When I’m on a path with no followers!
Never in my wildest dreams have I thought I’d be typing this: The Diocese of Cork and Ross, in which I minister, doesn’t have any student priest in our national …
Living in a disappearing priesthood
My historical sense of catholicism in Ireland, which I learned in school, was speckled with events that were depicted as reference points in Irish history. The Wild Geese, Cromwell, Fr Murphy of …
French connections with Cork and Ross
[This article first appeared in The Southern Star in 2011.] The Rugby World Cup has focused some attention on things French this year and we have grown accustomed to hearing …
Ours is a land where scholars have tread
There’s a small marble plaque on the wall of the parish church at Enniskeane beside the Shrine to Our Lady. Until recently, the writing on it was very faded. (Thanks …
Wonders lay at our feet
We are in a time of great unease and, perhaps, even disease – and they are related. Leaders who are called on to lead say it’s difficult because we are …
New blog-site for Enniskeane Parish also takes online parish donations
The thing about blogs is that they are relatively easy to get up and going but not as easy to sustain! But … I have recently spent a bit of …
Lesson from church and diocese history
I came across a Church Directory which was published in 1921 (90 years ago) and it lists all the parishes and clergy of the dioceses of Ireland. Cork and Ross …
Planning ahead for parishes
In recent years, parishes of the diocese have begun to work more closely together to build up the Kingdom of God in each area. This is also happening in other …