A collection of personal musings and photos!
Walking through the parish church amid scaffold and plastic sheeting is a strange experience. I rambled through Drimoleague’s parish church of All Saints recently when I called to see how the refurbishment work was progressing. The church that I prayed […]
A piece of my past popped up in my mind recently when I passed a shop window full of old bits and bobs – from genuine antiques to curious junk. There in the middle of it all was a forlorn […]
Uncertainties give us all food for thought. Sadly, for many people, the thought of being without a secure income has become reality. Many people have had to change their plans, postpone dreams and lower expectations. The past year has also […]
Not easy to plan a homily for this weekend (to be honest it’s never ‘easy’). People are split across several axes of reality in its aftermath. Some are angry, some mad, some with the church – some with the media […]
It’s a minimisation to say that the report of The Dublin Archdiocese Commission of Investigation makes for disturbing reading – and it’ll take some time before I’ll ever get through all of its hundreds of pages. The authors of the […]
The implicit news is there there is still no effort at finding a solution tot he priest shortage.
It has often been said that the Catholic Church likes to row against the tide and there is a evidence that a lot of oars are doing just that in our parishes these days. The news media keep reminding us […]
These are days for meandering with hope. Individuals, families and communities make time in these November days to visit the resting places of the earthly remains of deceased family members, neighbours and friends. The scriptures tell us that “it is […]