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When we think of today’s feast of Pentecost the most common image, derived from Scripture, is that of a dove: the dove of peace that told Noah the flood was over or the dove that descended on Jesus at his Continue reading Pentecost – Fr. Liam Sweeney SAC
One God! One moment! One Eternity! One God who sees us. One Moment that escapes us. One eternity that awaits us. (St. Vincent Pallott) This year – July 4th – is the 50th anniversary of the martyrdom of the three Pallottine Continue reading Mass in Corduff for the Pallottine Martyrs of Belgrano
From the breakfast table I look towards the rising sun and over the distance to where I celebrated Easter last year, somewhat torn between two loves. It’s a “shepherds warning” kind of morning. Beautiful, with red blushed clouds that might Continue reading SOMETHING HAPPENED (Easter 2026)
“Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, silence the pianos” The words of Funeral Blues by W H Auden remind me of when my grandfather died. Everything stopped – literally. Curtains were closed, the clock was stopped, the radio Continue reading HOLY WEEK: Stop All The Clocks
I turned with all my heart to the Lord my God, and he looked down on my lowliness and had mercy on my youthful ignorance. He guarded me before I knew him, and before I came to wisdom and could distinguish between good and evil, He protected me and consoled me as a father does his son.
JESUS OUR SAVIOUR AND PROTECTOR, IN YOUR INFINITE MERCY, HEAR OUR PLEA FOR WORLD PEACE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO SOFTEN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO WAGE WAR, GUIDING THEM TOWARD UNITY AND LOVE. GRANT US THE WISDOM AND STRENGTH TO Continue reading Pray One Minute a Day for World Peace
During the Sahara Desert retreat six years ago, we walked for about seven hours every day for a week. There were three breaks during the course of a day and the toughest part was in the afternoon when the heat Continue reading This Tired and Thirsty Jesus
The Church’s Day of Prayer for Survivors and Victims of Abuse takes place on, 20 February, the first Friday of Lent. The Day of Prayer is an initiative of Pope Francis and was first marked in Irish dioceses in 2017. Continue reading Day of Prayer for Survivors and Victims of Abuse 2026
In preparation for Lent, the question I am asking myself is, “what would Jesus do, what would He have me do?” And St. Paul in Philippians chapter 2 tells us to have the mind of Christ in us, to think Continue reading HE WAS WITH THE WILD… (Lent 2026)