It is with sadness that we announce the death of our brother, Brendan O’Mahony OFM Cap. Brendan served as Provincial Minister of the Irish Capuchin Friars from 1976 to 1982 and for thirty-four years Brendan was Professor of Philosophy in UCC. The funeral Mass for Br Brendan O’Mahony takes place in Holy Trinity Cork…
Greetings and blessings on the Feast of St Clare! Clare was an inspirational woman and continues to inspire many today. We send good wishes to the Poor Clare’s and Capuchin Poor Clare’s on their feast day. This icon of Clare is by Cecilia Lawrence and here’s what the Artist writes about it: ‘This is my…
The Life and Work of Richard J. King Ruth Sheehy has recently published a finely illustrated book on the life and work of King exploring his career from his apprenticeship to the famed stained-glass artist Harry Clarke (1889-1931), to his design work on Irish postage stamps and his illustrations and artwork for ‘The Capuchin Annual’….
Please follow this link for the live stream of the Mass from St Mary of the Angels, Church Street, Dublin 7 : https://churchmedia.ie/private-1/ The Mass begins at 11am – Monday 8th of June 2020.
It is with deep sadness, that we announce the death of our dear brother, Angelus O’Neill OFM Cap. Angelus was a great apostle of Padre Pio in Ireland and served in many varying ministries including as Minister Provincial of the Irish Capuchin Province. A funeral Mass will take place on Monday morning at 11…
Cocoon Do not expect cocooning To be easy. It is not a time of rest But of rebirth. They used to think That the Caterpillar Merely slept there, Awaiting the wonder of wings. This is not true. To cocoon means The breaking down of self, Of letting go of all that may be considered Caterpillar….
Discerning a Vocation in a time of Lockdown The path of finding one’s vocation in life, a path traditionally known as discernment, would usually include a lot of travelling. The one who is wondering if the Capuchin Franciscan life is for them would normally visit the friaries regularly, meet with some of the brothers there,…
This coming Sunday is the Day of Prayer for Vocations. This annual event invites us to pray, in a particular way, for vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life. Sunday’s Gospel is the parable of the Good Shepherd and outlines for us the way in which God searches for each of us, calls each of…