A few words from Fr Joe…

by | Oct 1, 2020 | News

In 2019, I marked the Feast of St Thérèse in Greece during a mini sabbatical that separated the end of my time in Rathgar and the beginning of my ministry here in the three parishes entrusted to my care. It has been quite a year! If I had known what lay ahead maybe I...

In your minds you must be the same as Christ Jesus

by | Sep 25, 2020 | News

In this week’s readings, we are invited to reflect on our need for a change of heart. We are called to follow the Lord‘s way, as we try to model our actions and words on his. The Jews in exile complained that the Lord was unjust, but the prophet Ezekiel tells them...

A few words from Fr Joe

by | Sep 25, 2020 | News

From time to time when I tell someone I am a priest, they will answer in a jovial tone, ‘Great job, sure you only work one day a week’ and we both laugh! Once upon a time I would have be a bit defensive and explained what a working day can involve in pastoral...

Seek the Lord!

by | Sep 20, 2020 | News

The justice and integrity of God flow throughout the whole of creation. God’s generosity knows no bounds, and sometimes – as Jesus shows us in today’s parable – it is too much for human minds to comprehend. Quite simply, God’s ways are not our ways. Isaiah, in the...

A few words from Fr Joe…………….

by | Sep 20, 2020 | News

This weekend there are 7 special liturgies scheduled for Communions and Confirmation celebrations. Over 200 children and their families are anticipating the gatherings that were postponed in the Spring to take place this weekend. As I write, on Thursday morning, it’s...

Fr. Tony’s First Anniversary Weekend.

by | Sep 3, 2020 | News

A question I try to get the candidates for Confirmation to reflect on is “Who would you like to influence the sort of person you are, now and in the future?” They chat about parents and teachers, older siblings and their heroes from the worlds of sport, entertainment,...