Dear Parishioner and Friends of the Parish, I welcome you to our parish website and hope that you will enjoy discovering information about our parish personnel and various organisations active in our parish. We broadcast our ceremonies via the Internet so that your family members who live far from home may be able to join us spiritually. Our lists, descriptions and activities are not exhaustive and we welcome any suggestions that you may have with regard to improving our service to you. So whether you are a new arrival or someone who has lived here a long time I hope that this website gives you a flavour of our services and maybe that it will inspire you to join one of our parish groups. I pray God’s Blessing on all who visit this website. “May Almighty God Bless you and Those you know and Love”
Irish Catholic Newspaper
- Irish Missionary Fr Vincent Screene’s life-long commitment to Venezuela October 19, 2017In this week’s issue of The Irish Catholic, Sacred Heart Missionary Fr Vincent Screene explains why returning to Venezuela is so important to him The post Irish Missionary Fr Vincent Screene’s life-long commitment to Venezuela appeared first on The Irish Catholic.
- Church urged to face up to secular effects on faith schools October 19, 2017The Irish Church has done little to counter the dramatic negative effects of secularism on younger Catholics’ understanding of their faith, Baroness Nuala O’Loan has said. She warned that people who have been preparing children for First Holy Communion and Confirmation “have been aware for quite a while that the wider cultural shift away from… The post Churc
- Priestly celibacy is likely to be a discussion that will rumble on October 19, 2017Pope Francis has convened a special synod meeting of bishops for 2019 that will address issues facing the Church in what’s known as the Pan-Amazon region of South America. The meeting will look at Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guyana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela and Surinam. Francis announced the move at the weekend and said the… The post Priestly c
- Failure to publish changes hides diocesan difficulties – priests October 19, 2017The repeated failure to publish annual clerical changes is having the effect of hiding how the Archdiocese of Dublin is struggling with serious manpower shortages, clergy have said. 2017 will be the second successive year when diocesan changes have not been made public, concealing the extent to which sick and retiring clergy are not being… The post Failure t
- Oireachtas committee is a propaganda exercise – members October 19, 2017A parliamentary committee to consider Ireland’s constitutional protections for unborn children appears to be a pro-abortion “propaganda exercise”, two committee members who are considering stepping down have said. Highlighting how among the ‘expert witnesses’ addressing the committee was the New York-based Centre for Reproductive Rights, which has been fundr