Weather-wise, it’s glorious! We really couldn’t ask for better. Lovely skies, sun and all the forty shades of green combining to put on a display of growth and life. It’s the Feast of the Visitation of Our Lady. The second joyful mystery of the Rosary. I always liked it. The…
On Tuesday evening I was leaving Urlaur Church after Mass and noticed a lovely sunset so went as quickly as I could to Urlaur Abbey and Lake. Most of these photos are from that journey! There’s another from the following evening, taken in Naomh Mobhi Cemetery, Kilmovee. Just thought I’d…
In fairness, the title betrays my preference or prejudice, depending which way you look at it! I’d like to think Faith, but you can decide …. On Friday I went to St Nathy’s College Hall to visit a Trade Exhibition of local businesses. Part of the #LetsConnect initiative, it was organised by…
I listened to two TED Talks yesterday. As one who overdoes the “comma”, I am glad I’m not submitting anything to the New Yorker Magazine!! Mary Norris, Copy Editor with the New Yorker, is a tough cookie when it comes to grammar. The second talk, by Ann Curzan, deals with…
Not the most original joke I’ve ever managed but that’s the truth of it. These days I’ve been up in Down. To be more exact, I’ve been in Dromantine, near Newry, the home of the SMA Missionary Society and a Conference Centre. My reason for being here is a Diocesan…
Today is Ascension Day – when we recall Jesus’ leaving this earth’s surface to be drawn into the Heavens. It’s a moment of separation and a moment of promise. In recent days we have heard much talk about the Boeing 767 making its way around the West Coast of Ireland from…
I wasn’t the only one there … the only one in many places to be more exact, but happy to have been part of the Darkness Into Light Walk this morning. I did it two years ago in the Forest Park, Boyle and though it was in Ballaghaderreen last year,…
