Good morning on this 4th Sunday of Advent. Join Fr Paul for morning prayer. In the Gospel today it was Mary’s visit to Elizabeth that brought great joy to both Elizabeth and the child in her womb. It is very unlikely that Mary would have visited her at that time if it was not for...

Friends, join Fr Michael Brady OMI in St Michael’s Dublin for today’s morning prayer for Advent. We have a beautiful reading telling us how Jesus Christ came to be born. It also tells us that Saint Joseph, husband of Mary, was gentle, meek and humble of heart and a truth-seeker. Pope Francis says of today’s...

JOB DESCRIPTION – Communications Officer See listing on Active Link Oblate Vision Statement Profoundly respecting the dignity and sacredness of each person and all of creation, we seek to grow close to Christ and make him known through our way of life and ministry. We commit ourselves principally to those on the margins of church...

Friends, join Fr Michaell Brady OMI in St Michael’s Dublin for today’s morning prayer for Advent. Today’s gospel is a long list of the genealogy of Jesus from the Gospel of St Matthew. This is also a beautiful introduction to Matthew’s Gospel, which is a gospel of the presence and the mercy of God in...

ADVENT & THE SYNOD OF THE WHOLE CHURCH Communion – Participation – Mission Tuesday 30th November – A time to Listen Tuesday 7th December – A time to Dream Tuesday 14th December – A time to Journey Tuesday 21st December – A time to Witness   As the faithful People of God, during this Season...

By now, many of us will have dusted off, reassembled, rebuilt and tidied up our Christmas nativity scene or crib in our homes, schools, parishes or places of work. 

Or perhaps you have made a new one, or began a new tradition with something a bit different. This ancient tradition, which began when St Francis...

We join Frank MacDonald who works with the Oblate Lourdes Pilgrimage for today’s Daily Morning Prayer and Reflection, December 16th. Christmas time is a great time, especially for children. Thinking back to childhood, remember that sense of delight on receipt of even the smallest of gifts. Thinking of all the things we have received, don’t...

We join Frank in Scotland for today’s morning prayer. We all wait for and anticipate a happy event of some kind, a homecoming, or the birth of a child. At this time, we are preparing and waiting for an event with all these rolled into one. While times are difficult, and we may be separated...

Advent, a time of Hope: Daily Morning Prayer and Reflection, December 14th We join Angela in London for today’s morning prayer. God does not judge us for who we are but for what we do. Our actions speak louder than our words. It is not enough to proclaim our good intentions but we need to...

Friends, good morning. We join Heidi Schofield in Trearddur Bay, Anglesey for our prayer today. Mark Twain once said “It’s not the bits of the bible I don’t understand that give me trouble, it’s the bits I do!” In today’s gospel it is made absolutely clear what we should do. Heidi shares a reflection on...