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

Fr. John O’Callaghan. This Sunday is traditionally called ‘Gaudete Sunday’. That is because, on the surface level, “Gaudete” is the first word sung during the entrance

Luke McNamara. Mary’s birthday falls on the 8th of September and therefore we celebrate her conception 9 months earlier on the 8th of December. This