Lord, like the women on their way to the tomb we are filled with questions and doubts. “Who will roll away the stone for us?” Like the men on the road to Emmaus, we are downbeat “our own hope had been that he was the one to set us free”.…
Earlier today we celebrated The Passion in Kilmovee Parish Church. This evening we prayed The Way of The Cross and reflected on parts of the Passion Gospel text in Urlaur Church. At the eleventh station, where Jesus in nailed to the cross, I was drawn to reflect on the soldiers…
I know at least one priest who hates that line!! (well two, including myself!) It’s often said to us towards the end of the last week of Lent as we face into Holy Week. The resoning behind it is obvious. There are a lot of ceremonies during Holy Week and,…
Michael posted a comment about the blessing of Palm in Kilmovee today. We had a beautiful morning so I asked people to assemble outdoors for the blessing ceremony and reading the Gospel account of Jesus’ entry to Jeruselem. The photos (taken by Sandra McCabe, a parishioner) are on Youtube The…
That’s probably the most difficult line to overcome as we face into Holy Week 2011. We live in an age of tweeting, instant messages, Facebook, Sky News and so much more that brings freshness to story and thought. The most heart-wrenching story quickly becomes yesterday’s news as a new headline…
I remember funeral announcements from years ago – many of them concluded with the words “English and American Papers please copy” – it was, I suppose, the realisation that many of those known to the one who had died had emigrated and, the hope would be, that if the papers…
Thought from this week’s parish bulletin … This is the last week before Holy Week. Next Sunday sees the celebration of the Lord’s entry into Jerusalem. We call it “Palm Sunday” or “Passion Sunday” and it speaks to us of how quickly a crowd can change its mind. Branches of welcome…
Alpha close enough to the ALPHA (beginning) I called to see my brother Kieran and his family just before midnight on New Year’s Eve. Some weeks earlier their Doberman (Jordan) gave birth to a litter of puppies. Kieran and Helena offered me one of them if I wanted and, though…
