Heading back to ….
Where it all began! Going to Maynooth tomorrow (today) for the Maynooth Union Day. Each year classes gather to celebrate significant anniversaries, most notably Golden and Silver Jubilees. Classes from…
Religion
Review recalled
Yesterday, with close on forty people from our parish, I visited Lough Derg for the One Day Pilgrimage. In his words of welcome, Fr Owen Joe McEneaney referred to Fr…
It’s my birthday!
There are many emotions running around in my head today. They include memories of my mother and father, R.I.P. and how lucky I was to have them as parents. I…
Lodged in my account
Did you ever get one of those emails asking you to share your bank details so that someone can lodge a few million euro in your account and, in return,…
The people in front of you
We had a lovely gathering in Urlaur Church last night. It was around the Vigil Mass and an Enrolment Ceremony for thirty-eight young people from the parish who are to…
Opening the box
Last November, in the company of Trocaire, I visited Honduras with a group from Ireland. I’ve written about this on the blog before (Check posts from November 2016). I know…
Second Mile
There’s a line in this weekend’s Gospel Passage that says if someone forces you to go one mile with him, go two. That’s where these few lines have their origin.…
It’s personal
Yesterday I posted a YouTube video as a reflection. It’s not something I’ve done very often or plan on doing that often but just wondered how it would go. Within…