On Friday last (February 18th) I had the privelege of baptizing a young girl in Monasteraden. She’s seven and will, in a few weeks time celebrate her First Confession and a few weeks after that receive her First Holy Communion. I have known her and her family for a number…
On Tuesday February 15th, I went to Galway to meet my cousin Gillian who was passing through. She’s the daughter of Frances Pinkham (McDonnell) and lives in Sharon, Massachusetts. She’s on a “GAP YEAR” – which seems to be a year out between secondary school and college. It’s an interesting…
Everywhere we look, every time we speak, every radio show we tune into or every TV news bulletin we watch brings the theme of ELECTION TWENTY ELEVEN to the surface. Everybody wants your vote and everybody’s vote is important. Tallies are tallies and predictions are predictions. The final count tells…
A few years ago I saw a short film clip telling the story of Kathleen Field, a woman with a remarkable story with its roots in Vietnam. She was found wrapped tightly in the arms of her dead mother. She was rushed to a US Military Hospital where she was baptized and…
Camels in the Desert (National Geographic 2006) A parishioner sent me this photograph during the week. It’s obviously a picture of camels, taken from overhead. What might be less obvious (at first look) is that the large black images are shadows. The small white lines are the camels. The point…
Just came across a clip from The West Wing that I very much enjoyed and remember. It’s at close of an episode where Josh has had a very public and heated exchange with the President. His job is very much on the line. He has cut his hand and claimed…
A short recitation by Martin Frain – filmed at the Heritage Night in Kilmovee Community Centre on the vigil of St Brigid’s Day. Martin is well known for penning pieces like this.
We had Mass in the Cathedral on Tuesday Evening (Feast of St Brigid) to celebrate Catholic Schools Week in our diocese. Schools from all over the diocese were represented and Bishop Kelly was celebrant of the Mass. I took a few photos for our diocesan site and added a tune it’s…
