Greetings
At a conference on communications. Listening to various speakers through headphones and interpreters. A strange experience but amazing stories from around the world. Certainly puts any sense I might have…
Reflections
Remembering …..
Everywhere we look or listen this week, there have been reminders of the Titanic and, more tragically, its sinking one hundred years ago this night (14th April). I just had…
Easter Sunday
Happy Easter to you all. I’ve one more “thought” to go on Lent 2012 and might get to that later. Apart from about three days, managed to keep it going…
Holy Thursday
Earlier today we had the Chrism Mass in the Cathedral, Ballaghaderreen. Bishop Kelly, the priests of the diocese and many parishioners from all over the diocese gathered for the celebration…
Felicity MacDermot (Funeral Mass Homily)
I am just home from the Funeral Mass for Felicity MacDermot. It was celebrated in St Aidan’s Church, Monasteraden and a large congregation was present, Concelebrants included Bishop Thomas Flynn,…
Dawn Mass at Urlaur Abbey
How local are you? Would you consider joining us for a Dawn Mass on Easter Sunday Morning at Urlaur Abbey? It’s an amazing setting, on the shores of Urlaur Lake…
John McDonnell, R.I.P.
I heard earlier today that John McDonnell died. He was my father’s first cousin and a native of Fauleens, Monasteraden. Daddy and John were in Coolavin school together. John, his…
It could happen anywhere. Is there anything we can do?
A man was found dead. I’m not sure if it was this morning or yesterday. He lived in a town – within the shadows of a Friary. People spoke with…
Bill’s First Anniversary
Today is my father’s first anniversary. We celebrated Mass for him in Cloonloo on Friday evening last but today, March 13th, is the day he died. The First Anniversary is…
Monday 12th March
“But his servants approached him and said, ‘My father, if the prophet had asked you to do something difficult, would you not have done it? All the more reason, then,…