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Good Afternoon, Fr George Ranahan has just informed me of the death of our confrere Fr John Coen this morning in hospital. We commend John to God on this the Solemnity of St Joseph.Arrangements when made will be announced. Continue reading Father John Coen SAC R.I.P.
Congratulations and abundant blessings to Father John on the 25th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. Father John is the Regional Rector of the East Africa Region.
A kind parishioner brought me to visit an elderly lady whom I hadn’t seen for a few years. She was the essence of elegance in the past and retains it now in the present. And in her solitude she lives Continue reading Sacred Writing of God (An Experience of Lent)
Who am I? That I should openThe doorOf the Tabernacle Take YouIn my hands Place YouOn the altar Expose YouTo the gaze Of hungry souls Who am IThat I should utterHollow words Of adorationPraiseGratitude When nothingOn this earthCould ever express Continue reading O Lord of Mercy (I Am not Worthy)
At last, all-powerful Master, you give leave to your servant to go in peace, according to your promise. For my eyes have seen your salvation Nunc dimittis We offer sincere sympathy to the Pallottine Sisters on the death of Sister Continue reading Sister Jucunda SAC R.I.P.
On Wednesday I was given the book ‘American Mother’ by Colm McCann and Diane Foley and the following morning I heard an announcement that Diane Foley would be interviewed on BBC 4 Womans Hour, so I figured in the ways Continue reading This Is the Love
It is with great sadness that we heard of the death of Bridgene Devlin of St. Anne’s parish, Shankill, a member of the Union of Catholic Apostolate and dedicated follower of St. Vincent Pàllotti. She inspired many over the years Continue reading Bridgene Devlin UAC R.I.P
Love the stranger, for you were strangers…” (Deuteronomy 10) This phrase has been in my prayer for the past few days and it connects well with the Gospel of the Good Samaritan which has been chosen as the theme for Continue reading YOU WERE STRANGERS (Christian Unity Week)
Bishop Donal Murray in his 2017 book ‘ In A Landscape Redrawn ‘ quotes from the 1991 work of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks ‘ The Persistence of Faith ‘, where he speaks of ‘ a profound redrawing of our moral landscape Continue reading St. Vincent Pallotti Feastday 2024 – Liam McClarey SAC