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…
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The last few (choc-ices!!)
Just looking again at photos from last week, I am reminded that a week ago today we visited the Cathedral in Tegucigalpa on our way to the airport. It’s the…
Knock Basilica Re-dedication
Earlier I looked at Cardinal O’Malley’s Blog and notice he has included piece on his recent visit to Ireland, especially to Knock and Ballintubber Abbey. Was pleased to see, in…
Praying with distraction
This weekend’s Gospel Passage finds us with the disciples asking a question that could well be our own, “Lord, will you teach us how to pray?” In answer he gives…
Glendalough
Decided to pay a visit to Glendalough yesterday. Finished afternoon talk here in Kiltegan and, the evening being good, thought it a good place to go for a while. The…
Daily Lenten Thought March 21st
Sometimes at Morning Mass I use a few lines of a prayer. I remember it from somewhere, maybe, I think, an old Redemptorist Parish Mission Prayer Book. Like a lot…
Daily Lenten Thought February 12th
“What about us?”, they said, “we left everything and followed you?” An old priest I know said he often thinks Jesus must have laughed when they said this and thought…
Daily Lenten Thought Ash Wednesday
Last night was very cold and miserable. I went down to the church around 9pm for a few minutes and passed the astroturf pitch beside my house. There was a…
Better to light a candle …..
Earlier today, at 10am Mass in Kilmovee, we blessed candles for Candlemus Day. There were a few extra people there, to mark the feast of The Lord’s Presentation in the…
A week on …
<p style="text-align: justify;">Last week I had the good fortune to spend a bit of time with priests from the Diocese of Killaloe on their Diocesan Retreat. Held in Knock, it…