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The Air We Breathe As I walk into my house after work, I pull off my mask and with relief I breathe- a long deep breath. I can breathe.  On May 25 George Floyd was handcuffed by a white police officer who pinned him to the ground. The officer kept his knee on George’s neck... Read More

In a recent edition of the Irish Catholic (30/4/2020) Sr Fionnuala Quinn OP, shared the following  as chairperson of the Vocations Ireland executive committee and vocation director for the Dominican Sisters in Cabra, Dublin. “Today, we seek to awaken a culture of vocation,... Read More

Click below to listen to the John Bowman broadcast (Sunday 21st July 2019) archival interviews of our Sister Margaret Mac Curtain OP (Sr Ben) Congratulations Margaret on your life long commitment as a Dominican and inspiration to many!... Read More

“Fifty years after Vatican II, are we on fire with or have we tamed the Holy Spirit?” Sr. Florence Deacon, a Franciscan Sister of St. Francis of Assisi and President of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, USA, was enthusiastically welcomed to Ireland and Milltown Park... Read More

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... Read More

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.... Read More

Mark 10.2-16 A homily given by Sr Maeve McMahon O.P in Gardener Street, Dublin on October 7th   Read More

Homily at Mass for Sr. Patsy’s Diamond Jubilee, Aug 25, 2012 Céline Mangan, O.P. Preaching on the story of the woman at the well from John’s Gospel. The woman is not named; John doesn’t always give names to the characters in his Gospel so that, in fact, Christians of his time and... Read More

Congregation Day, Evening Prayer (21st July, 2012) John 20: 11-18: In the text of today’s gospel for the feast of St. Mary Magdalen, I have hightlighted three words: weeping, turning around, announcing. Weeping: John’s gospel often uses one person as representative of some aspect... Read More