The woman at the well
This has been a strange day and, sadly there are more like it to follow. Yesterday, our diocese, like many other dioceses in Ireland and throughout the world, took the…
Mass
There was music there
On Sunday, May 20th, I had the privilege of celebrating Mass in St Patrick’s Church, Oram. It was a Month’s Mind Mass for Tom McBride – Big Tom, who had…
Five years on …
Dear Donal, I went to Knock yesterday. I wasn’t at all clued in to what was going to happen there. Your mother mentioned a few months ago that there’d be…
Sunday thoughts
Just attended Sunday Mass. a gentle and welcoming priest made us all feel at home. The church was large, unlike the congregation, and the atmosphere one of joy and worship.…
Daily Lenten Thought March 11th
“Well Tony?” I think that’s as much as I said to him. It was last Monday, just after the funeral of Jack Roddy (mentioned in another daily thought) and I…
Martin Frain R.I.P.
We had a Funeral Mass in our parish yesterday (Monday). It was for Martin Frain, R.I.P. Martin had been deeply involved in practically every aspect of Parish life for many…
KILKELLY 50th
Just in from a quick visit to Kilkelly where the community had gathered to mark the 50th Anniversary of St Celsus’ Church. I wasn’t at the Mass as I had…
Cloonloo Re-visited!!
Just home from a lovely evening in Cloonloo. Some of the neighbours and the Parish Priest, Fr Joe Caulfield, had the idea of a Mass there to mark the Silver…
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…