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Church’s First Millennial Saint
Carlo Acutis was born May 3, 1991, in London, where his father was working. Just a few months later, he moved with his parents, Andrea Acutis and Antonia Salzano, to Milan, Italy. Carlo was diagnosed...
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God Embraces Vulnerability
Thoughts and continued prayers for all students currently sitting state exams. I find it interesting, regarding people’s recurrent dreams, top of the list are exams. Life at times can indeed be...
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Love Your Pets……..
The recent prime time documentary in relation to horrendous treatment of horses was deeply disturbing for many people. Animals and pets are very precious and in the story of creation hold a sacred...
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Charlie Chaplin’s Wisdom
In many ways we have become desensitised to the horrors of violence, inequality and human suffering displayed on our screens every day. Politics has become increasingly polarised, not just in the...
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A Fiery Sermon
As we begin the month of July, I pray in the brightness of summer all our families will be blessed with health of body and peace of mind. July traditionally is also a month when many take the...
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The Good Samaritan
It was a lawyer who asked Jesus in the Gospel, ‘Who is my neighbour?’ He was probably expecting a definition that would determine the limits of his obligations. Did ‘neighbour’ refer to his immediate...
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Lord Increase My Faith
You don’t just wake up one morning, light streaming in from the window, birds fluttering about, and jump from your bed with exuberance declaring “I have a faith!” No, it’s more like a slow crawl from...
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Doing The Little Things Well.
We live in extraordinary times; our world seems to be coming increasingly polemical. Looking at live news commentary of Donald trump’s attempted assassination seemed almost surreal. Extremism is part...
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August…. A Time To Harvest
Time and seasons come and go, so far 2024 seems to have moved very quickly, it’s hard to believe, this week we begin the month of August. Traditionally August is associated with harvest and...
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Laughter is Good for the Soul
Earlier this summer, Pope Francis, hosted more than a hundred comedians from around the world at the Vatican. The entourage of comedians included some famous names, such as Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen...
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Compassion and Kindness
Recent violent protests in the United Kingdom regarding racial tensions, displays firsthand the horrible reality of racism and prejudice. We live in turbulent times, where polarisation and extremism...
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Blessed Carlos Acutis relics visit Portlaoise Parish Church
This September a relic of blessed Carlo Acutis will be brought to Ireland by 3 Franciscan friars from Assisi where his mortal remains repose. Portlaoise Parish Church is privileged to be one of the...
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Meditation….. Food For The Soul
It is not God, but our false images of God we need to challenge ourselves about. God is not a puppeteer who is pulling the strings on everything that happens in our world. God is three persons in one...
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Don’t Quit
There was once a bunch of tiny frogs, who arranged a running competition. The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the...
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Dark Chapter of Abuse
The recent publication of the Scoping Inquiry into historical sexual abuse in schools, details the horrific trauma inflicted by the abuse of young students. This dark chapter in Irish society continues...
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Random Tales of Wisdom… Sleep Soundly When the Wind Blows
How do you handle adversity? What are you thinking when the sun goes down on those cold, windy nights, when you’re trying to get to sleep, and the wind keeps swirling and howling through your bedroom...
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Relics of Saint. Bernadette
Currently the relics of Saint Bernadette of Lourdes, are visiting many churches across the Country. Saint Bernadette’s relics will be present in the Carlow Cathedral October 7th and Portlaoise Parish...
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Angel of God my Guardian Dear
This week we begin the month of October. October is the time when leaves fall and darkness begins to be felt, nature produces beautiful colours this time of year. The month of October begins with the...
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St. Francis OF Assisi
Throughout this month of October, the universal Synod of the church continues in Rome. This is a wonderful process, where discernment , reflection and pragmatic evaluations have taken place, regarding...
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Medjugorje A Way Of life
Medjugorje, located in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, is where the Virgin Mary has allegedly revealed herself on a regular basis to six local children since the 1980s. The site has become a major...
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