Blessing of Palm in Kilmovee
Michael posted a comment about the blessing of Palm in Kilmovee today. We had a beautiful morning so I asked people to assemble outdoors for the blessing ceremony and reading…
2011
We’ve heard it all before …
That’s probably the most difficult line to overcome as we face into Holy Week 2011. We live in an age of tweeting, instant messages, Facebook, Sky News and so much…
Please Copy …
I remember funeral announcements from years ago – many of them concluded with the words “English and American Papers please copy” – it was, I suppose, the realisation that many…
We’re nearly there
Thought from this week’s parish bulletin … This is the last week before Holy Week. Next Sunday sees the celebration of the Lord’s entry into Jerusalem. We call it “Palm…
Alpha!
Alpha close enough to the ALPHA (beginning) I called to see my brother Kieran and his family just before midnight on New Year’s Eve. Some weeks earlier their Doberman (Jordan)…
How’s it going?
Lent, that is! We’re heading into the third week now. I can’t say I’m playing a blinder. I wanted it to be more than just about sweets and biscuits but…
Jimmy Sherlock’s Funeral Mass
Just in from Jimmy’s Funeral Mass in Gurteen. It was a lovely gathering of family, neighbours and friends. I had a few notes written by way of a homily and…
Jimmy Sherlock, R.I.P.
Jimmy Sherlock, R.I.P. Earlier today, Sunday March 20th, my uncle Jimmy died, R.I.P. He had been in hospital for a number of weeks. His family hadn’t told him that daddy…
Bill Sherlock – Funeral Mass
My father’s Funeral Mass was celebrated today (March 16th) in St Joseph’s Church, Cloonloo. The church was filled to overflowing. Thirty priests joined in the concelebration of Mass. Jimmy Buckley,…
Bill Sherlock R.I.P. – MY FATHER
Bill Sherlock, R.I.P. Daddy (we called him Bill most of the time!) died today, March 13th, at 1pm. About twelve hours earlier, as I sat by his bed with my…