‘Darkness would not be dark to you’

‘Darkness would not be dark to you’

Last April I sowed wildflower seeds – I just raked the ground and scattered the seeds, as did the Sower whom Jesus talks about in the Gospels. As I let them go, the seeds sank into the dark earth where I would not be able to see what was happening to them. It was a...
The Gift of Change

The Gift of Change

When we see so many people of other cultures in our churches, when we see priests and Sisters from other cultures ministering in our midst, let us give thanks to our God who gifts us with the challenge of intercultural living so that God’s kingdom may be realised in...
Thanksgiving Mass for Columban Jubilarians

Thanksgiving Mass for Columban Jubilarians

On the Feast of the Assumption, 15th August 2024, Columbans celebrating their jubilees gathered in Dalgan Park for a Mass of thanksgiving. The main celebrant was Fr Bernard McDermott, who was ordained 50 years ago this year and is currently based in Britiain. The...
Remembering Niall

Remembering Niall

I was blessed to be a classmate and a dear friend of the late Fr Niall O’Brien. He was a wonderful person, artistic, intelligent, an excellent writer, a man of deep spirituality with an infectious sense of humour. He had a gift for learning languages and quickly...
Join the Columban Way Pilgrim Walk from 17th August 2024

Join the Columban Way Pilgrim Walk from 17th August 2024

The Columban Way/Turas Columbanus pilgrim walk takes off on Saturday 17th August 2024 from the car park at the historic ecclesiastical site of St Mullins in Co Carlow and continues all the way to Bangor, Co Down. This pilgrim journey of discovery, following in the...