Sunday thoughts
Just attended Sunday Mass. a gentle and welcoming priest made us all feel at home. The church was large, unlike the congregation, and the atmosphere one of joy and worship.…
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Journey continues
An early start had our group leaving hotel at 5.50am and heading for the airport to take a flight from the capital to San Pedro Sula. In three hired cars…
Delightful
Yesterday, I met Marian (a niece of one of our oldest parishioners in Kilmovee) and it was good to meet her. We went for lunch (Fisherman’s Catch, Point Lookout) and…
People make places …
Well into the “holidays” now and enjoying the days very much. That said, I’ve been very connected with home too, as I remember Ger Regan, R.I.P., whose Funeral takes place…
Worthy Celebration
Many people gathered in Mullinabreena on Sunday and Monday for the ordination and First Mass of Brendan McCarrick. A native of the parish of Achonry-Mullinabreena, Brendan was ordained a priest…
Glendalough
Decided to pay a visit to Glendalough yesterday. Finished afternoon talk here in Kiltegan and, the evening being good, thought it a good place to go for a while. The…
As the sun set
On Tuesday evening I was leaving Urlaur Church after Mass and noticed a lovely sunset so went as quickly as I could to Urlaur Abbey and Lake. Most of these…
Up in Down
Not the most original joke I’ve ever managed but that’s the truth of it. These days I’ve been up in Down. To be more exact, I’ve been in Dromantine, near…
Wind beneath my wings
Today is Ascension Day – when we recall Jesus’ leaving this earth’s surface to be drawn into the Heavens. It’s a moment of separation and a moment of promise. In…
#DIL2016
I wasn’t the only one there … the only one in many places to be more exact, but happy to have been part of the Darkness Into Light Walk this…