Collisions of History
When hope and horror collide Home no longer a hide People are forced to seek Havens in the belief That humanity will offer relief To the destitute, evicted, grieved. No time to look back Remembering will have to wait Be...
When hope and horror collide Home no longer a hide People are forced to seek Havens in the belief That humanity will offer relief To the destitute, evicted, grieved. No time to look back Remembering will have to wait Be...
Mar 30, 2022
‘Tempus fugit’ – ‘Time flies’ as the ancient philosopher proclaimed. How right he was! We are now beginning 2022. Some people will make New Year Resolutions to try to live in a more authentic and meaningful way. Many of us quickly forget our promises or are...
Jan 6, 2022
She was a young Jewish girl who was engaged to the young village carpenter. Her parents, Anna and Joachim, were very happy with her choice. Mary loved Joseph who was an upright man, gentle, well known and well liked in the village. He made the best furniture and...
Dec 10, 2021
Columban comes across to us as a complex character: humble and haughty; harsh and tender; a warrior and a dove; a stickler for the Rule, yet impetuous; a commanding character; a Prophet more than a Priest, Fr Liam Carey told the community in Dalgan on 23rd...
Nov 24, 2021
November is a month of special commemoration. It is the month during which we remember the members of our immediate families, our friends, communities, people of our parishes and all those who have no one to remember them. They have gone to Eternal Life and one day...
Nov 11, 2021
All you who seek a comfort sure in trouble and distress Whatever sorrows vex your mind or guilt your soul oppress Jesus who gave Himself for you upon the Cross to die Opens to you His Sacred Heart Oh, to that Heart draw near. If I could stand before the crucifixion...
Oct 7, 2021
All down through the centuries we have heard and read about the lives of martyrs. The Martyrology of the Saints and of very many holy people since the beginning of Christianity right up to our own day has often been gruesome reading. Martyrdom, be it a slow process...
Jul 14, 2021
Jeremiah is one of the prophets of the Old Testament. He never wanted to be a prophet and he protested against the call of Yahweh/God. He lived at the time of the last days of Jerusalem’s monarchy and he reluctantly proclaimed a message of destruction. But in spite...
May 5, 2021
Spring is the season of new beginnings. The earth comes to life again after its Winter sleep. Everything in Nature is changing and promising new life. The long dark months of Winter have faded. The days get longer and the nights shorter. The natural world comes to...
Apr 14, 2021
We two alone will sing like birds i’ the cage: When thou dost ask me blessing, I’ll kneel down, And ask of thee forgiveness: so we’ll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh At gilded butterflies, and hear poor rogues Talk of court news; and we'll...
Apr 3, 2021