Tag: Fr Paddy

Yes there is fear. Yes there is isolation. Yes there is panic buying. Yes there is sickness. Yes there is even death. But, They say that in Wuhan after so...

My friends, while the name of the virus we are struggling to control is known as COVID 19 – the entire experience that we...

This is a particularly tough time in human history where the new coronavirus has many people worried, unsure as to how to act and...

I am greatly taken by the life story of Carlo Acutis, a young, talented and deeply spiritual teenager whose life story is a real...

Last Wednesday we began Lent, the season of reflection that leads us towards the three days of the Triduum, with Easter Sunday falling on...

Lent begins on Wednesday 26th February. Christians around the world mark the beginning of Lent with the celebration of Ash Wednesday. This ancient day...

A 24 year old boy looking out the train window shouted … ‘Dad, look the trees are going behind!’ Dad smiled and a young couple...

This Tuesday, February 11, is the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and also World day of Prayer for the Sick. Behind many hall-doors in...

Prime Time Extra on RTE television invited Peter McVerry SJ to tell the nation what he would do in his first 100 days if...

The following article was recently penned by Fr. Brendan Hoban. It’s a very honest reflection from a man who is almost 50 years ordained...

A second class student in primary school recently wrote the following wisdom……… One of God's main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace...

Belief is central to identity and we live our lives based on our systems of beliefs. Faith, particularly organised religion, demands a faith that...

Unless he can master the art of bi-location the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar himself will not be in attendance at the controversial centenary commemorations for...

It’s hard to believe we are almost ready to begin another new year, the rituals of celebrating a new year is an ancient one....

Back in May, Portlaoise said goodbye to Fr Paddy..who only moved up the road! Popular Portlaoise priest Fr Paddy Byrne is set to leave for...

I was struck by a headline on a national newspaper recently that read, “A nation yearns for meaning at Christmas”.         ...

Once upon a time there was a man who looked upon Christmas as a lot of humbug. He wasn’t a Scrooge. He was a...

Generosity is a wonderful gift. To have a big heart is a blessing that is to be open and compassionate in love to the...

This week we begin the liturgical season of advent. A hope filled few weeks, when we prepare to welcome, yet again, the light and peace...

Fintan O’ Toole (Irish Times) recently wrote: “In 1992, the concept of limbo - a place for the souls of infants who died before...

I really like the following guidelines from the boss's desk!! If we can read them slowly and often it may well help us to implement...

Time moves by too quickly, where has this year gone?! This week we begin winter time. November is a time to remember all our loved ones...

This Sunday, October 13 2019 will be canonized on October 13 2019, in Rome. Pope Francis decreed that Newman and four other blesseds will be...

Pope Francis made a phone call to a leading theologian and priest who was suspended from active ministry in part over his LGBTQ-affirming work,...

Time moves by too quickly, this week we will begin the month of October. Sometimes it’s good to hit the pause button. The following reflection...

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in...

Christianity is the only religion which worships the scapegoat, the one who is hated, excluded, spat upon, blamed for everything, ridiculed, shamed, and made...

At a recent exchange about funding for a by-pass in Cork, An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, compared the leader of the opposition to ‘one of...

The Vatican announced recently that Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman will be canonized on October 13th 2019, in Rome. During a consistory of cardinals July...

This week marks the beginning of our summer holidays for all primary school children. Let’s pray that they will all enjoy a happy and...