Homily – Presentation of the Lord – Year C
Fr. Lino Moreira According to the Law of Moses, if a woman gave birth to a child she became unclean on account of her bleeding.
Fr. Lino Moreira According to the Law of Moses, if a woman gave birth to a child she became unclean on account of her bleeding.
This week the monastic community remembers Father Columba Breen OSB on the 25th anniversary of his death. Born in Dublin on 18th October 1917, Frederick Thomas
The Feast of the Presentation has been named in various ways and has had a diversity of religious associations in Christian history. The date on
During the month of January, Christians around the world unite their prayers together during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18-25 January). Whilst this
Fr. John O’Callaghan.Today’s Mass started with a procession – and pride of place was given to the Gospel book. Encased in silver, it was reverently
Fr. Simon Sleeman. John loved weddings – early in his gospel we have the wedding in Cana and in his last book, the Book of
As the central symbol of the Christian faith, the Cross has been depicted in a variety of ways by artists since the early Christian period.
Fr. Mark Patrick Hederman. Today is the feast day of the Baptism of the Lord. What is happening here that is of interest to us?
Fr. Luke McNamara. Most of what happens in life we don’t notice. Even if we do notice, the significance of what happens mostly passes us
Fr. Fintan Lyons. This morning shortly after 9, the great double door of St Paul’s Basilica in Rome, was pushed open by the Archpriest of
I’m not a fan of New Year’s resolutions, mostly because I don’t keep them for long. Whether I keep them or not, however, the arrival
Fr. Jarek Kurek It is rather perplexing that on the feast of the holy family of Mary, Joseph and Jesus we get a picture of
Abbot Columba McCann OSB. Here we are, four years after the appearance of Covid 19, seven weeks after the re-election of Donald Trump, three weeks
Fr. Senan Furlong. Already it is the fourth Sunday of Advent, and Christmas is just a few days away –days that can be hectic and
We pleased to share with you details of the liturgical celebrations for Christmas, and wish to draw your attention to changes to the timetable throughout
Glenstal Abbey is home to a community of Benedictine monks in County Limerick, Ireland, and is a place of prayer, work, education and hospitality. The monastery sits alongside a popular guesthouse and a boarding school for boys, housed within a 19th century Normanesque castle amidst five hundred magnificent acres of farmland, forest, lakes and streams. more