‘The birthday of the god was the beginning of the good tidings for the world.’ Those words would be fine on any Christmas card; they appear to capture the heart of the Christmas story. Yet they’re not about Christmas, or Christ. In fact, they were written several years before the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem.

Sunday, 2 December 2018 SEEING YOUR LIFE THROUGH THE LENS OF THE GOSPELS Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 1. This passage can be taken as a metaphor for personal experiences when it seems that your world is collapsing around you: plans thwarted, deep disappointment, something out of your control altering the course of your life, etc.? When

Leathanach don Cheiliuraí Nollag 2018: An tAth. Brian Ó Fearraigh SC, Gaoth Dobhair Eanair 2019: Colm Ó Gallchóir, Sagart, Na Cealla Beaga, Co Dhún na nGall 2 Nollaig 2018 An Chéad Domhnach den Aidbhint   Réamhra Inniu an Chéad Domhnach den Aidbhint agus bheir an aidbhint teacht ár Slánaitheora inár gcuimhne. Tiocfaidh Sé an athuair

Our Newsletter and Irish Mass resources for November are available here. We welcome you to use the following resources in any parish newsletter distributed free of charge. November Intercom Resources November Editorial: Between Gospel Truth and Pastoral Fact Intercom Newsletter Resources – November 2018 Leathanach don Cheiliuraí – November 2018

Sunday, 4 November 2018 SEEING YOUR LIFE THROUGH THE LENS OF THE GOSPELS Mark 12:28-34 1. Today’s gospel brings us right to the heart of what a Christian life involves: love of God and of neighbour. Jesus tells us that having life both now and in the future is the fruit of living in a

Féile na Naomh Uile 1 Samhain 2018 Tús Beidh radharc acu ar ghnúis an Tiarna agus beidh a ainm scríofa ar chlár a n-éadan. Agus ní bheidh aon oíche ann níos mó; ná riachtanas le solas lampa ná le solas na gréine acu, óir beidh an Tiarna Dia mar sholas acu, agus iad ina ríthe

The image of priest moving, in the space of a couple of hours, from a tragic funeral to a baptism, captures a great deal of what pastoral ministry is about. The effort to be all things to all people means that any sense of emotional dissonance has to be suppressed for the time being, to

Sunday, 7 October 2018 SEEING YOUR LIFE THROUGH THE LENS OF THE GOSPELS Mark 10:2-16 1. Marriages do break down, but in this story Jesus appears as the wise person urging people to seek first the original harmony where possible, rather than seek escape routes when difficulties arise. When have you found that, in marriage

An Seachtú Domhnach Fichead Saor – 7ú Deireadh Fómhair An Tús An ní a cheangail Dia, ná scaoileadh duine é! Smaoineamh De réir an tseanfhocail: Má tá tú ag dul ar thuras ba cheart duit paidir a rá. Má tá tú ag dul ar an fharraige ba cheart guí faoi dhó ach má tá tú

It would be impossible, in a single issue of Intercom, to do justice to the World Meeting of Families and the recent visit of Pope Francis. The atmosphere of joy that pervaded the three days of the Pastoral Congress in the RDS; the wise and thoughtful reflection at the Congress, on family life today; the