During the week I spoke with parents of Confirmation Children in a neighbouring parish. I was happy to have the chance to do this as it made me think about our own schools in the parish and the children who are preparing there for the Sacrament of Confirmation. I thought…
Saw this yesterday but looked at it on my phone and the internet connection was poor. It sounded so good, to my shame, I thought it was dubbed but when I watched it later on the computer, there’s no doubt! This is the genuine article. What a gift to be…
Looking through Twitter yesterday I noticed this photo and it caught my eye. An image captured from one of the many marches around the world that sought to express something less than pleasure at the election of the Donald Trump as President of the United States, the slogan was a…
Earlier today I received a number of copies of The Stations of The Cross. The publisher is Messenger Publications and the text is one I prepared for the Pilgrimage to the Cathedral in Ballaghaderreen for the Year of Mercy. The Gospel at Mass that weekend (March 2016) was the text…
Cousins Meet (Jesus of Nazareth 1977) John the Baptist meets his cousin and, for the first time truly knows the one about whom he has been preaching and, for whom, he has sought to “prepare the way”. It’s only when they meet, truly and in person, that the truth is…
As a child, I remember going to Sligo with my parents on Christmas Eve. We’d go in the afternoon, spend a few hours in Sligo and call to Cloonamahon (then a Passionist Monastery near Collooney) or maybe to the Friary or Cathedral in Sligo and go to Confessions. We’d have…
God’s blessings to all who read these lines. Thanks for your kindness and support. Together we pray this New Year’s Day for PEACE throughout the world and peace too in our own hearts, homes and minds. Let’s keep in touch! Vincent 1st January 2017
