by Chah Garde | Dec 19, 2023 | Latest, News Archive 2023
Dear Friends, As we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ this year, our hearts are moved by the images of small children that we have seen over the past few months. The terrible tragedy of Israel and Gaza, the ongoing war in Ukraine and the persistent and...
by Chah Garde | Dec 19, 2023 | Latest, News Archive 2023
Christmas Peace A highlight for many people over the Christmas season is attending a Carol Service. The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King’s College, Cambridge on Christmas Eve is a favourite enjoyed by millions of television viewers. A...
by Chah Garde | Dec 18, 2023 | Latest, News Archive 2023
Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan (pictured) has expressed his deep concern, and solidarity with the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, following the rocket attack on 16 December by Israeli Defence Forces on a convent of nuns and disabled...
by Chah Garde | Dec 18, 2023 | Latest, News Archive 2023
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, ‘Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice. Indeed the Lord is near!’ (Philippians 4:4-5). The entrance antiphon at Mass on this ‘Gaudete or ‘rejoicing’ Sunday reminds us that God is very near. The promised Saviour is close,...
by Chah Garde | Dec 18, 2023 | Latest, News Archive 2023
Caption Archbishop Eamon Martin, Catholic Archbishop of Armagh, and Archbishop John McDowell, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh, presenting their RTÉ Christmas 2023 message from Saint Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral, Armagh ‘Peace I leave with you; my...
