Prayers and Reflections for March 2025   The Pope’s Monthly Intention For families in crisis: Let us pray that broken families might discover the cure for their wounds through forgiveness, rediscovering each other’s gifts, even in their differences. * * * A prayer for my family Heavenly Father, I come to you today and ask you

Leathanach don Cheiliúraí  Máirtín Mac Conmara MSC Blackrock, Dublin   6 Márta 2025 An tOchtú Domhnach Saor Is do chreidmhigh, do dheisceabail Íosa ach go háirithe, teachtaireacht na léachta ón Soiscéal, mar is dóibh siúd a chéad díríodh an tSeanmóir de réir Lúcáis. Leag Íosa béim thar an ghnáth ar an ghlaine chroí. De réir

Growing into Saints I was recently asked to read a selection of essays written in honour of St Oliver Plunkett and published as part of the celebrations this year marking the 400th anniversary of his birth. His biographers seem to agree that St Oliver was an ordinary man with flaws like the rest of us

The Pope’s Monthly Intention For Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life: Let us pray that the ecclesial community might welcome the desires and doubts of those young people who feel a call to serve Christ’s mission in the priesthood and religious life. * * * Blessing of Saint Brigid’s Crosses • Feast Day: 1

  The Presentation of the Lord 2 February 2025 • World Day for Consecrated Life The interior reality of each person is frequently concealed behind a great deal of ‘foliage’, which makes it difficult for us not only to understand ourselves, but even more to know others: ‘The heart is devious above all else; it

The Presentation of the Lord 2 February 2025 • World Day for Consecrated Life ‘You are never too old.’ I remember this phrase from a good friend (who also was my mother) when I contemplated returning to college at age 42 to earn an associate degree in physical therapy. Could I learn again and read

John Byrne osa Email [email protected]   The Presentation of the Lord 2 February 2025 • World Day for Consecrated Life   What started out as an ordinary day turned out to be a day with a meeting Mary and Joseph would remember for a long time. Perhaps you too have had significant meetings on what

Leathanach don Cheiliúraí  Máirtín Mac Conmara MSC Blackrock, Dublin   2 Feabhra 2025 Cur i láthair an Tiarna Tugann léamha Scrioptúr an lae inniu go leor ábhar le haghaidh machnaimh phearsanta agus phobail ar chúrsaí a bhaineann le hidirphlé le rannóga áirithe de shochaí ár linne féin. Smaoiníonn duine go háirithe ar bhriathar an fháidh

Hope the anchor In his New Year message, Pope Francis declared that ‘brotherhood is the world’s hope’ and he called upon humanity to walk together as pilgrims of hope on the path of brotherhood. In what many feel is a messed up world the remedy is to work together without ceasing for those deeper universal

Thought for the Day December 2024/ January 2025 First Sunday of Advent 1 December 2024 There are ways families can celebrate the season of Advent: An Advent wreath consists of a frame holding four candles placed inside a circle of evergreens. The greenery in the wreath symbolises the promised new life in Jesus. The four