Leathanach don Cheiliúraí Fr Edmond Cullinan Diocese of Waterford & Lismore   Sollúntas na Naomh Uile 1 Samhain 2022   Iontróid Fáilte romhaibh go léir inniu chuig an Aifreann agus Féile na Naomh Uile á cheiliúradh againn. Smaoinímid inniu ar na sluaite atá ar neamh. Cuireann an Fhéile seo lúcháir orainn agus tugann sí misneach

Love’s greatest gift – remembrance No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees, No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds! – November!  Thomas Hood (1799-1845)         While the poet marks this month with images of absence and loss in the Catholic tradition November encourages us to celebrate the memory of those

New Resources   THE SECRETS OF AGELESS AGING Dr Karen Ward Beehive Books, 2022 ISBN 9781800970298 pp. 164 • €16.99/stg£15.30 In The Secrets of Ageless Ageing, Dr Karen Ward takes the reader on a journey of self-discovery including celebrations of middle age as well as the years that follow. Over 13 chapters and 153 pages, she

THE SPIRIT OF CATHOLICSM Vivian Bolan OP Bloomsbury, 2021 9781441178022 • pp 272 £16.99 Hardback In the dustcover blurb for this stimulating and timely publication the claim is made that while the Catholic Church appears to be in crisis, disfigured by scandals, divided by theological, cultural and political differences and retreating institutionally as well as

Seeing Your Life Through The Lens of  The Gospel John Byrne OSA Email [email protected]   Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 October 2022 • Day for Life Faith can move mountains… well it can certainly get us moving. Recall a time when you were full of self-doubt, skepticism about a project, or lacking trust in

Leathanach don Cheiliúraí Seán Ó Coigligh Dún Dealgan, Co Lú   Deireadh Fómhair 3 27ú Domhnach Saor   Réamhrá Is iomaí corr a bhíonn ar bhóthar na tsaoil agus bíonn sé deacair lámh Dé a fheiceáil in ócáidí a chuireann buairt agus imní orainn. Inniu iarraimid ar Dhia ár gcreideamh a neartú, go háirithe nuair

Missionary Outreach  One of the notable issues which failed to emerge in a significant way in the recent nationwide consultation of Catholic faithful was the Missionary Outreach of the Catholic Church in Ireland. Along with the Environment, Social Justice, Ecumenism and Inter-faith dialogue, and the Sacramental life of the Church, Missionary Outreach apparently drew little

BOOK REVIEW Reviewer: Mary Adamson Bryanstown, Drogheda   THE FATHER WANTS TO HEAL YOU A Retreat with the Lord’s Prayer Nigel Woollen Veritas Publications, 2022 978 1 80097 027 4 • pp 98 €14.99/£13.50 In The Father Wants to Heal You, Fr Nigel Woollen re-introduces readers to the Lord’s Prayer and accompanies us on a

New Resources   GOD IN EVERY DAY A Whispered Prayer Deirdre M. Powell Messenger Publications, 2022 ISBN 9781788125352 • pp. 112 In sharing her words of grace and wisdom, Deirdre M. Powell, an experienced writer and editor, gently steers her readers along a path to greater discernment and an appreciation of finding our Maker in

Seeing Your Life Through The Lens of  The Gospel John Byrne OSA Email [email protected]   Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 4 September 2022 The passage is a call to both radical and practical discipleship. When have you found that in order to achieve a certain objective you had to make it a priority, and then