Pope Leo has quietly introduced himself to the world in the course of the last year. In recent times, we have heard him speak clearly and calmly about the mission of the church in the world and the mission of believers to be peacemakers, ‘Blessed are the Peacemakers’. His firm and gentle words help and…
Eastertime – the attendances at the Easter Vigil and on Easter Sunday morning were evidently larger than recent years. There was a lovely atmosphere in the church and we are all encouraged when we see so many present. Overall, Holy Week was beautifully celebrated with good attendances for all ceremonies. In recent years and especially…
Happy Easter – we have been blessed with beautiful Holy Week ceremonies in recent days. There was a lovely sense of a parish faith community gathered in our beloved church walking in the footsteps of Jesus from the glorious entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, through the Upper Room and the Garden of Gethsemane on…
‘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…
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