A link just received
James Hunt, lives here in the parish and is a local correspondent for some of the local papers. He just sent me this link to a piece on www.mayotoday.ie so…
The Touch of The Master’s Hand
Earlier today I received and email from a man who checks this blog regularly and who has made very kind comments on the site and privately. He was bringing to…
Bad jugs and spilt milk!
We were on retreat during the week. We had an excellent Retreat Director (though he preferred the term “Retreat Servant” – since he felt he was there to serve the…
Right scene wrong camera!
On the road between Gurteen and Ballymote last night there was a most glorious sunset. I know it was on other roads too!! That’s the bit I was on. I…
Retreat
No, I’m not pulling back from the front! On retreat yesterday with many of the priests of the diocese. Down on the edge of Lough Gill, Co. Sligo. A lovely…
Eucharistic Congress 2012
So, were you at the Eucharistic Congress? Yes! Just for a few hours on Thursday and I attended the Mass in Knock this afternoon (Saturday). Well, what did you think…
Silver Jubilee Mass of Thanksgiving in Kilmovee
I told you we were having Mass on June 10th. I invited any of you that might be free and local to come along. It was to be the Sunday…
Philip Corcoran R.I.P. Funeral Homily
I celebrated Mass on Saturday June 9th, with a number of other priests and a packed church in Monasteraden to pray for Philip Corcoran who died earlier in the week…
You’d be welcome …
I was ordained, as many of you know, on June 14th 1987. The Ordination was in my home parish of Gurteen and Bishop Flynn ordained me. On Sunday next I…
A man acknowledged
Before closing down I want to acknowledge Philip Corcoran who died earlier today in Letterkenny. Philip was from Lumcloon, Monasteraden and devoted his short life to nursing, latterly as a…