34th Sunday – Christ The King
Another year over ….. Wasn’t it John Healy who wrote about the tragedy of rural decline in a book entitled “No One Shouted Stop”? “STOP”! If today is asking us…
Religion
33rd Sunday of the year
(Another of The Furrow installments!!) Within walking distance of Ground Zero, New York, is found a memorial to the victims of the Irish Famine. It’s an amazing piece of work…
32nd Sunday of The Year
Occasionally, Fr Ronan Drury (Editor of “The Furrow”) asks me to contribute homily material for the publication. Most recently he asked me to submit some homilies for the month of…
31st Sunday of The Year
Occasionally, Fr Ronan Drury (Editor of “The Furrow”) asks me to contribute homily material for the publication. Most recently he asked me to submit some homilies for the month of…
All Saints’ Day
Occasionally, Fr Ronan Drury (Editor of “The Furrow”) asks me to contribute homily material for the publication. Most recently he asked me to submit some homilies for the month of…
Two men, two prayers – one temple, one God
Today, we meet two praying men in the temple. One stands before God, listing all the good things he has done and thanking God for not making him like other…
Golden Jubilee Celebration
On Friday September 27th, the parish of Keash/Culfadda celebrated with its recently retired Parish Priest, Fr Jim Finan, the occasion of his Golden Jubilee of Ordination. The Church of St…
Kiltimagh or Killester? Ballagh or Ballyfemot?
Where will you be this week Sam?? On Sunday the cameras will focus on you several times before and during the All-Ireland Final. We’ll see you shined and polished, ready…
St Paul’s Bessbrook
Last week I had a call from my classmate, Dermot Maloney, to see if I’d be free to share a thought or two with a group of students who would…