Many congratulations to the team, teachers and coaches of our school in Rochestown, Cork. Full match report available here thanks to the Irish Examiner newspaper: https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews//sport/gaa/st-francis-college-secure-first-tom-collum-cup-win-over-hamilton-high-school-904935.html
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The death has occurred of Br Philip Connor OFM Cap.
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our brother, Father Philip Connor OFM Cap. Philip was a member of the Capuchin Community in Kilkenny. May the Lord and St Francis welcome him to his eternal reward.
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Capuchins at the Divine Mercy Conference 2019
The Irish Capuchin Franciscan Friars are delighted to be part of the Divine Mercy Conference again this year. The conference will be held on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th of February in the RDS Dublin. A special evening for young people will take place in the RDS on Friday 23rd of February beginning at 6.30pm….
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Capuchin Connection Spring Issue
The Spring Issue of Capuchin Connection is now available to read here or you can pick up a copy from our Friaries and Churches. In this issue we reflect on Spring as the time of hopefulness that follows the long, dark days of winter. Brother Richard Hendrick reports from Ard Mhuire Retreat Centre in Donegal…
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World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life
February 2nd is set aside in the Church’s year as the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life. All over the world religious orders, congregations and societies gather to give thanks for their calling to serve the Gospel as consecrated religious. We may more readily know consecrated religious by other titles such as brothers,…
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World Youth Day begins in Panama
At the invitation of Pope Francis, over excess of one million young people from around the World have gathered in Panama to celebrate World Youth Day (WYD). WYD began in Rome in 1986 at the request of St John Paul 2. His desire was to invite young people from around the World to come together…
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Posthumous award for Br Killian Flynn OFM Cap.
THE AWARD OF THE YEAR During its diamond jubilee celebrations (1958-2018) in Lusaka, the Zambia Association of Sisterhoods (ZAS) awarded Br Killian Flynn OFM Cap for his outstanding contributions to its formation. The celebrations were held at Roma Parish on 17th November 2018. Br Augustine Mwape OFM Cap (custos) received the said award on behalf…
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A Christmas Eve Mediation by Brother Richard Hendrick OFM Cap.
On the Edge of Waiting. (A Meditation Poem for Christmas Eve, Eve) Shhh. Come away a moment, my friend. Come away from the lights, and the crowds, and the shops, and the noise, and the pressure, and the worrries, and the old wounds that winter us before our time. Come and sit with me here….
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The Capuchin Day Centre prepares to distribute thousands of food parcels
From early tomorrow morning the poor of Dublin will queue along Bow Street in whatever weather the Day may bring to collect one of 3,000 food parcels that will be distributed from the Capuchin Day Centre for Homeless People in Dublin. Before they can be distributed the bags have to be packed and this evening…
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