There are echoes of the Christmas season in today’s liturgy, particularly in the Gospel story of the wedding feast of Cana, in which God’s glory becomes visible in Jesus, as it did at his Epiphany and Baptism.
Welcome to the Irish Synodal Pathway On 10 March 2021, the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference announced a new Synodal Pathway for the Catholic Church in Ireland leading to the holding…
Ten Years suspended from Ministry. Taken from Tony Flannery’s Blog: http://www.tonyflannery.com/ten-years-suspended-from-ministry/ JAN 12 Ten Years out of Ministry: A Reflection. The year was 1986. It was January, and there was…
‘The Way We Were’ & ‘ Windmills of Your Mind.’ Air pollution and crude language: I rang the Surgery to renew a Prescription on Monday. The phone spiel began with…
HUNTINGTON, INDIANA — Thanks to years of preparation, the remaining members of Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters were acceptant, and even hopeful, as they planned to transform their dwindling community in the…
It’s time we stopped talking ourselves down Western People 6.1.2022 One of the obvious truths about modern Ireland is how rich this country is now. Yet for some reason I…
Homily for Mass for the Installation of Archbishop-elect Francis Duffy as Archbishop of Tuam The Synodal Pathway presents a way of being Church and of living out our baptism. It…
Today we celebrate the feast of the Baptism of the Lord: it’s the last day of the Christmas season. The baptism of Jesus marked the end of his quiet years in Nazareth and the start of his public ministry.
Neil Michael reports in the Irish Examiner: More than 21% of Ireland’s entire population of parish priests and brothers — both serving and retired — have died in just three…
THE CHALLENGE OF THE EPIPHANY PIONEERS: It is a wonderful feast. It has to be properly celebrated. The virulent temptation is to get lost in a cosmetic celebration of the…
On this feast of the Epiphany we celebrate the revelation of who Christ is. The visit of the Magi from foreign lands reminds us that Jesus came as the Saviour of all nations, including ours. We worship God who wants all people to be saved.
From RTÉ: The twelfth and final day of Christmas, January 6, was known in Ireland as Nollaig na mBan or Women’s Christmas or Little Christmas. As a reward for their hard work…
Alpha Ireland is excited to be starting the new year with intention. We want to support Catholic parishes in building disciples in 2022. Join us as we embark on REFOCUS – a…
A New Year Pastoral Reflection… It is book of the year time once again. Covid 19 afforded us plenty of time for picking up a book and there were some…
Vatican lists 22 Catholic missionaries killed in 2021 The Vatican’s Fides News Agency releases its annual list of Catholic missionaries who died a violent death in 2021, with the majority…
Happy New Year! On this first day of the Year of Our Lord 2022, we acclaim Mary as Mother of God and ask her to mind us and those we love during this new year. We pray that the world may be freed from COVID-19 through a global programme of vaccination.
[Background: The Virgin Mary was already venerated as Mother of God when, in 431, the Council of Ephesus acclaimed her Theotokos (God-bearer). Her role in the mystery of the incarnation was celebrated on this day in Rome in the seventh century but was soon eclipsed by other feasts of Mary. Restored to the liturgical calendar in 1931, and to this day in 1969, the feast celebrates from a Marian perspective the Word made flesh, and so enriches the observance of the octave of Christmas and provides a solemn beginning to the New Year.]
Give Thanks and Live In Hope God of the Seasons, and lover of the ages, master of the moment, You are beyond time yet within all time. We return to…
‘Hope is being able to see there is light despite the darkness.’ (Desmond Tutu) Charlie as a visionary! Charvet shirts and Le Coq Hardi food are mentioned in dispatches…
The ACP Leadership would like to extend sincere sympathy to our colleague Mattie Long, PP, Louisburgh, on the death of his brother, Peter, RIP. The death has occurred of Peter…
Archbishop Desmond Tutu 7 Oct 1931 – 26 Dec 2021 From Anglican Communion News Service The Secretary General of the Anglican Communion has said Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who has died at…
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