Be not Afraid Once upon a time … not too long ago … it took courage of a sort not to go to church in holy Ireland. People who did not go to church were regarded as odd, or maybe worse. They swam against the social tide which equated church attendance with respectability. How things…
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Live stream of the funeral of Fr Angelus O’Neill OFM Cap
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.
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Trinity Sunday – Gospel Reflection
A God of Relationships A diseased bird was sold in the market place and months later every country in the world is suffering. If ever we needed to be reminded that everything in this world is related to everything else, we’ve got the message. Nine hundred years ago a mystical nun, Hildegard of Bingen, wrote…
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Gospel Reflection for Pentecost Sunday
Birthday of the Church Pentecost celebrates the birthday of the Church. Jesus once compared himself to a seed dying in the earth so as to produce multiple grains. In Saint John’s account of the death of Jesus his last words were “It is accomplished”. Job done. Then bowing his head, he “gave up his spirit”,…
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Gospel Reflection for the 7th Sunday of Easter- Ascension Sunday
The Ascension of the Lord Some of the doors that have kept people locked in have been opened in recent days. But there is still a long wait until all doors will be opened. Religion has a huge role to play in sustaining hope by remembering the bigger picture of life. We are celebrating…
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Gospel Reflection for the 5th Sunday 2020
The Way, the Truth and the Life Many of us are disappointed that very few of the restrictions on our movements have been lifted. Return to any normality will take time. Long term worries remain about unemployment, closure of businesses, national and personal finances. Can we draw any hope from the Gospel for this Sunday,…
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‘Cocoon’ by Brother Richard Hendrick OFM Cap.
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….
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A Vocation’s Sunday Message from Brother Richard – Vocation Director
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,…
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Vocation Sunday – 03 May 2020
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…
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