You will show me the path of life, the fullness of joy in your presence,at your right hand, bliss for ever.   Psalm 16 from Mass on Easter Monday Fathers John Fitzpatrick (r) and John O’Connor (c) with Cardinal Bergoglio in Continue reading THE SOUND OF GOD’S VOICE (In Loving Memory of Pope Francis)→

As the Pallottine Spiritual Family around the world, today we remember with great gratitude the pontificate of Pope Francis and his ministry as Archbishop of Buenos Aires. We also pray humbly and fervently for eternal salvation and fullness of life Continue reading POPE FRANCIS: Our Gratitude→

Holy Saturday morning. An open, empty Tabernacle. Strange praying without the Blessed Sacrament. Strange here where I am so used to having Jesus present to me in this way. It’s like having no reference point for this day. Tabernacle open Continue reading The Quiet Revival (Easter 2025)→

My song is love unknown,my Savior’s love to me,love to the loveless shownthat they might lovely be.O who am Ithat for my sakemy Lord should takefrail flesh and die? He came from his blest thronesalvation to bestow,but men made strange, Continue reading MY SONG IS LOVE UNKNOWN→

It’s funny where a reading can take you. Moses on the west side of the wilderness brings my mind to a kind of wilderness of the West of Ireland. The Bog. Not that it’s confined to the West but that’s Continue reading WEST SIDE OF THE WILDERNESS (MOSES)→

“The love of God has conquered my heart, and I serve Him with all that I am.” St. Patrick From the Confession of Saint Patrick, bishop I give unceasing thanks to my God, who kept me faithful in the day Continue reading St. Patrick 2025→

The noble face of a Brazilian Pallottine, taken in Vale Veneto 2008 Frangled is what I feel. Like every nerve in my body is frazzled and jangled. Thought frangled was a non-word but discovered it does in fact exist in Continue reading COLM: Something More Noble→

Father Zenon Hanas SAC with Archbishop Eamonn Martin Primate of All Ireland and Fathers Philips Rahul SAC and Vanderlei Luiz Cargnin SAC Céad míle fáilte, a warm welcome to our Rector General Father Zenon Hanas SAC, Father Rahul and Father Continue reading General Visitors – Céad míle fáilte→

Six or seven years ago I spotted Jack sitting against the windowsill by the back door of my house. He was dressed in his signature black tracksuit, and he looked at me sideways with a very shy kind of a Continue reading JACK: Suffering Encountered Suffering→

Synodality means walking together through life, to be part of the Team, moving along together, comforting one another, really listening to one another. Today I suppose we would call it community or family. God confirms this in the First Reading. Continue reading Our Loud-Longing is Heard by God (Bartimeus) by Father John Fitzpatrick SAC→