‘Truth, what is that?’ – I am always struck by the words of the Passion Reading on Good Friday afternoon when Pilate says ‘truth, what is that’. These are words for our time and our world. Increasingly we find it hard to believe what we hear at many levels not to mind the fundamental Christian…
Let Us Walk Together – The spring sunshine over the last few days has raised our hearts and our spirits. We all needed that this year. In a sense, we all need the special time of Holy Week and Easter just as much. Holy Week and Easter is a beautiful time of the…
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day
We look forward to celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with Masses @ 9am & 11am in St. Michael’s and @ 10am in Holy Cross next Tuesday. For a good few years now, the faith significance of St. Patrick’s Feast Day has been less obvious. However, we will still…
Praying for Peace
Our world has changed in front of our eyes over the last few years. We are told that we now live in a world of ‘big power’ where military and economic dominance has become the norm. International political leadership depends less on diplomatic skills and more on force. In contrast to ‘big…
Supporting the Bereaved
There have been an exceptional number of bereavements in both Blackrock and Mahon Parishes since the start of the year. We have gathered on many occasions to celebrate a Requiem Mass and travel to the cemetery or the Crematorium. Bereaved families deeply appreciate the prayerful support of a parish…
Celebrating our Faith
Many people have remarked on the large attendances at Masses on Ash Wednesday morning in both St. Michael’s and Holy Cross. It’s interesting that many also remarked on excellent Mass attendances in both churches over Christmas and the New Year. In St. Michael’s, we have also been blessed with a great…
Lent
Ash Wednesday will be celebrated this week and is the beginning of the Lenten Season. Of course, the world is changing rapidly and while Lent was once a significant period in peoples lives now it is often reduced in the public consciousness to Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. However, that is…
Young People & Families – over the last two years we have worked towards building up the participation and involvement of young people and families at weekend Masses and in the life of the parish. We have worked closely with our parish schools nurturing the long-standing relationships of family, school and parish. These things just…
Lá Fhéile Bríde – we have finally reached February giving us brighter days and a sense of a new beginning after such a long January. Also this year there have been many bereavements in both Blackrock and Mahon Parishes and in the wider Family of Parishes. Families have gathered for Funeral Masses, stood…
Welcoming Families – Last Saturday we welcomed the First Holy Communion children and their families to the evening Mass as one of the eight Do This in Memory Masses from last October to next May. Next Saturday, we will welcome the Confirmation candidates and their families to a second Mass in the church as part…
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