by Oisin Walsh | Jan 6, 2017 | Features, Headlines, News Feed
THE FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY The Feast of the Epiphany is celebrated on January 6. This feast commemorates the visit of the wise men to worship the baby Jesus. Tradition tells us that their names were Caspar, Melchior and Balthassar. The men were astrologers who were...
by Oisin Walsh | Jan 3, 2017 | Features, Headlines, News Feed
Pope Francis has written to the Bishops of the world condemning all forms of oppression and exploitation of children. His words come in a letter signed on the Feast of the Holy Innocents, which takes place each year on December 28, during the Octave of...
by Oisin Walsh | Jan 1, 2017 | News archive 2017
Fiftieth World Day of Peace, 1 January 1st 2017 The Gospel reading today tells us that Mary “treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart”. This morning, as we stand at the threshold of a new year, we are invited, like Mary, to ponder in...
by Oisin Walsh | Jan 1, 2017 | News archive 2017
Bishop Donal McKeown Homily for the World Day of Peace January 1st 2017 We have just emerged from one journalist has described as the ‘year of anger’. In this context of such a very uncertain future, Pope Francis has issued his message for the Fiftieth World Day...
by Oisin Walsh | Jan 1, 2017 | News archive 2017
World Day of Peace 2017 NON VIOLENCE – A STYLE OF POLITICS FOR PEACE Homily notes of Most Rev. Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin Saint Theresa’s Church, Clarendon Street, 11am 1 January 2017 ...
