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Diocese of Meath welcomes Fr Michael Hinds
On Sunday 17 February, Bishop Michael Smith celebrated the priestly ordination of Fr Michael Hinds in Trim, Co. Meath. The Bishop was joined in the liturgy...
Ash Wednesday: “Repent and believe the Good News”
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, a day of fast and abstinence. Lent is traditionally described as lasting for forty days, remembering the forty days...
Annual Youth Conference in Tullamore on 23 February
A National Parish Youth Conference will take place in Tullamore on Saturday 23 February.
Click here to view the promotional video.
The event provides an opportunity...
Bishop Smith on the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI
Bishop Michael Smith met Pope Benedict XVI during a visit to Rome 12 days ago (30 Jan. 2013). The Bishop says that "the Pope...
Sunday 10 February: “Put out into deep waters”
This time of year is filled with a sense of anticipation and
excitement for candidates preparing for reception into the Church at
Easter through Baptism, Confirmation...
Sunday 3 February: Evangelisation calls for fresh ears
In our Gospel today the tide is beginning to turn as Jesus’ ratings plummet in his home town of Nazareth. Over the past few...
27 January 2013: Catholic Schools Week
This Sunday we mark the beginning of “Catholic Schools Week”, and over the next seven days, schools in every parish in this country will...
Wedding Feast at Cana – Christ looks after his bride
The poor bride. Everything had been going so well, now the only thing people were going to remember was the wedding that ran out...
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, 18 – 25 January 2013
The theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (2013) is “What does God require of us?” (cf. Micah 6:6-8).
It invites us to reflect...
13 January: Feast of the Baptism of Christ
What did you hear, what did you see over the last few weeks? Looking around the place, everything seems to be back to normal....