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We continue our journey through Eastertide, experiencing the joy of the Risen Lord. This fourth Sunday of Easter traditionally features Jesus as the Good Shepherd, and is also kept annually as the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. In the First Reading, Peter explains...

During the week, in preparation for a Confirmation, we had a most enjoyable ‘Ceremony of Light’ in the church. As always there was something very special about this faith centred moment. The evening has three parts, a reflection on reconciliation and finding the...

In January 2023 I drove down to Limerick with a couple of friends to see the retrospective exhibition of the German Irish sculptor and artist, Imogen Stuart being held in Mary Immaculate College. I was excited to see her work as I first became aware of her when I was...

Christ, our hope, is risen! Alleluia! We greet this day with thanksgiving and praise. Christ our hope is risen and we want to announce it by our life and our joy. This is how we see Peter in the First Reading.  He is addressing Cornelius and his household, recounting...

This Wednesday, 14th February, Ash Wednesday, we begin the season of Lent, a time to prepare our hearts for the new life which Jesus brings at Easter. Just as nature awakens to growth and new life at this time of year, each Lent invites us to bring springtime to our...

Commencing on Thursday, 15th February (and each Thursday during Lent) after 10am Mass in the Sacristy meeting room. We shall be looking for the meaning and insight into the Sunday Gospels for Lent. Please join us on this Lenten Journey. All are welcome.  

Today’s feast of the Baptism of Our Lord follows on from the Epiphany. It can be seen as a second manifestation of Christ, as the heavens are opened before the whole world. Through Christ’s baptism, in which the entire Trinity is present (Gospel), the world is made...

Advent is a sacred time of longing and preparation for the Lord; a time for waking up to listen to the Spirit calling deep within us. The words of Isaiah (First Reading) bring to this Sunday’s liturgy a cry of consolation for a people desperate for peace. As we make a...

Many of our schools have Advent services at this time. It is truly amazing to see and hear our young people sharing the story of Christmas in word and song. At one service during the week not only did they sing superbly, read strongly but they also drew words and...

As we begin the season of Advent, the readings continue to focus (as in recent weeks) not just on the coming of Christ at the end of time, but also on his coming in our own lives. The people of Israel, newly returned from exile, find the task of rebuilding their land...