Leathanach don Cheiliúraí Máirtín Mac Conmara MSC Blackrock, Dublin  4 Feabhra 2024  Cúigiú Domhnach Saor Réamhrá An Chéad Léacht (Iób 7:1-4, 6-7) Leagann an léacht seo béim ar staid ainnis Iób, a neamhbhuaine is atá saol an duine abhus agus a shobhriste is atá sé nuair a bhuaileann anachain é, amhail is dá mba díchiall

GROW IN LOVE: CONNECTING PARISH AND SCHOOL A Guide for Primary School visitations by priests and other parish personnel Brendan O’Reilly Veritas Publications, 2021 9781 80097 021 2 • pp 186 €14.99/£13.50 ‘… Like living stones be yourselves built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through

Thought for the Day December 2023/ January 2024 First Sunday of Advent 3 December 2023 Because Christians have always recognized the importance of waiting and preparation, they intentionally built periods of waiting into the Christian calendar. This is a way of making room for this important piece of life that the world is so eager

New Resources December 2023/ January 2024   NETS OF WONDER Olive Travers Illustrations by Barry Britton Music by Eamon Travers Beehive Books, 2023 ISBN 978 1 80097 058 8 €16.99/stg£15.30 In an age of working to deadlines, short turnaround time and the desire for instant results, it is a joy to read this beautifully written

Prayers and Reflections December 2023/ January 2024 The Pope’s Monthly Intention December – For persons with disabilities: We pray that people living with disabilities may be at the centre of attention in society, and that institutions may offer inclusive programmes which value their active participation. January – For the gift of diversity in the Church: We pray that

Seeing Your Life Through The Lens of  The Gospel John Byrne OSA Email [email protected]   First Sunday of Advent 3 December 2023   It is easy to interpret this passage as a warning about impending death or disaster. Recent wars and tragedies are examples. Yet the coming of the Lord is not just the moment

Leathanach don Cheiliúraí Máirtín Mac Conmara MSC Blackrock, Dublin   3 Nollaig 2023 An Chéad Domhnach den Aidbhint    Réamhrá Céad Léacht (Íseáia 63:16-17; 64:1, 3-8). Och, dá roisfeá na flaithis óna chéile agus teacht anuas. Tugann teideal na léachta seo éirim an tsleachta agus tréimhse na hAidbhinte dúinn. Tá an t-údar ag éamh ar Dhia

Book Review   CLIMATE GENERATION Awakening to Our Children’s Future by Lorna Gold Beehive Books, 2023 9781 80097 073 1 • pp 186 €16.99/£15.30 We do not think ourselves into new ways of living; we live ourselves into new ways of thinking. Richard Rohr Lorna Gold, environmentalist, climate activist and mother, presents a highly accessible, thought-provoking and

Advent – A Time to Reflect      As we prepare during Advent to celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace and watching the growing excitement in children’s eyes it is difficult not to reflect upon the tsunami of tears that have been shed this year because of war and conflict. In many cases

Thought for the Day November 2023 Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 5 November 2023 • Prisoners’ Sunday For the Parents of one who has committed a crime No one else can see beauty in his darkened life now. His image has closed like a shadow. When people look at him, he has become the mirror