Only yesterday
I enjoy the music of Nanci Griffith. Haven’t heard much of it recently but somehow found myself listening to her a bit yesterday. Many of the songs I knew –…
Reflections
I liked this ….
As I walked to the church this morning, I was struck by the presence of the moon over the Parish Church. It was as if it were inviting me to…
Hope
There is an online Advent Calendar, produced by the Irish Epicopal Conference’s Communications’ Office. Yesterday a short reflection I prepared on “HOPE” was used. By way of experimentation, I put…
And he leaves her ….
This is a piece from The Irish Catholic that I wrote for the month of November. Her first anniversary took place a few weeks ago. I spoke with her husband…
11th November
Today recalls the 11th November 1918 when World War 1 came to an end. This song is in memory of all those who died during that time, and since, leaving…
Dear Ella Noelle
These words are from a piece I wrote for The Irish Catholic. My nephew, Ronan, and his wife Ursuala, welcomed their second daughter into the world in recent weeks. I…
Francis
Hello! No more than the last time I put a few words here, I am not sure what to say or even how to say what I might want to…
Mothers’ Day
Someone told me that the word “unprecedented” is beginning to annoy!! I can see why. Everything at the moment seems to be unprecedented, including Mothers’ Day. At Mass today, I…
Hard times
I really don’t know how many people read this. I do know that my “blog” is not the beginning and end of all blogs and that, in the wider scale…
St Patrick’s Rock
Earlier today at Mass, I mentioned St Patrick’s Rock, near Templeronan Cemetery (Cloonloo) and that I might visit it today. Well, I did!