A few words from Fr Joe…………….

In the past couple of weeks, we have celebrated anniversary Masses for a few parishioners who died in the early days of COVID 19, two years ago. At the time of the funerals of these dearly loved, and sadly missed parishioners it wasn’t possible to gather with the...

God of Compassion and Love

In the scriptures this week, we read of God’s self-revelation and of his relationship with his people. This relationship is one of great love, but also contains an awareness of our fragility. Hence we heard of God’s warnings, his continuous forgiveness and patience,...

A few words from Fr Joe……………….

Archbishop Farrell has been our Bishop for just over a year. When he arrived into the Dublin Diocese he came with a reputation for reform, which he had earned in Ossory Diocese. There he led the people and priests through a process of looking at the mission of the...

‘This is my Son the Chosen One. Listen to him!’

‘Listen to him …!’ Lent is a season of seeking out and listening to the Lord. Every year on this Second Sunday, we read an account of the Transfiguration: a transforming spiritual encounter linking Jesus to the fulfilment of the Law and the Prophets. Here we see a...

A few words from Fr Joe……………….

I went to Irish College in St Michael’s, Omeath, in 1972. I don’t think it was very successful in so far as learning the language went but a couple of very strong memories remain with me from that experience. The first is of being with the children displaced from...

‘If you are the Son of God …’

As we begin this journey through Lent, we trust in the call of the Spirit who beckons us out into the wilderness, to see more clearly, to love more dearly, and to follow, more nearly, the Lord of Life. The First Reading shows that faith in the Lord leads to...