Fr. Tony’s First Anniversary Weekend.

by | Sep 3, 2020 | News

A question I try to get the candidates for Confirmation to reflect on is “Who would you like to influence the sort of person you are, now and in the future?” They chat about parents and teachers, older siblings and their heroes from the worlds of sport, entertainment,...

Listen to his voice!

by | Sep 3, 2020 | News

The theme of listening runs throughout today’s readings: listening to the Divine Voice; to the voice of the prophet Ezekiel; to our community members; to the Church. In the First Reading, God likens the prophet’s role to that of a sentry, who has the important job of...
Fr Tony

Fr Tony

by | Aug 20, 2020 | News

The Dublin priest, campaigner and latterly author Fr Tony Coote died on Wednesday, aged 55, but in immeasurable ways his goodness lives on. It lives on through the €700,000 he raised by turning his final illness into achievement. That is already being used for...
Fr Tony: Bearer of Hope

Fr Tony: Bearer of Hope

by | Aug 5, 2020 | News

We were blessed to have had Fr Tony as our ‘parish priest’ and friend for 10 years. Ours was his first parish appointment and Tony brought an energy and freshness which was joyous, occasionally chaotic and always liberating. Children and parents alike, making their...

‘Imagine a sower going out to sow …’

by | Jul 10, 2020 | News

The readings this week are linked by images of nature, water, rain, growing crops and harvest. In the First Reading, the prophet Isaiah compares the word of God to the rain falling on the world, which ensures a good crop and thus feeds the people. Continuing this...