Irene Passed
Well Irene came and went. She caused more damage to some than others but, think it’s fair to say, people were generally pleased that things were not as bad as…
August 2011
Goodnight Irene …..
It’s Friday evening in Rockville Centre, New York. The place – the East Coast of America is bracing itself for Hurricane Irene. I took this photo about two hours ago.…
Farewell – Heading to “oceans” new
Fr John McCarthy is one of the priests here at St Agnes’ Cathedral. We share an Ordination Date (though a good few years between the two!! He was ordained three…
“The Help”
I was in Virginia for two days last week. I met my aunt there and spent some time with family friends. It was lovely – too much food – but…
Attitude :)
Yesterday I tried to find a few words to say on the gospel passage of the hiring of the workers for the vineyard. It seems a strange one! Employer goes…
Where do you go?
Since August 1997 I have been coming to Long Island, New York for a few weeks each year. It started when I worked in the Marriage Tribunal, Galway and our…
Holiday Time!
“How is Alpha?” is a question I’ve been asked quite a bit in recent months. He’s doing well. At the moment he’s on holidays with my cousin Brendan who is…
Urlaur Pattern
We had the usual Pattern at Urlaur Abbey on August 3rd. A DVD of the Mass, Pageant and family day celebrations will soon be available. I had my own little…
“Just married” …..
I celebrated today (August 12th) with my cousin Lauren Gaffney and Jeremy Sternberg as they married in St Agnes’ Cathedral, Rockville Centre. It was a lovely gathering of family and…
May in August!
NO, I’ve not finally flipped!! It’s time for May in August …. I heard “Kentish Town Waltz” on Mid West Radio yesterday and thought it was a lovely piece of…