A few words from Fr Joe……………………

by | Nov 25, 2022 | News

Patrick’s Kavanagh’s poem Advent speaks to and from the religious culture of his own time, an era when penance was practiced and heartfelt hope in the power of Bethlehem offered redemption. The Advent darkened room he recalls was a place of dry black bread and...

A few words from Fr Joe…………………

by | Nov 11, 2022 | News

Walking through the church grounds the other day I stopped to watch the gardeners at work. One man was blowing the leaves into piles, while another shovelled them into blue bags. His friend was bent over digging small holes under a tree, preparing a place for bulbs...

A few words from Fr Joe

by | Oct 21, 2022 | News

A priest from my local parish worked on the Missions. He came home every few years and was always a welcome visitor to our school and sometimes he said Mass in the parish. He was different from our regular priests, warm and friendly, full of life, always joyful and...

God be merciful to me, a sinner!

by | Oct 21, 2022 | News

  Honesty and humility seem to go hand in hand, and our readings this week show how essential these attitudes are to our prayer. In our First Reading we learn that God listens with special care to the humble. In his justice, he is no respecter of ‘personages’:...

Sing a new song to the Lord!

by | Oct 7, 2022 | News

  The scripture readings this week highlight the importance of gratitude.  It is shown to be that perfect response to the Lord’s constant goodness to us.  Whatever cleansing we are seeking or hardships we are bearing (First Reading), the Lord has been, is, and...