Founded in 1978, the Friary contributes much to the life and spirit of Carlow. Carlow can certainly be said to be a ‘Franciscan Town’ with both the Poor Clare Nuns and The Capuchin Friars in situ.
Gospel Reflection – The Commandments are guidelines to Virtues
Saturday, 11 February 2023
The Commandments are guidelines to Virtues Jesus proclaimed that his mission was to bring people back from evil ways to the reign of God in their lives. His words were...
Sunday Reflection – The Kingdom of God & Its Task-force
Saturday, 21 January 2023
The voice of John the Baptist is now silenced behind prison walls. It is time for Jesus to begin his mission. He leaves his home and work in Nazareth and...
The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world This Sunday’s Gospel (John 1:29-34) begins with John the Baptist pointing towards Jesus and saying, “Look, there is...
Advent is the season of Hope Dark November will soon be past, and in the Church’s calendar, today is the First Sunday of Advent, the beginning of the new liturgical...
Therapy of Divine Love Purgation is a process of purification. Purgatory is not specifically mentioned in the bible but the doctrine of purgatory is a beautiful development which holds in...
Sunday Reflection – How the Saints put flesh on Theology
Saturday, 05 November 2022
Normally, our weekly reflection is based on the Gospel of Sunday, but this week we will concentrate on November which commenced last Tuesday, the Feast of All Saints. In...
Sunday Reflection – Humble prayer will pierce the clouds
Saturday, 22 October 2022
Humble Prayer will pierce the clouds The parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector (Luke 18:9-14) was addressed to people who prided themselves on being virtuous and despised everyone...
Pray continually and never lose heart The message of today’s Gospel (Luke 18: 1-8) is clearly expressed in the opening line. Pray continually and never lose heart. We are prepared...
Sunday Reflection – Gratitude is the heart of Prayer
Saturday, 08 October 2022
Gratitude is the heart of prayer Luke, more than the other writers, is the evangelist of prayer. This Sunday’s Gospel (Luke 17:11-19), the story of the healing of ten lepers,...
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...
One is important to God – A Sunday Gospel Reflection
Saturday, 10 September 2022
One is important to God While the First Reading and Responsorial Psalm are chosen to connect with the Gospel of the Day, it occasionally happens that the Second Reading...
