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

July 7 – Saba Saba in Tanzania. The Gospel for today is the call of Matthew and it comes a day after I signed up for a Divine Renovation course which is designed to kick-start priests into becoming more effective Continue reading FOLLOW, LEARN, BECOME→

On May 26th this year Pope Francis accepted the resignation of  Cardinal Mario Aurelio Poli as Archbishop of Buenos Aires. His successor is Bishop Jorge Ignacio Garcia Cuerva. As well as serving in the Archdiocese this is important for us Continue reading To Die So That Others May Live: The 47th Anniversary of the Five Pallottines Massacred in Argentina→

We held a Corpus Christ procession after the Saturday evening Mass. An experience that was beautiful, and joyful in ways that I would not have expected. I walked under the canopy carrying Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and He was Continue reading Know Your Inmost Heart→

In the back garden of my home in Mervue there’s a lilac tree that was planted by my Mother and it was once tall and beautiful when in full bloom. The winter after she died a storm uprooted and knocked Continue reading THE LILAC TREE AND THE SEAGULL→