A fine speaker ….
THURSDAY THOUGHT …… I was in Maynooth on Thursday last for a meeting and later in the day I attended a talk given by Archbishop Timothy Dolan – the Archbishop…
Reflections
Mission Sunday 2009
Recently diocesan appointments in our diocese came into effect. The same is most likely true of every diocese in the country. The familiar face in the pulpit and the familiar…
“The prayers have all been said now”
This line from the Fureys’ song “The Old Man” always struck a chord with me and especially so today. We gathered at 12noon to celebrate my mother’s Funeral Mass. There…
My mother ………..
My mother died on Friday last, August 21st. Even to write those words is difficult but there’s a truth in them that has to dawn. I miss her. We, my…
17th Sunday of The Year
Today’s Gospel, we are told, interrupts the regular programme of Mark’s Gospel and for the next five Weeks John speaks to us of Eucharist. There could all too easily be…
14th Sunday of The Year
This weekend’s Gospel tells of Jesus’ return to his hometown and people’s negative reaction to “one of their own”. Here’s a thought around this …. HOMETOWNS AND PROPHETS Are there…
Day and Date (The Year of The Priest)
(What follows might seem a bit heavy – I might even delete it – it’s late on Sunday night – June 14th – and I’ve been doing a bit of…
Thomas – Doubter or Expert Witness?
Fr. Liam Swords, one of our Diocesan priests, muses on “Inquiries” and feels certain that in today’s world there would have been an INQUIRY/TRIBUNAL into the death and resurrection of…
Holy Week Letters!
We had a Holy Hour in the Cathedral each Sunday of Lent. Last night, I was reminded of a conversation with a friend of mine that took place earlier in…