Retreat
No, I’m not pulling back from the front! On retreat yesterday with many of the priests of the diocese. Down on the edge of Lough Gill, Co. Sligo. A lovely…
Vincent
Eucharistic Congress 2012
So, were you at the Eucharistic Congress? Yes! Just for a few hours on Thursday and I attended the Mass in Knock this afternoon (Saturday). Well, what did you think…
Silver Jubilee Mass of Thanksgiving in Kilmovee
I told you we were having Mass on June 10th. I invited any of you that might be free and local to come along. It was to be the Sunday…
Philip Corcoran R.I.P. Funeral Homily
I celebrated Mass on Saturday June 9th, with a number of other priests and a packed church in Monasteraden to pray for Philip Corcoran who died earlier in the week…
You’d be welcome …
I was ordained, as many of you know, on June 14th 1987. The Ordination was in my home parish of Gurteen and Bishop Flynn ordained me. On Sunday next I…
A man acknowledged
Before closing down I want to acknowledge Philip Corcoran who died earlier today in Letterkenny. Philip was from Lumcloon, Monasteraden and devoted his short life to nursing, latterly as a…
Fr Greg Hannan
Just home from Ballymote where I attended a Mass of Thanksgiving and Parish Celebration to mark the Golden Jubilee of Fr Gregory Hannan. Greg is from Gurteen and taught me…
Maynooth Union
As I mentioned we spent two days in Maynooth this week. We were attending what is called the “Maynooth Union Day” and yesterday we had concelebrated Mass in the College…
Steps retraced
It’s 3.30am and I can’t sleep. Never good at counting sheep, I’ve decided to virtually scribble a few lines here. Earlier this evening I arrived in Maynooth and joined some…
Ordained
Congratulations to Paul Kivlehan who was ordained a Deacon earlier today in Maynooth. Paul will be ordained a priest of Achonry Diocese in 2013, please God. We wish him every…