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O Living Water let me lay down the burdens of my life, the burden of my sin, the conflicts and complexities, the unanswerable questions, unsolvable problems my battles my fears my anxieties. Wash over me and refresh what is tired, Continue reading O LIVING WATER
This year’s Worldwide Day of Prayer for Survivors and Victims of Sexual Abuse will take place on 24th February, the first Friday of Lent. The Day of Prayer is an initiative of Pope Francis and was first marked in Irish Continue reading Worldwide Day of Prayer for Survivors and Victims of Sexual Abuse
“…find me on my knees with my soul laid bare” (Delirious?, Find Me In The River) There’s part of a homily that you think might be better left out because it’s too focused on self, but it turns out to be Continue reading FIND ME ON MY KNEES WITH MY SOUL LAID BARE
“God never sends you into a situation alone. He goes before you. He stands beside you. He walks behind you. Whatever situation you have right now, face it with confidence of Knowing… God is with you.” Saint Vincent Pallotti St Continue reading Feast of St. Vincent Pallotti 2023
Friday January 20th is the 60th anniversary of the Canonisation of St Vincent Pallotti. The Generalate website www.sacinfo cites an article by Franco Todisco. https://www.sac.info/the-sixtieth-anniversary-of-the-canonisation-of-st-vincent-pallotti/?lang=en
St. Vincent Pallotti, you were formed and called by God, the Infinite Love. You answered God’s call to serve. You were there: for those seeking forgiveness and counsel, for the sick, for the youth and the aging, for the rich Continue reading St. Vincent Pallotti Novena Prayer – January 13-21
Moment in history.Moment of grace!Moment of Divine Providence! I’m still amazed at the timing – that I should be here in Rome for the death and funeral of Pope Benedict XVI; that God has brought me here for a reason Continue reading BENEDICT: Faithful Friend of the Bridegroom
On the first day of the year, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Mother of God and Mother of Jesus. She welcomed the mystery that dwelt in humility and in the obedience of faith, meditating and keeping everything in Continue reading Mary Mother of God: Homily by Fr. John Fitzpatrick SAC
The last four days have been the most extraordinary days for the Catholic Church in Britain. The papal visit anticipated with hostile cynicism has captivated Britain and passed into memory as an amazing event not just for the Catholic Church Continue reading I WAS THERE: Benedict XVI visit to Britain by the late Fr. Seamus Stapleton SAC
“You must be detached” he would say to us his students back in the 1970’s, a lesson that I have tried to learn with some success and then none. We learn, forget, and relearn. Detachment was taught to me again Continue reading MAY I SAY LOVE: Remembering Father Pat Dwyer SAC