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Dromantine workshops 2020
Dromantine Workshops A series of workshops will be held later this year in Dromantine Retreat and Conference Centre, Newry. The workshops will be led by Fr Hugh Lagan, a priest with the Society of African Missions and a clinical psychologist with Saint Luke Institute (USA). Fr Lagan has travelled extensively leading workshops, seminars and retreats on psychological...
Read MoreWeekly Faithcast Podcast - Episode 74
Faithcast is the weekly faith podcast from https://catholicnews.ie, the news source for the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference. Presented by Brenda Drumm, Faithcast is a mixture of interviews, news and stories of faith from the Catholic Church in Ireland. Episode 74 of Faithcast features an interview with Archbishop Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of All Ireland and Ad...
Read MoreCoronavirus (COVID 19) guidance
CORONAVIRUS: The following safety precautions are being put in place within the Church: If you feel unwell, please stay at home. The Sunday obligation is dispensed in that case. The Holy Water fonts will not be used. Handshakes should be discontinued. Holy Communion is to be received in the hand only (the virus can be transmitted on the breath). Please be...
Read MoreMargaret Barton's Requiem Mass will take place in the Church of St. Trea, Newbridge on Sunday, 1st March at 12.00 noon. Interment afterwards in the adjoining cemetery. Full funeral details can be viewed at https://www.mccuskerbros.com/death-notices. May she rest in peace. Church details: Church of St. Trea, 133-137 Aughrim Road, Newbridge, Co. ...
Read MoreSt Peter’s Parish, Drogheda - Lenten Sundays 2020 - Lighting the Way - Our Lady of Lourdes Church Sunday, March 1, 7.00pm Ger Brennan - Dublin All-Ireland Football Medallist (2011, 2013) Faith, Sport & Community Sunday, March 8, 7.00pm Brenda Drumm - Communications Officer, Irish Bishops’ Conference and World Meeting of Families, 2018 Seeing God during Tri...
Read MoreIrish National Pilgrimage to 52nd International Eucharistic Congress, Budapest, 12 – 21 September Join Bishop Kevin Doran on the Irish National Pilgrimage to the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress, Budapest from 12th – 21st September 2020. A Eucharistic Congress is a gathering of people every four years which aims to promote an awareness of the central place of the Eucharist...
Read MoreSean Patrick Scullion's Requiem Mass will take place in the Church of St. Trea, Newbridge on Tuesday, 18th February at 11:00 a.m. His remains will leave his brother Oliver’s home, 13 Moyola View, on Tuesday at 10.15 a.m. Interment afterwards in the adjoining cemetery. Full funeral details can be viewed at https://www.mccuskerbros.com/death-notices. May he rest in peace...
Read MoreIrish National Pilgrimage to 52nd International Eucharistic Congress, Budapest, 12 – 21 September Join Bishop Kevin Doran on the Irish National Pilgrimage to the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress, Budapest from 12th – 21st September 2020. A Eucharistic Congress is a gathering of people every four years which aims to promote an awareness of the central place of the Euch...
Read MoreFasting and almsgiving are "the two wings of prayer”. St Augustine This Lent we invite you to do a free three-day retreat focusing on The Pillars of Lent as signposts for our journey in Christ: Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving. The presenters are: John Littleton, Director of the Priory Institute, Tallaght. Donagh O'Shea OP, Director of the Dominican Retreat Centre,...
Read MoreArchbishop Eamon Martin welcomes the Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis Querida Amazonia (Beloved Amazonia) "It would be wonderful if some Irish priests, religious and lay missionaries were to consider offering even a five year period of ministry to the Amazon” – Archbishop Eamon Martin "I warmly welcome the Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Franc...
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