But Jesus called them to him and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. It will not be so among you; but whoever wishes to be great among you must be our servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your slave; just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many."
Risking God
Nature passes the baton:
The mornings are stirring. They wake up the heart and mind. The Tolka is languid and soothing. I see the heron and the swans in the swamp. They have left the pond, at least …
A review, by Eamon Maher, of Tony Flannery’s book From the Outside, and of some of his earlier works, is published in the March/April issue of the Dominican publication, Spirituality.
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Fr Enda McDonagh
Fr Enda McDonagh was laid to rest today in the cemetery attached to St Patrick’s College, Maynooth.
Brendan Hoban celebrated a broadcast Mass for Enda on the Faith Alive programme on Midwest Radio in Mayo.
This is …
Last evening 212 people tuned in to hear Gerry O’Hanlon’s excellent presentation on the ‘Synod on Synods’ due to take place in Rome in October 2022. It was a wonderful evening full of vibrancy and enthusiasm with people tuned in …
Fourth industrial revolution is now upon us
Western People 23.2.21
A lot has happened in the last 50 years. Here’s an instance of the extraordinary change witnessed in that half century. I was ordained 48 years ago and appointed a …
Bowman Sunday this weekend “will be devoted to Enda: his childhood, his vocation, his many disagreements with the bishops, how relieved he was with the awareness that he would not be a bishop, and his commentary on all the major …
The Synod on Synods
Zoom presentation with Gerry O’Hanlon SJ
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Thurs 25th Feb 2021 at 7.00pm
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Pope Francis has called a Synod of Bishops for October 2022 …
Collage 92 Chris McDonnell
The Colours of Day
Chris McDonnell 26th February 2021
A popular hymn of the early 70s and one that remains in use today, is known by its first line ‘Colours of Day’, a hymn from …
Article by Fr Liam Power from the Waterford News and Star:
The proposed ‘Dying with Dignity Bill’ is seriously flawed
The Oireachtas Committee on Justice is giving consideration to the Private Members’ Bill, tabled last year by TD Gino Kenny, …
Well-known theologian and Mayo priest, Fr Enda McDonagh, passed away today in a Dublin hospital. He was aged 90.
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