Join Gerard Bennett of the Oblate Lourdes Pilgrimage team for today’s morning prayer. Today, Gerard is praying with us from in his home in Westmeath, but tomorrow he, along with approximately 450 others, will be embarking on the 140th anniversary pilgrimage to Lourdes. Join him as we pray and reflect together on today’s gospel. And...

Thank you for joining us for today’s morning prayer with Kirk and Cavan, who join us from the African Missions Retreat Centre, on this feast of Our Lady Of Sorrows.  As we pray together today we hold in our hearts the many pilgrims who today and over the weekend journey to Lourdes to commemorate our 140th anniversary of our pilgrimage...

Gospel Reflection for Sunday September 17th 2023 | 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time In his adventure/survivor novel, ‘Lord of the Flies’, William Golding introduces us to a group of teenage boys (in fact, a school choir) stranded on a desert island when their plane crashes. They quickly discover that they are the only survivors and...

Thank you for joining us for today’s morning prayer with Frank Macdonald from our Lourdes Pilgrimage Team.  Today’s scripture is so famous in so many contexts throughout the world. You’ll see it adorned on  T-shirts and banners at football or rugby matches. But let’s hope and pray that we can remember the sentiment of this gospel...

On many Fridays I am drawn to the mystery revealed on mount Calvary. Our God, Yahweh, frequently chooses mountains as the place where he reveals his mysterious relationship with us humans. We are his creatures and unlike the rest of creation he has freely chosen to enter into a personal relationship with us. This already...

Thank you for joining us for today’s morning prayer with Frank Macdonald from our Lourdes Pilgrimage Team.  While we’re praying and reflecting with each other today, let us remember all of those pilgrims who are going to Lourdes for whatever reason at the end of this week.  Let’s hope and pray that they find peace and rest...

Thank you for joining us for today’s morning prayer with Alexa from London.  As the seasons start to change there’s so much to be grateful and also so much to be mindful of. Let’s continue to pray for brothers and sisters in areas of conflict where there’s suffering and loneliness and desperation. We pray that...

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A  “Ulma family’s legacy – self-giving love” Friends, the Ulma family led an ordinary life against the backdrop of the Second World War. Josef worked in the fields, while Wiktoria managed their home and cared for their six children and another on the way. Through their simple daily routines,...

Join us for this morning’s prayer with Alexa from London. For this morning’s prayer, let’s offer this for world peace. For God’s hope and healing to all in need — the poor, the homeless, the homebound and the immigrant; those who suffer because of illness, loneliness or isolation; those who are affected by conflict areas....

“You must love your neighbour as yourself. Love is the one thing that cannot hurt your neighbour; that is why it is the answer to every one of the commandments.” – St Paul Join Kay Curran in Dublin again this morning for our prayer and reflection.