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Sunday Reflection – Dives & Lazarus
Saturday, 24 September 2022
Dives and Lazarus Luke, more than the other evangelists, portrays Jesus as being on the side of the poor.  In last Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus referred to money as tainted with...
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Sunday Reflection – The proper use of money
Saturday, 17 September 2022
  In the past I often heard people complaining that too many Sunday sermons were about money.  I don’t hear it nowadays, probably because the parish newsletter and parish council...
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Gospel Reflection – 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – The Cost of Discipleship
Saturday, 03 September 2022
The Cost of Discipleship Great crowds accompanied Jesus on his way and he turned and spoke to them. “If anyone comes to me without hating his father, mother, wife, children,...
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Funeral arrangements for Brother Edwin Flynn OFM Cap
Monday, 29 August 2022
Brother Edwin's funeral Mass takes place in Holy Trinity Church, Cork on Tuesday 30 August 2022 at 11am.  The Mass will be live-streamed on: https://www.memoriallane.ie/livestream/
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Gospel Reflection – The Art of Listening to God
Sunday, 17 July 2022
  The art of listening to God Saint Luke seems to have been fascinated by food!  Even the Risen Lord asked the stunned disciples, “have you anything here to eat?”...
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The Good Samaritan – Gospel Reflection 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday, 10 July 2022
The Good Samaritan saw, felt compassion and acted On the road to Jerusalem Jesus taught the way of discipleship.  The spiritual life has been compared to a tripod supported on...
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Gospel Reflection – Fully Committed Christians
Saturday, 25 June 2022
  Fully Committed Christians Mass this Sunday puts aside the purple vestments of Lent and the white vestments of Eastertide as we return to the green of Ordinary Time.  We...
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Brother Bosco Connolly OFM Cap.
Thursday, 23 June 2022
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Brother Bosco Connolly OFM Cap. Brother Bosco was based in Ard Mhuire, Co Donegal. He was a Capuchin Missionary...
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The Real Presence – The Solemnity of Corpus Christi
Sunday, 19 June 2022
[caption id="attachment_4476" align="aligncenter" width="550"] Image by Norbert Staudt from Pixabay[/caption] The Real Presence is the Real Thing The Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ is a celebration of...
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Gospel Reflection (Trinity Sunday) – A God of Relationships
Sunday, 12 June 2022
A God of Relationships As he was about to ascend to heaven, the Lord Jesus instructed the apostles to go, make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name...
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Capuchin Friar in Detroit develops App to teach Franciscan Spirituality
Sunday, 05 June 2022
Today we have Apps for everything! So why not an App that introduces us to the life and teachings of St Francis and St Clare. Well, that's exactly what Brother...
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Gospel Reflection – Pentecost Sunday
Sunday, 05 June 2022
Enkindle within us the fire of your love May I begin by wishing us all a joyful birthday.  It is the birthday of the Church, the day when the coming...
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