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