Carried in young hands ..
(Few words shared at Christmas Masses in Kilmovee and Urlaur) On Christmas Eve we gathered at midday, as we’ve done for the past few years, with children from the parish…
General Interest
I Love Christmas ….
It’s Christmas Eve (not in the drunk tank!!) in my house! This evening we will celebrate together the wonder that is Christmas Eve Mass and, please God, celebrate again on…
Holy Family
I listened to Ciarán Mullooly on Mid West Radio the other day. He was speaking about a forthcoming documentary on RTE 1 about the restoration of St Mel’s Cathedral, Longford.…
A certain favourite
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FAQ ON CONFESSIONS
1. Why do I have to confess my sins to a priest? That’s the way Jesus set it up on Easter Sunday evening. He told his apostles that just as…
Sounding good …
Had the good fortune to attend a Johnny McEvoy concert in Sligo on Sunday night. Have seen him a few times through the years and have many of his song…
A Mother’s Hug
(I heard this reflection earlier today on Mid West Radio’s “FAITH ALIVE” programme. I had heard it somewhere before but was struck by it today and thought I’d search for…
Through the Fog
Just over a week ago I drove through a very heavy fog as I went to visit a family in Urlaur. The road, though very familiar to me, was vague…
There has to be …
……. MORE TO IT THAN THIS It’s fair to say that the “TOY SHOW” remains a memory for most of us. We looked at it with a sense of excitement…
Talents to the suraface
Just in from Sunday Mass. I mentioned a version of Makem and Clancy singing “Will you go lassie go” where the audience is asked to become performer, the taker to…