by Oisin Walsh | Apr 14, 2022 | News archive 2022
Last Saturday and Sunday, in Cookstown and in Collon, I joined a group of people gathered by the diocesan Youth Coordinators to reflect on the second chapter of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation ‘Christus Vivit’ entitled ‘Jesus Ever Young’. We tend to forget that...
by Oisin Walsh | Apr 14, 2022 | News archive 2022
My sisters and brothers, gathered here at this evening’s Mass, we—the people of this diocese, of this ‘church’—in our diverse roles and different stories, form the visible sign of the unity of the Church. All of us—lay women and men, deacons, women and men...
by Oisin Walsh | Apr 14, 2022 | News archive 2022
“We pray that the witness of priests will inspire young men to follow Jesus Christ” – Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan As chair of the Council for Vocations of the Irish Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan today said, “during this, the holiest week of the Church...
by Oisin Walsh | Apr 14, 2022 | News archive 2022
Dear brothers and sisters, before I consecrate the chrism today in communion with the priests present, I will breathe over the oil: firstly, to symbolise the calling down of the Holy Spirit; and secondly, to emphasise the life-giving, sanctifying character of the...
by Oisin Walsh | Apr 11, 2022 | News archive 2022
‘…the message of Holy Week is one of reassurance of God’s ever-present love for us, a love that has redeemed us and gained us everlasting life. Therefore, I invite people throughout the Diocese of Clogher to prayerfully gather and celebrate this reality’ The Bishop of...
