Fr. Paddy’s Blog

I was struck by a headline on a national newspaper recently that read, “A nation yearns for meaning at Christmas”. It noted that 86% of Irish people, questioned in a survey, believe that Christmas, the celebration of the birth of…

“Once upon a time there was a man who looked upon Christmas as a lot of humbug. He wasn’t a Scrooge. He was a kind and decent person, generous to his family, upright in all his dealings with other people….

Generosity is a wonderful gift. To have a big heart is a blessing that is to be open and compassionate in love to the needs of others. Generosity is contagious and beneficial. Fact…The more we give the more we receive….

This week we begin the liturgical season of advent. A hope filled few weeks, when we prepare to welcome, yet again, the light and peace that is felt at the Lords birth. Jesus is the reason for the season. One…

Jesus couldn’t do much for the man on the cross… his own hands were nailed. He couldn’t take him off, but he gave him more than he could ask for. He gave him paradise. Where is God in our suffering?…

Fintan O’ Toole (Irish Times) recently wrote ………. “In 1992, the concept of limbo – a place for the souls of infants who died before they could be baptised and who therefore merited neither Heaven nor hell, was dropped from…