The house feels empty this evening and the High Street is strangely silent. Quiet too is the space down by the Cage at the seafront. Quiet and unusually dark. An enveloping darkness that is almost comforting. There’s a gift in Continue reading YOU HAVE BEEN FAITHFUL→

Novena for the Holy Souls in Purgatory – Day 1 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Dear Lord, we trust in Your infinite goodness. We praise Your justice and implore Continue reading Novena for the Holy Souls in Purgatory→

Every day has its mood and its music. Today, feast of the Holy Souls, it’s Faure’s Requiem. Every other sound seems to jar. Maura and I discovered this Requiem on cassette tape in Birkenhead not long after Dad died back Continue reading EVERY DAY HAS ITS MOOD AND ITS MUSIC→

Remember those, O Lord,Who in your peace have died,Yet may not gain love’s high rewardTill love is purified! With you they faced death’s night,Sealed with your victory sign,Soon may the splendour of your lightOn them for ever shine! Sweet is Continue reading Holy Souls – November 2nd→

Just before Mass this morning, Grace brought me a lovely plaque of the Virgin and Child which she found in a second-hand shop. It reminded her of me and thought it appropriate for this difficult time in Israel and Palestine. Continue reading WHAT GOD IS OFFERING→

Congratulations and abundant blessings to Father Brendan Walsh who celebrated his Silver Jubilee of Ordination with the community in Thurles last week