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....

For many years Pilgrimages Abroad (JWT) have been the travel agent to Oblate Pilgrimage. It is with sincere regret that we learned that JWT has announced on April 27th that it is to cease trading due to the ongoing impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic. We understand that this is a difficult time for the directors...

Dear friends – we join Fr Paul once more for our morning prayer. In today’s very short gospel passage, the word, “love,” appears five times! There is so much to say about love. It is abundantly clear from the New Testament that love is all that matters – love of God and love of neighbour...

We join Fr Paul Horrocks OMI of the Inchicore Pastoral Area for morning prayer today. In today’s gospel, Jesus tells us that he is the vinedresser and he is pruning the branches, us. “Pruning” is very much about letting go. When we have to let go it can seem as though we are losing ourselves....

We join Gerard Bennett for prayer on the 5th Monday of Easter. Many of us may be waiting with impatient hope for the future, as we contemplate what changes for the better might we be living with as we navigate the “new normal”? We ponder the words of pope Francis –  ‘Could Covid 19 could...