Looking back
Yesterday (Easter Sunday) I was in my brother’s house for the 2nd Birthday of Tommy “Scott”!! Hard to believe two years have passed since his unexpected arrival when his mother…
Vincent
Mentioned this yesterday
At Easter Masses I mentioned this powerful song, as performed by the amazing Liam Clancy. I spoke of it in the context of numbers getting fewer (though thankfully we had…
There’s more to it than this
On Good Friday, I received this email – my life could be in for a major change! Attn:Friend. How are you? I am Captain *******, a Briton and a soldier…
Lent Week 5 Sunday
This piece is from The Stations of The Cross (published by Messenger) that traces the fourteen stations through the eyes of the woman at the centre of today’s Gospel Passage…
Confirmation Day 2019
Earlier today, Saturday April 6th, I had the pleasure of Confirming twenty-five young people from the parish. Since our diocese is currently without a bishop, it was decided that each…
Lent Week 4 Sunday
Today is Mothers’ Day. I looked earlier for a piece I’d written for this day and found it but also found another piece that I had written seventeen years ago…
Lent Week 3 Friday
It’s late but I wanted to put a word here. Last night I went to see Blood Brothers in Castlebar. Amazing performance of a wonderful story that touches every emotion…
Lent Week 3 Thursday
Today’s gospel passage sees Jesus cast out a demon from a man. The man is unable to speak. When the demon is cast out the man finds his voice and…
Lent Week 3 Wednesday
How often must I forgive? This is the question put to Jesus in today’s Gospel and he tells us that forgiveness cannot really be measured in a one-size-fits-all sort of…
Lent Week 3 Tuesday
Came across this some time ago. It’s an essay by and eight-year old “explaining God”. One of God’s main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace the ones…