A Virtual Pilgrimage to Knock with the Archdiocese of Dublin – this Sunday April 26th In these times when travel is restricted, the internet can assist us to reach out to churches that we can temporarily no longer visit. We had planned to hold the Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock this month and, unfortunately, we…
Let’s go in reverse order and begin with St. Brigid! She is of course our secondary patron. This in effect means that she is second only to St. Patrick in our liturgical, or holy calendar. Given the time and perhaps the place in which she lived maybe it’s no shock that there’s plenty of folklore…
1) Is having an abortion a serious sin? God alone is the judge, as only He knows the whole story. In particular only God knows the degree of inner freedom of the individual. That said, there is such a thing as serious sin and whilst God alone judges, once we step into the world of abortion we…
WHAT IS IT? The World Meeting of Families Congress is a gathering of the Roman Catholic Church that has occurred every three years since 1994. It is organised by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life. This is the body responsible for promoting the pastoral care of families and protecting their rights and dignity in the Church and…
‘ We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when but I know We’ll meet again some sunny day..! ’ As I am sure you know Vera Lynn turned one hundred years old this year. She was known as the forces sweetheart and had a number of hit songs including The White Cliffs of Dover. Those…
Well I have heard of from pennies from Heaven, but an e-mail, a text or even an old fashioned letter from Heaven that’s a completely different story. Seriously though imagine if we received a little note, in whatever shape, from inside the ‘pearly gates’? I am amazed the number of people who are really fixated on communicating with…
As we turn into February there are three days that come together that might give us something to think about. They are the first three days in this month. February 1st, the Feast of St. Brigid, February 2nd, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord and February 3rd, the Feast of St. Blaise. Even as a…
It seems this year more than ever Halloween has really taken off! I don’t think I ever saw such an array of scary masks and even houses decked out with witches, skeletons and lanterns. I was reminded of Halloween at home. I remember my Mum scooping out the insides of the turnip and the little butts of candles…
Sometimes people ask me is Priesthood lonely, and of course it can be. When I reflect on my life I think it is true to say that the absence of one person, the other, or as the writer Michael Harding somewhat playfully refers to his wife, as the Beloved, such an absence is a very…
I am sure many of you remember this song by Stevie Wonder, back in 1984. Songs like this show their age these days as the old simple traditional phone call has been replaced by texting, tweeting, and other alternatives such as Skype or WhatsApp! Never before has there been such an array of methods of communication. The…