Fr Greg Hannan
Just home from Ballymote where I attended a Mass of Thanksgiving and Parish Celebration to mark the Golden Jubilee of Fr Gregory Hannan. Greg is from Gurteen and taught me…
Maynooth Union
As I mentioned we spent two days in Maynooth this week. We were attending what is called the “Maynooth Union Day” and yesterday we had concelebrated Mass in the College…
Steps retraced
It’s 3.30am and I can’t sleep. Never good at counting sheep, I’ve decided to virtually scribble a few lines here. Earlier this evening I arrived in Maynooth and joined some…
Ordained
Congratulations to Paul Kivlehan who was ordained a Deacon earlier today in Maynooth. Paul will be ordained a priest of Achonry Diocese in 2013, please God. We wish him every…
Unlocked doors and voices found ….
The Feast of Pentecost sees the throwing open of locked doors. The Apostles, fearful of the consequences of speaking their faith and praying their prayers in public and unsure of…
On Grafton Street …..
I was in Dublin yesterday. I had a few hours to kill and parked the car in Trinity Street Car Park. A quick text to a friend led to a…
Anybody get a different answer to that ……
Earlier today (May 23rd) I attended the Funeral Mass of James Flanagan in Ballymote. May he rest in peace. James was our Maths teacher when I was a student in…
Ascension
It’s interesting to watch planes and helicopters in the sky – more so, perhaps, planes since they go more beyond our line of vision than helicopters. Being close to Knock…
Back soon!
Have been in Tubbercurry the past few days at a Retreat in the Marist Convent. No blogging but will catch up soon! Had a Station Mass in Kilmovee Community Centre…
The Fields of Athenry
Greetings from Esker!! I’ve been here the past few days with some priests from the diocese of Killaloe. I’d been asked to lead their annual Priests’ Retreat and that started…