A thought and a direction!
Yesterday I spoke with a priest friend who told me he was verbally attacked recently while wearing his clerical collar in a restaurant. He said it was quite a frightening…
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Good Friday to Easter Sunday
My father had an accident in the garage many years ago and, as a result, lost the sight in one eye. For sometime now the sight in the other eye…
A thought for Holy Week
Passion (Palm) Sunday – 28th March 2010 We enter Holy Week. We do so as a humbled church, mindful of the many falls that have taken place. There is something…
Stepping into Spring
Tuesday next is the Feast of the Presentation in the Temple. It’s a quiet day, passing without much fuss or attention but is hugely important. The day remembered, reminds us…
White Christmas …
I have to confess I never cared much for Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” since snow just seems to drag things to a halt! Anyway, looks as if it’s here for…
Kilmovee 150th Anniversary
On Tuesday last there was a very special celebration in the Church of The Immaculate Conception, Kilmovee marking the Parish Church’s 150th anniversary. Bishop Brendan Kelly was principal celebrant at…
Urlaur Church
Hello there! Met someone in Ballagh on Thursday night who said “you’re not doing much with the blog these days” so here goes!! Things going grand in Kilmovee, thanks be…
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
What a powerful story! A day began in darkness ends in light. This is a total reversal of the normal and the expected. The day should go the other way.…
Twenty-Eighth Sunday of The Year
A few words for the weekend! The Kingdom of God isn’t so much an address as a way of life. In other words, it’s about a mind shift whereby all…
Holycross Abbey
Spent Monday and Tuesday in Holycross, Co. Tipperary. I was preaching at the annual Novena. It’s a beutiful place and I was happy to be there. The Novena is really…