This Sunday is World Mission Sunday, the Holy Father’s annual appeal for spiritual and financial support so that the life-giving work of overseas mission and missionaries can continue. World Mission Sunday collections take place in every single parish where the Church is present. This includes not only Ireland and Europe, but also in poorer parishes in...

  Safeguarding Survey for Survivors of Abuse:  The Irish Bishops’ Conference, along with the Association of Leaders of Missionaries and Religious of Ireland, have commissioned consultants, RSM Ireland, to undertake a review of child safeguarding in the Catholic Church.  One part of this review is to engage with survivors and victims of abuse, to seek their views...

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As part of the Year for Vocation to Diocesan Priesthood, Fr Billy Swan, editor of the Hook of Faith website will host three webinars on Zoom focusing on the inspiring stories of priests.    These will take place on three consecutive nights: Tuesday 31st October,  Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd November at 8 pm. Tuesday 31st October – ‘Priests...

I remember a priest who had a mission in my parish. I know a lot of people who found serenity after attending the Mission. Someone near to me said it triggered them to open up and speak about their feelings as they had been considering suicide. In the last few months before my Mum passed...

The Joy of Community and Hope in Action! The Kilmore Care of Creation Group in collaboration with the Parish of Urney & Annagelliff (Cavan Town Parish) recently carried out two biodiversity projects at Saints Patrick & Felim Cathedral in Cavan. We are especially grateful for the support and direction of professional landscaper and biodiversity activist, Barry Kavanagh,...

Peter Siney reflects on this Sunday’s Gospel where we encounter Jesus telling a story about a King who invites people to a wedding feast. Peter invites us to consider how we hear the invitation to synodality or who might we invite to join us on this synodal journey, to walk together. Peter also reminds us...

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=55 

Bishop-Emeritus Leo O’Reilly will deliver a six-week course on “Understanding the Gospel of St. Mark” in the Kilmore Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Cullies, Cavan H12 E5C7 on Thursday evenings from 7:30p.m. to 9:00p.m. beginning on Thursday 26 October next.  Each evening will conclude with Lectio Divina, a meditative way of reading the Scriptures in which we let go...

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=54