Patient in healing
The Gospel at today’s Mass (February 15th) is the healing of a blind man. Thought I might share a bit around that. THE PASSAGE (Mark 8:22-26) Jesus and his disciples…
Religion
The Stations of The Cross
Earlier today I received a number of copies of The Stations of The Cross. The publisher is Messenger Publications and the text is one I prepared for the Pilgrimage to…
More than a click
Cousins Meet (Jesus of Nazareth 1977) John the Baptist meets his cousin and, for the first time truly knows the one about whom he has been preaching and, for whom,…
Twelfth Night
As a child, I remember going to Sligo with my parents on Christmas Eve. We’d go in the afternoon, spend a few hours in Sligo and call to Cloonamahon (then…
Then something like this happens
It’s been a terrible week – violence, death, destruction and fear. Heartbreaking times on a worldwide scale. People plotting murder and destruction and it’s all so SO wrong. Then, in…
A story told
I was at a school concert in the parish during the week. The Junior Classes presented a Nativity Play. I always enjoy when these are presented. A memory from an…
Mullaghmore
Hello there! I’ve been in Mullaghmore the past few days. An Advent Retreat in the Star Of The Sea Retreat Centre is the reason I’m here. The group was small,…
Remember me ….
In the past few days people have received calls from Donald Trump, inviting them to Trump Towers and they went in the expectation of receiving an appointment to his administration.…
The last few (choc-ices!!)
Just looking again at photos from last week, I am reminded that a week ago today we visited the Cathedral in Tegucigalpa on our way to the airport. It’s the…
Messenger Magazine
Some months ago, Fr Donal Neary S.J., asked me if I’d write a piece for the Novmeber issue of the Sacred Heart Messenger Magazine. I was honoured to be asked.…