‘Here is my servant whom I uphold’ 

by | Nov 29, 2024 | News

With the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, we reach the end of Christmastide, and the Gospel readings begin to follow Jesus in his teaching and public mission. This feast is another ‘epiphany’: a manifestation of God as Father, Son and Spirit. The First Reading from...

A few words from Fr Joe…………………

by | Nov 29, 2024 | News

43 years ago, before my ordination, I assisted at the wedding of my friends Christopher and Rowena, in our local Catholic church in Newcastle, Co Down. The then young couple had met at university in England, Christopher was Anglican, Rowena, my neighbour and childhood...