St. Conrad of Parzham: Becoming a saint through the little things
Today we Capuchins keep the feast of a very special spiritual master and saint of our order, Brother Conrad of Parzham. He was the porter (receptionist) in the friary of Altotting in Germany for nearly all of his life. Answering the door to all those who came for advice, he was sought out for healing…
Launch of new book on Holy Trinity Church in Cork
A new book on the history, architecture and artistic contribution of our friary church of the Most Holy Trinity in Cork was recently launched by its author Patricia Curtin-Kelly at Holy Trinity Friary. Entitled “An Ornament to the City: Holy Trnity Church and the Capuchin Order” It covers the planning of Holy Trinity…
PODCAST: Professor John McCafferty UCD on Fr. Nicholas Archbold 1588-1650
Below you will find a link to a podcast of a lecture by Professor John McCafferty, Department of History, University College Dublin, titled: ‘A single witness: Ireland and Europe through the eyes of a small man with a big nose’. The audio of John’s talk can be heard at: http://historyhub.ie/john-mccafferty-ireland-europe His paper examines two manuscripts…
Easter Saturday: Greeting Our Lady as the Faithful & First Witness.
For Easter Saturday: The Ancient chant of the Regina Coeli, sung to greet Mary and praise her for her faith that never failed throughout the Passion and Death of her Son, and to announce the joy of the Resurrection received first by Mary and then by the rest of creation. Enjoy its peace and blessing…
Awakening Wonder: Weds 15th April An Open Evening of Mindfulness and Meditation
Awakening Wonder: The Sanctuary’s annual open evening of Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality, Movement and Creativity takes place this coming Weds the 15th of April in our Capuchin Friary of Church St., Dublin 7 (Just off the Smithfield Luas Stop). Beginning at 8:15pm, until 9:45pm! This is a donation only event and all are welcome! Come along…
Easter Greetings and Reflection: Christ is Risen! Alleluia! Alleluia!
We hope that you and yours are enjoying the celebration of Easter! Christ is risen as He said! Alleluia! Alleluia! For those who have the time to reflect on the meaning of this greatest of Feasts there follows the text of the sermon given at the Easter Vigil this year in our friary in Church…
Holy Saturday: Keeping Vigil
Holy Saturday: Today is the day of Holy Waiting. We vigil tonight for the Resurrection of the Lord… But what was Christ doing during the time His sacred body lay in death in the tomb? He was visiting the dead and freeing them from the “limbo”, ( by which we mean the state of peace…
Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion:
Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion: Today the One who is Life itself embraced death and conquered it… Today the One who is Light itself met darkness and illumined it… Today the One who is Being itself touched nothingness and healed it… Today the One who is Eternity itself subjected time and inter-penetrated it… Today…
Holy “Maundy” Thursday:
Holy Thursday: “Maundy” Thursday: Today the Lord bestows His parting gifts The New Commandment of Love, (mandatum novum in latin, from which we get the word Maundy):”Love one another as I have loved you!” The Priesthood and the Holy Eucharist… All three are ways of encountering the presence of God in our lives, all three…
Yesterday the Capuchin Day Centre distributed 4,000 Christmas vouchers to those in need. A huge work of thanks and congratulations to all invloed in putting this outreach together. And a very special thanks to the donors who make it all possible. Find our more about this work from Br Kevin Kiernan, Capuchin Director of the Day Centre who was interviewed for the RTE Morning Ireland programme:
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Early this morning over 3,000 people queued around Church Street and on to the door of the Capuchin Day Centre on Bow Street. Each waiting to receive a voucher to help them this time of year. Some good reporting on the event. Well done to all involved.
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‘It’s poverty’: Capuchin Christmas food voucher tickets draw ‘longest’ queue in years
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Congratulations to Fr Bryan Shortall who was installed as Parish Priest of St Michan's Halston Street. Pictured here with Bishop Paul Dempsey, Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, and Carmel Keogh of the Parish Pastoral Council. We wish the new team in Hal Street every blessing and good wish as they begin their pastoral work together. #capuchinparishes2gether ... See MoreSee Less
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A nice way to pray and prepare this Advent. Follow the link to join the journey:
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Our Sunday reflection thanks to Br. Silvester :
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Jesus Christ, the Universal King (Luke 23:35-43) Today, the last Sunday of the liturgical year, is when we celebrate Jesus Christ, the Universal King. In today’s Gospel, Luke takes us to the foot ...1 CommentsComment on Facebook
Br Antony Bibin Kurian speaking today at the YouthCon2025 event in St Patrick's College Drumcondra on the work of the Capuchin Day Centre for Homeless People. Many congratulations to all involved in the event. ... See MoreSee Less
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Episode 233 is out now!
Brother Richard Hendrick is a Capuchin Franciscan priest-friar, a mindfulness and meditation teacher, and a poet and author.
For over 20 years, he has worked to bring the insights of the Christian Contemplative tradition to wider public awareness, particularly in relation to modern mindfulness theory and has worked as a retreat giver and chaplain in various settings, including schools, hospitals, and prisons.
He is the author of two books about mindfulness and mediation and his poem ‘Lockdown’ went viral in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and was translated into twenty-six languages.
In this episode I chat to Brother Richard about why he decided to join the priesthood, his path to becoming a monk and the origins of the Capuchin Franciscan brotherhood.
We chat about the difference between meaning and purpose, how to find meaning in all aspects of life, facing our own mortality and looking for answers to life’s big questions.
We also chat about small acts of service, getting curious, the importance of differentiating between self-centeredness and self-compassion and how to cultivate compassion for ourselves as well as others.
This conversation with Brother Richard had quite a profound effect on me and I’ve found myself coming back to it several times since we spoke.
I can’t wait to hear what you take from it if you choose to listen!
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