Not quite what was wanted ….. but maybe what was needed ……
John McGahern once wrote a piece about a replacement priest that came to his home parish. I came across it again this evening, while looking through some bits and pieces…
General Interest
Sometimes things just come back to me ….
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT I’m just in from 10am Mass here in Kilmovee and thought I’d put a few lines here. I was speaking today about getting ready for Christmas…
Just for fun ….
I watched Michael McIntyre earlier and thought this piece was class!! The strange thing is most of the drawers in my house seem to fit this category!! “The man drawer”…
Some good quotes!!
Not sure if it should be quotes or quotations!! Anyway, I was sent these a few weeks ago and just thought I’d put them together now and that they might…
A song …
Earlier today used these few lines at Mass in Kilkelly. Someone asked me afterwards for the name of the song so thought I might add it here. Johnny Cash does…
Half Dozen ….
Earlier today, we celebrated Mass in Kilmovee and began the “Do This In Memory” programme with six children from the parish who are preparing for First Holy Communion – to…
Arrived yesterday
An old friend – well sort of a friend – arrived yesterday. I had no idea he was coming to visit and went to bed on Sunday night, not even…
Gathering
The priests of our diocese have been gathering for a bit of reflection and discussion. Earlier I led a short time of prayer in preparation for our first session of…
Remember this?
I was speaking today at Mas about the Safe Cross Code – an old TV ad campaign from the early 1970s that was intended to help us all learn how…
St Francis of Assisi
A few images to celebrate the feast day of a Saint who loved animals!! I think he’d approve …. The first batch seem to home in on the idea that…