Dublin Lord Mayor Nial Ring, started off the advent festivities at St.Peters’ by lighting the Christmas Tree at the Church entrance. The event, a first for St. Peter’s also saw the Church bathed in red light which will remain until the 6th January.

Remarking on the blessing which preceded the lighting up ceremony, the Lord Mayor observed that it was the first such blessing he had witnessed at a lighting up ceremony in the city and was an important reminder of [...]

Dublin Lord Mayor Nial Ring, started off the advent festivities at St.Peters’ by lighting the Christmas Tree at the Church entrance. The event, a first for St. Peter’s also saw the Church bathed in red light which will remain until the 6th January.

Remarking on the blessing which preceded the lighting up ceremony, the Lord Mayor observed that it was the first such blessing he had witnessed at a lighting up ceremony in the city and was an important reminder of [...]

It would be easy to dismiss the Miraculous Medal and its novena as a relic of a way of being Church that is over, and to be of the opinion that this way of expressing devotion to Our Lady is, at best, as irrelevant as gas lights and the horse drawn tram. On some levels, I agree with the the opinions, the images that we use to promote this devotion [...]

The Feast of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.

It would be easy to dismiss the Miraculous Medal and its novena as a relic of a way of being Church that is over, and to be of the opinion that this way of expressing devotion to Our Lady is, at best, as irrelevant as gas lights and the horse drawn tram. On some levels, I agree with the the opinions, the images that we use to promote this devotion [...]

Mark Kelly (middle) Before departing for the front, uniformed men flocked to have their photograph taken as a memento for their loved ones. Later, for grieving relatives without a grave to visit, these images often became the focus of their mourning.

Mark Kelly was a draper’s porter in 1911, single and living at home, by 1918 he was a married man with two daughters, but he died that October, just weeks before the end of the War.

Mark Kelly (middle) Before departing for the front, uniformed men flocked to have their photograph taken as a memento for their loved ones. Later, for grieving relatives without a grave to visit, these images often became the focus of their mourning.

Mark Kelly was a draper’s porter in 1911, single and living at home, by 1918 he was a married man with two daughters, but he died that October, just weeks before the end of the War.

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month 1918, the so called Great War ended, leaving  30,000 Irish among the dead. In the Free State/ Republic, these me were largely forgotten in the sudden change of direction that Irish history took during and immediately after the War, an embarrassment to the newly liberated country. But grief remained, and the impact of the loss of sons and husbands reverberated down families through the generations since.

Remembering the War [...]

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month 1918, the so called Great War ended, leaving  30,000 Irish among the dead. In the Free State/ Republic, these me were largely forgotten in the sudden change of direction that Irish history took during and immediately after the War, an embarrassment to the newly liberated country. But grief remained, and the impact of the loss of sons and husbands reverberated down families through the generations since.

Remembering the War [...]

The Launch of Nollaig Bhaile Phib, Christmas Fayre @St Peter’s took place on Wednesday,

The committee, who cannot believe it’s not yet time to look ridiculous for Christmas, promise to launch Christmas in Phibsborugh with a splash of Christmas cheer and plenty of mulled wine.

The event scheduled for a new time slot of 12.30 on Sunday the 2nd December will have all the Christmas stall usual usuals and more to tempt your eyes, ears and tastebuds. 

Our stall [...]

The Launch of Nollaig Bhaile Phib, Christmas Fayre @St Peter’s took place on Wednesday,

The committee, who cannot believe it’s not yet time to look ridiculous for Christmas, promise to launch Christmas in Phibsborugh with a splash of Christmas cheer and plenty of mulled wine.

The event scheduled for a new time slot of 12.30 on Sunday the 2nd December will have all the Christmas stall usual usuals and more to tempt your eyes, ears and tastebuds. 

Our stall [...]

(based on an article by Ron Rolheiser OMI)

At any given time, most of the world believes that death isn’t final, that some form of immortality exists. Most people believe that those who have died still exist in some state, in some modality, in some place, in some heaven or hell, however that might be conceived. In some conceptions, immortality is seen as a state wherein a person is still conscious and relational; while in other concepts, existence after death is [...]

(based on an article by Ron Rolheiser OMI)

At any given time, most of the world believes that death isn’t final, that some form of immortality exists. Most people believe that those who have died still exist in some state, in some modality, in some place, in some heaven or hell, however that might be conceived. In some conceptions, immortality is seen as a state wherein a person is still conscious and relational; while in other concepts, existence after death is [...]

VLM (Vincentian Lay Mission’s) 5km run yesterday for “Miles for Mission” produced a ‘Peter’s win.

Gordon came third of a field in which his beard was “grayer” than those of most of the participants. 

It all contributes to an awareness that Mission is important at all ages and at all times and the Vincentian commitment to Mission in the 21st century is vital and assured.

If you wish to volunteer for mission overseas with VLM’s, you can find more information here

It happened in the rather anodyne surroundings of the inter-religious prayer space in Amsterdam Airport, where I was saying Mass on my way to becoming a Missionary in China. Excited does not do justice the feelings running through me as I waited for my flight to the East and the beginnings of a mission that had been calling me since I entered religious life. The bland l”ets-not-offend-anybody” design of the “chapel” could not distract from the intensity of the [...]

It happened in the rather anodyne surroundings of the inter-religious prayer space in Amsterdam Airport, where I was saying Mass on my way to becoming a Missionary in China. Excited does not do justice the feelings running through me as I waited for my flight to the East and the beginnings of a mission that had been calling me since I entered religious life. The bland l”ets-not-offend-anybody” design of the “chapel” could not distract from the intensity of the [...]

In my childhood, Irish dancing was a respectable and worthy pursuit for young children of means, and as such, I was trooped to learn our ‘Haon, do, tri” (which I still remember and can produce if pushed) but I lasted for three lessons only. It never took, and my mother was spared the expenses of the uniform, which even for boys, would bankrupt a small nation if stitching time and effort had to be paid for. (It was the sixties, [...]

In my childhood, Irish dancing was a respectable and worthy pursuit for young children of means, and as such, I was trooped to learn our ‘Haon, do, tri” (which I still remember and can produce if pushed) but I lasted for three lessons only. It never took, and my mother was spared the expenses of the uniform, which even for boys, would bankrupt a small nation if stitching time and effort had to be paid for. (It was the sixties, [...]