Friends met
Hello again! Just after baptizing seven children here in the Cathedral. Very special occasion. Enjoyed the experience a lot. Yesterday I went to NYC and visited the APPLE STORE on…
2009
Wedding Rehearsal
Tonight we had the rehearsal for Ben and Sarah’s wedding on Saturday next. The rehearsal was taken by Brendan Donegal who works here in the parish. I was pretty much…
Butterflies and grasshoppers
Arrived in Alexandria Station at 7.10pm. The train journey from Richmond went well and didn’t seem too long, especially when compared with some of the other passengers on board –…
Richmond Re-visited
Well I went to see my aunt Mary Margaret in Richmond. On the plane I met a girl called Elle who sat in the next seat. She talked with me…
Connecting
Hello again! Met some good people the past few days. On Friday I met Áine Doddy who is from Ballymote. She works with CONCERN in New York. With her I…
Boston
Went to Boston on Monday to visit Caroline and Guillermo, whose wedding I attended in Arlington (Virginia) last May. They live and work in the South End. We had a…
42nd Street Art
Hello, greetings from New York. Here again, spending some time at St Agnes’ Parish, Rockville Centre. Went into New York today and met my neighbour from Mullaghroe, Noelle McEnerney (McLoughlin)…
Culfadda Celebrates
Bishop Brendan Kelly, Canon Jim Finan and the parishioners and friends of the Church of the Holy Rosary, Culfadda, Co. Sligo, joined together on Sunday July 5th to celebrate the…
14th Sunday of The Year
This weekend’s Gospel tells of Jesus’ return to his hometown and people’s negative reaction to “one of their own”. Here’s a thought around this …. HOMETOWNS AND PROPHETS Are there…
Hope for Peace
This short clip was taken in Battery Park, New York last year. It is a reminder of the world’s need for peace ….