The Drumalis Retreat Centre plans to offer the Pathways course, its’ basic Adult Faith Development course, in-house and via Zoom from October over nine Saturdays per year for two years. As a follow-on to Pathways, the Centre has developed the Certificate in Christian Thought which is validated by St Mary’s University College, Belfast.  it is...

The June 2021 edition of Sharing the Good News, the monthly magazine of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference for dioceses and parishes, has just been published. The June 2021 issue features articles on this year’s Reek Pilgrimage on Croagh Patrick which will take place over four days each week in July; Bishop Denis Nulty’s welcome...

  The annual Reek Sunday Pilgrimage on Croagh Patrick, which was cancelled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will be going ahead this year albeit in a much extended format from Wednesday to Saturday, 1- 31 July. Announcing the good news, Administrator of Westport Father Charlie McDonnell said, “It’s been a different and a...

Bishop Martin Hayes was the principal celebrant and homilist at Mass offered in the Basilica of Our Lady, Queen of Ireland, on Sunday 20 June 2021, during the annual Kilmore and Dromore Diocesan Pilgrimages to Knock Shrine. The following is the text of his homily: Our Gospel describes a stormy scene, unsettling, frightening, and overwhelming...

Statement of the Summer 2021 General Meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference In accordance with the public health restrictions to help prevent the spread of Covid-19, members of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference gathered remotely this week for their Summer 2021 General Meeting via video-link, instead of the usual location at Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth.  This was...

Fr. Noel Boylan R.I.P. 19 December 1939 – 15 June 2021 Your prayers are asked for the happy repose of the soul of the late Fr. Noel Boylan who passed away on Tuesday 15 June 2021. + Born – 19 December 1939, son of Bernard Boylan and Gertrude Sheridan, Kilnaleck in the parish of Crosserlough...

Bishop Martin’s Homily at the Diocesan Chrism Mass Cathedral of St. Patrick & St. Felim, Cavan Thursday 27th May 2021   Introduction and Welcome I welcome all who have joined us this evening. I welcome those of you are with us via the Webcam from parishes across the diocese and to say to you that...

Announcing The Tarsus Scripture School Summer School 2021 in association with Knock Shrine Believing and belonging: Biblical Perspectives on the Community of Faith. 15 pre-recorded lectures; 2 webinars (Welcome Webinar on 1 June;  and Q+A on 22 June) Resources Available from June 1 Registration open from May 26 Biblical Models of the People of God. (Jessie...

  Feast of the Most Holy Trinity – Sunday 30 May 2021 “Go, therefore, make disciples of all the nations; baptise them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teach them to observe all the commands I gave you” How are you being called to glorify...

Bishop Martin’s Homily at the Diocesan Post-Primary Schools Mass of Gratitude in the Cathedral of Saints Patrick & Felim, Cavan on Wednesday 26 May 2021:  It has been tough for the past year and a half since February 2020.  Over that period your school routine has been disrupted.  Initially, some of you were delighted to...