Members of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference gathered this week in Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth, for their Autumn 2023 General Meeting.  The President of the Conference is Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh and the Vice-President is Archbishop Dermot Farrell of Dublin.  During the meeting, Mass was offered in the College Chapel for the Synod on...

On 4 October, 2023, Pope Francis published an apostolic exhortation as a complement and update to his encyclical Laudato Si’ – on Care for Our Common Home. ‘Laudate Deum’ is addressed to all people of good will on the climate crisis. The document may be accessed at the following link:  www.laudatedeum.online/laudate-deum-english/ .

  Faith Renewal Events at Knock Shrine:   ‘What do we know about Jesus?’ Adult Faith Formation Course with Fr Eugene Duffy. Beginning 3rd October and running for 8 weeks on Tuesday evenings at 8pm. Booking required on Eventbrite (see knockshrine.ie for direct link to book)   ‘Joining in the Synod: A weekly update on the proceedings...

  XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops Opens:  “Let us open ourselves to Him, the protagonist, the Holy Spirit. And let us walk with Him, in trust and with joy.” The 16th Ordinary General Synod of Bishops on the theme For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation and Mission opened this morning with the celebration...

  An opportunity for those who would like to find out more about the real-life experience of priestly life and what seminary formation is like. This “Come and See” weekend will take place in the National Seminary in Maynooth on 18-19 November 2023 and provide those attending the opportunity to meet seminarians and priests and...

HUGG, the national suicide bereavement charity which helps people bereaved by suicide, will host a free information event from 1:00p.m. to 4:00p.m. in the Hotel Kilmore, Cavan H12F6Y7 on Saturday 21 October 2023. Spaces are limited, so please register using this link: https://bit.ly/HUGGeventCavan What to expect Doors open at 1:00p.m. with refreshments and people are welcome to...

Celebrating Priesthood in the Diocese of Kilmore in this Year of Prayer for Vocations – A Reflection: There have been many moments in my life where a diocesan priest has inspired me; be it, at Mass, in brief passing on the street, as they ministered to a dying relative, heard my confession or visited my...

“Hang on a second. Which son am I?” Mary Kirk, a member of the Diocesan Synodal Team in Dublin, reflects on the parable of the two sons in this Sunday’s Gospel; on how all of us have probably had the experience of giving both responses to God at various times in our lives. Times when we...

The latest issue of the Sharing the Good News weekly e-Zine for parishes and dioceses from the Catholic Communications Office of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference may be accessed from the following link: www.catholicnews.ie/?na=view&id=53 

A few times since Father has come to the parish, I have wondered if he has overheard my conversation with friends as he tends to hit the nail on the head in his sermons! I was living with an alcoholic family member at this time. With bad health and the stresses of the way I...