The end and the beginning While in some places, the Feast of the Ascension will be celebrated this coming Sunday, in more places it is being marked today, so in honour of the Feast we offer the following reflection. The saying nothing good lasts forever might be a good way to start reflecting on the...

Good morning dear friends. We join Fr Michael Brady, a missionary Oblate of Mary Immaculate in St Michael’s Inchicore. Fr Michael worked in the Oblate Missions in Brazil for many years, and today leads us in morning prayer. Jesus asks us to  “Remain in my love…” We are called to participate in the love of...

Good morning dear friends. We join Fr Michael Brady, a missionary Oblate of Mary Immaculate, in St Michael’s Inchicore. Fr Michael worked in the Oblate Missions in Brazil for many years, and today leads us in morning prayer and a reflection on Mary and the Rosary as it is also the Feast Day of Our...

We join Kay Curran, a member of the Oblate Lourdes Hospitality Service, in her home in Dublin.  Paul points the people of Athens to God. Taking Paul’s example we may find ourselves guiding other who are searching or God’s love and truth.  “The God who made the world and all that is in it, the...

We join Kay Curran, a member of the Oblate Lourdes Hospitality Team, in her home in Dublin. The jailer was about to despair when he thought the prisoners, Paul and Silas, had escaped. However, many of us over the past year in particular, might have felt similarly to the jailer at one point or another....

Dear friends, let us join Fr Liam Griffin OMI in the Oblate Community Chapel in the House of Retreat, Inchicore for our morning prayer. How many young people, at this time of year – and at others – are desperately trying to remember what they have been told, been taught, in view of an impending...

Dear friends, let us join Fr Liam Griffin OMI in the Oblate Community Chapel in the House of Retreat, Inchicore for our morning prayer on this 6th Sunday of Easter.  As we listen to this Gospel passage we are reminded how Jesus challenges his disciples to remain in his love – something they do by...

We join Heidi Schofield once more in Holyhead for our Oblate morning prayer. It’s easy to pick up the impression that following Jesus brings a life full of blessings. Being called to be a follower of Jesus is not an easy one. Our reflection this morning ask us if we are prepared to be a...

We join Heidi Schofield in Holyhead for morning prayer. In today’s gospel Jesus presents us with a great challenge. The reflection presents us with some situations in our daily lives, the daily decision where we might respond to the challenge that Jesus has set us. ‘And I commissioned you to go out and to bear...

De Mazenod House Retreat Centre London is hosting an online Charity Art Exhibition showing the work of Chaher Rhomaei, a young artist from Syria who has being staying at DMH over the past year. All the funds received will be divided and go to support the creation of a children’s library in Syria and DMH....