Religious of Parish
At this year’s Urlaur Pattern Mass we included a “Ceremony of Naming and Remembering” men and women of the parish who had entered religious life. We included Diocesan Priests as…
Reflections
Can you write something on grief?
Sometime ago, I asked for suggestions around what might be helpful on this blog. The other day I got one such suggestion. It was short and to the point, asking…
It’s personal (The Faith)
Few thoughts shared around Sunday’s Gospel …. “What about you, do you want to leave me too?” In our first reading there is mention of marriage. Central to the celebration…
Sound bites and the full story ….
I celebrated Mass a little while ago. The First Reading was from the Book of Ruth and recounted the story of Ruth’s mother-in-law wanting to send her back to her…
A quick thought in a roundabout way …
Searching I met a priest last night and, in conversation, we mentioned a nun from home who works in Philadelphia. She is Sr Marguerite O’Beirne, OSF. I wasn’t sure where…
A moment among many ….
This was a busy week in our parish. Cemetery Masses, Kilkelly Festival, Concert and the Urlaur Pattern. It was heart-warming to see so many people gather to remember, pray, shed…
Meeting Ed Sheeran
Nobody was as surprised as myself. I’d been at a wedding reception that day and came home late enough. I knew that Ed was playing his second concert in Croke…
You sometimes hear people say ….
“That’s twelve minutes of my life, I’ll never get back” or some time frame like that. Usually it’s having watched a video or something on line and feeling the time…
Martin Frain R.I.P.
We had a Funeral Mass in our parish yesterday (Monday). It was for Martin Frain, R.I.P. Martin had been deeply involved in practically every aspect of Parish life for many…
As ye got off the bus …..
(These words, I placed on the front page of our Parish Bulletin this week. I hope they reflect something of the truth and the desire to reach out to and…