Just home from a lovely evening in Cloonloo. Some of the neighbours and the Parish Priest, Fr Joe Caulfield, had the idea of a Mass there to mark the Silver Jubilee. I was very happy to go home for the evening and am very grateful to all who were there.…
James Hunt, lives here in the parish and is a local correspondent for some of the local papers. He just sent me this link to a piece on www.mayotoday.ie so thought I’d share! It’s a few lines about our gathering in Kilmovee on June 10th and there are a few…
Earlier today I received and email from a man who checks this blog regularly and who has made very kind comments on the site and privately. He was bringing to my attention a poem called “The Touch of The Master’s Hand” and I can see why. It’s an excellent poem.…
We were on retreat during the week. We had an excellent Retreat Director (though he preferred the term “Retreat Servant” – since he felt he was there to serve the needs of the group and the wishes of the Lord) Most of our priests were there, together with Bishop Kelly,…
On the road between Gurteen and Ballymote last night there was a most glorious sunset. I know it was on other roads too!! That’s the bit I was on. I wish I had a better camera with me to do it justice but only had the phone. Anyway, a moment…
No, I’m not pulling back from the front! On retreat yesterday with many of the priests of the diocese. Down on the edge of Lough Gill, Co. Sligo. A lovely location. Just thought I’d share a line used by the Retreat Servant yesterday – that’s his choosing of title –…
So, were you at the Eucharistic Congress? Yes! Just for a few hours on Thursday and I attended the Mass in Knock this afternoon (Saturday). Well, what did you think of the RDS? I was happily surprised by the numbers attending and by the general atmosphere of the place. It…
I told you we were having Mass on June 10th. I invited any of you that might be free and local to come along. It was to be the Sunday Parish Mass as the people had kindly allowed me change the Mass time for this week. I was totally amazed…
I celebrated Mass on Saturday June 9th, with a number of other priests and a packed church in Monasteraden to pray for Philip Corcoran who died earlier in the week and to offer some little consolation to his wife, daughters, mother, brother, sisters, their families and Philip’s many friends from…
I was ordained, as many of you know, on June 14th 1987. The Ordination was in my home parish of Gurteen and Bishop Flynn ordained me. On Sunday next I will celebrate Mass in Kilmovee Parish Church at 2.30pm. It is to be a Mass of Thanksgiving – not just…
