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Prayers in the home when we cannot gather to celebrate Mass

Prayers in the home when we cannot gather to celebrate Mass

In these extraordinary times when we cannot gather as a Christian Community to celebrate Mass, let us unite ourselves spiritually to the Mass as it is being celebrated in our churches. You can do this by joining broadcast Masses on radio, parish radio or television or...

Bishop Fleming issues Diocesan Guidelines on Covid-19 (Coronavirus)

Bishop Fleming issues Diocesan Guidelines on Covid-19 (Coronavirus)

March 13th, 2020 Dear Father, Care of the Vulnerable is at the heart of our pastoral ministry. The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) as a pandemic is a threat to all of us and makes everyone vulnerable.  Conscious of the seriousness of the virus and in line with the norms...

Pope Francis and the Amazon

Pope Francis and the Amazon

Read the Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis Querida Amazonia (Beloved Amazon), which the Holy Father Pope Francis published, on the challenges facing the Amazon region and lessons for the Church worldwide. The document reflects the four key dimensions –...

Living Lent 2020

Living Lent 2020

The Meaning of Lent The English word ‘Lent’ comes from the Anglo-Saxon word Lencten, meaning ‘Spring’. In other languages the word comes from the Latin, Quadragesima – a period of 40 days.  In the Christian tradition the forty days is understood to...

Ash Wednesday – February 26th

Ash Wednesday – February 26th

Repent and believe the Good News!! Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 26th. The season of Lent provides us with another opportunity to draw closer to God. Sometimes we only associate the word 'repent' with being sorry, but from a faith perspective, to 'repent'...

Fr. Benny McHale – Enneagram Part 1

Fr. Benny McHale – Enneagram Part 1

Fr. Benny McHale returns to the Newman Institute, Ballina to deliver Part 1 of the Enneagram Programme. Dates: Wednesday, March 25th and Thursday, March 26th,  Wednesday, April 1st and Thursday, April 2nd. Time: 8.00pm to 10.30pm Cost: €60. Booking essential....

Care for the Earth – Our Common Home

Care for the Earth – Our Common Home

Sr. Patricia Lynott and Ms. Anne Sheeran will take Pope Francis's Laudato Si: Care for our Common Home to speak about our relationship with the God of the earth in these challenging times. Dates: Wednesdays, 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th March, 2020 at the Newman...