HOMILY AT SR. SABINE’S PROFESSION Ephesians 3:14-21 Today we are all praying with and for Sabine as she crosses this important threshold in her life. We can hardly do better than the prayer of Paul for the Ephesians. We pray that ‘according to the riches of his glory, God may grant that she be …
Baptism Sunday Sr Edel O.P was asked to preach the homily on Baptism Sunday to share her reflections of her faith development in her home parish. Sunday, January 13th , 2013 , The Baptism of The Lord, St Michael’s Parish Last Sunday we celebrated the feast of the Epiphany. There are three mysteries which celebrate …
The Birds of An Tairseach What a Winter! The year 2010 began with very severe weather bringing with it an abundance of snow and frost for many weeks. Wicklow town being near the sea escaped the worst of it even though we had some snow and plenty of severe frosts too which made …
On Losing Stephen – A Sister Reflects on her Ministry as Hospital Chaplain I trudged through the crisp January snow on route to the Haematology Ward in the Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, with the biting cold nipping my nose. When I arrived the warm blast of hospital air was most welcome. Heading towards …
It is Enough to Live the Questions I have been asked to write a reflection on my time at An Tairseach so this is not the story of the project, which has yet to be written, but a personal statement of a twelve year journey into, dare I say it, the mystery at the heart …
Matthew 8:5-17 A few years ago I attended the funeral of a mother of a pupil of our school. The student was quite aggressive when he was in school and very disruptive. His father was already dead as a result of drug abuse and now at the age of nine his mother died on the …
GOD IS SO GOOD! Can you imagine burying your three daughters in an interval of 7 years? Sebastiana and Zezé live in a rural community; some 35 kilometers from Barra do Turvo. Zezé is the coordinator of the community, a man of profound faith and trust in God. Some years ago his life was …