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Reflect On The Past….Focus On The Future
As we continue to make early footprints into 2024, already we see signs of brighter evenings and earlier mornings. The small stretch, offers hope, early snowdrops and green shoots awakens a positive...
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The Last Priests of Ireland
Ardal O’ Hanlon, played one of the most famous fictional priests of all time as Father Ted’s lovably dim Dougal McGuire. He was hilarious, but there was always more to Ted than laughs. Dosed with...
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1500 Anniversary of St. Brigid of Kildare, Abbess, Co-Patron of Ireland.
This week we reach the midpoint of winter, marked by the cross-quarter day of Imbolc. Traditionally, Imbolc begins at sundown on February 1st and continues through February 2nd. Imbolc is an ancient...
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Deep Peace
The person who has probably done most in the Christian world to promote the idea of concentrating on our breathing as a form of prayer is the Indian Jesuit Tony de Mello, who sadly died prematurely in...
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Blessings On All Who Care For The Sick
February 11th, the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and also World day of Prayer for the sick. Behind many hall-doors in our Parish and throughout the length and breadth of our Country, there are people...
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Lent, a Time to Grow
We live in an instant culture. Perhaps the greatest challenge of our time is to acquire the gift of patience. We don’t do waiting very well. Easter eggs are readily available, since the end of...
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God’s Dream
We can wait no longer. Martin Luther King’s Letter to White Church Leaders In 1960, Martin Luther King was imprisoned after leading a civil rights march. His dream seemed a long way off. Criticised by...
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Authentic Faith
What we can see we can achieve. What we can see in the depth of our heart and soul we can materialise in our lives. This seems to be one of the important laws of existence that is expressed in the...
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A Mother’s Love- A blessing
As I write this article, citizens across this Republic, are voting regarding the proposed amendments to our constitution. One such article, is about removing the title “Mother” as named in the...
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St. Patrick Inspires Faith
Saint Patrick’s feast day, is now a global event. The Irish diaspora, have contributed significantly to the four corners of the world. In this regard, civic buildings and national monuments will...
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Easter… A Time Of Grace
Easter 2024 has arrived very early. This is one of the earliest dates possible for Easter. The great St. Laserian, established a particular way of calculating the celebration of Easter for the entire...
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Easter- A Time To Celebrate
“’Did you not know what the Holy one can do with dust?’ It’s a line from a poem for Ash Wednesday by Jan Richardson. In it she talks about how things and people, which can feel like dust and dirt, are...
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Wisdom on Life
George Carlin on age 102, offered the following wisdom that is deeply relevant for us all. If you don’t read this to the very end, you have lost a day in your life and when you have finished, reflect...
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Seeing Jesus in others………
It is hard to go through a day without feeling negative towards someone who crosses our path. It could be a flippant remark passed in our direction, that we may personalise and then own, or someone...
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Finding God
We have become accustomed to bad news. Images on our screens of immense burden placed on vulnerable people. The horrendous conflict in the middle-East. Recent flooding in many parts of Asia, destroyed...
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Amazing Grace
After a long period of grey clouds and heavy rainfall, it was such a joy to welcome blue sky and sunshine. I hope that farmers who desperately sought this blessing, will have time to plant the harvest....
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Mary – Queen of the May
The month of May, traditionally is associated with devotion to Mary mother of Jesus. Mary holds such an important role not just in the life of Jesus, but in the tradition of our Christian culture. Her...
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Darkness into Light
The recent walk celebrating “Darkness into light” has an important message in all our lives. Whilst “Darkness into light” raises significant funding towards those seeking healing regarding mental...
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2024 Exam Time
In the last years of his life, the great cellist and conductor Pablo Casals suffered greatly from rheumatoid arthritis and emphysema. At 90, he was badly stooped, his head thrust forward, and his...
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Summer…. A Time to Enjoy
Time seems to be flying by. The academic year has almost come to conclusion in secondary schools and for third level students, a long summer commences. Continued thoughts and prayers for students...
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