faith
Easter Thoughts
This is the text of a homily included in “Homilies for April” in the Furrow “Were you there when they found the empty tomb ….” so goes the old Spiritual…
A Living Word April 10th
Last week I met Aidan Mathews in RTE and we recorded five “reflections” for Holy Week. These are being broadcast over the coming days, the first this morning, and take…
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…
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.…
Like Dragonflies
Earlier this month I visited the home of a little girl who was very ill and who, sadly, has since died. May she be at peace. I’d met her and…
Presentation and Generations
Today we celebrate the Feast of The Presentation in the Temple. I think it’s a lovely Feast Day that sees a young couple responding to tradition whereby their forty day…
Share
During the week I spoke with parents of Confirmation Children in a neighbouring parish. I was happy to have the chance to do this as it made me think about…
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…
There’s news and there’s gossip
Earlier this Christmas Eve I received a text from a friend – a classmate – saying that he wasn’t sending Christmas Cards this year but wanted to wish me peace…