Today’s gospel passage recalls an encounter between Jesus and a man born blind. Putting spit and dirt on his hands and rubbing the paste into the eyes of the blind man, Jesus sends him to a nearby river to wash out the paste and see again. This is exactly what…
On St Patrick’s Day, I put a few lines here about the terrible tragedy that occurred off the West Coast of Mayo on March 14th. On that night, I was here in my house in East Mayo around midnight. I’d called a priest friend just before midnight and we ended…
Today’s Gospel is a powerful encounter between Jesus and the woman met by the side of a well. There’s a wonderful exchange between them and a deepening of friendship and awareness of one another. Strikes me that had the woman cut the conversation short and said no more after Jesus…
I love music and thought I might add a song here in honour of St Patrick’s Day. It’s one of my favourite songs and I used it at Mass. It’s written by a Meath man, Dick Farrelly (R.I.P.) and tells something of the emigrant’s ability to connect with home, even…
RESCUE 116 REMEMBERED “In gratitude and praise of lives lived and given” As we celebrate St Patrick\’s Day, our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the Crew of Rescue 116. It has been such a tragedy for so many people. We pray for those currently engaged in the…
He let His glory be seen ….. On Saturday evening, when going to Mass in Urlaur for the Vigil Mass, I noticed a most glorious sunset and sky. Though tight enough for time, I bypassed the Church and went to Urlaur Lake. I’ve been here long enough to know that…
There are many emotions running around in my head today. They include memories of my mother and father, R.I.P. and how lucky I was to have them as parents. I think a bit about home and family and remain grateful to my brothers for their support through the years. I…
Did you ever get one of those emails asking you to share your bank details so that someone can lodge a few million euro in your account and, in return, will give you a percentage of the fund? What brought that on? You might well ask. I received another one…
We had a lovely gathering in Urlaur Church last night. It was around the Vigil Mass and an Enrolment Ceremony for thirty-eight young people from the parish who are to be confirmed this year. The gathering was timely, as it filled the church almost to capacity and went some small…
Nuala Hawkins On Friday March 3rd, we celebrated the Funeral Mass of Nuala Hawkins in St Joesph’s Church, Urlaur. Nuala had been very much involved in parish life since moving here with her husband in 2002, serving two terms as a member of our Parish Pastoral Council and, in more…
