Do You Wish to Donate Your Unwanted Christmas Gifts?
We will take in your unwanted Chrismtas gifts and will pass them to Crosscare who will redistribute them this time next year to people living in their homeless services. These gifts may be left at the foot of our Christmas tree during the coming week until Monday 8th January.
For more details of a similar venture see the Dublin diocesan website.
Christmas Day reflection from icatholic.ie
Julian and Maja Drapiewski share a reflection for Christmas highlighting the need for us to be born again as we welcome the child of Bethlehem.
Wishing all our viewers every blessing of the Christmas season and pray that your time with us will be of benefit to you and your family.
Fr John Horan SDB shares a scripture reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Advent (24th Dec 2017) and the Gospel of the Annunciation.
Fr Eunan McDonnell SDB shares a scripture reflection for the 3rd Sunday of Advent (Year B 17th Dec 2017) drawing on John 1:6-8,19-28
http://www.catholicbishops.ie/advent-calendar/
Advent Calendar:
The first day of Advent heralds the beginning of the Catholic Church’s new year. Advent (from ‘ad-venire’ in Latin or “to come to”) is the Church season encompassing the four Sundays and weekdays leading up to the celebration of Christmas. Advent is a time of spiritual preparation for the Lord’s coming at Christmas. Advent also prepares us for the second coming of Christ at the end of time.
We are delighted to be bringing you our online Advent Calendar again this year. It will go live on the First Sunday of Advent on 3 December 2017. This year’s Advent Calendar will have a special focus on family as we prepare together for next year’s World Meeting of Families in Dublin from 21 – 26 August.
Note: The virtual doors above cannot be opened ahead of their actual date. This warning is for those enthusiasts who ‘can’t wait’.
http://www.catholicbishops.ie/advent-calendar/
Fr Arek Orzechowski SDB shares a scripture reflection for the First Sunday of Advent, a new year in the church cycle. Year B
Parable of the Talents
Sr Mary Bridget Dunlea shares a scripture reflection
Reflection for 32nd Sunday
THE CHALLENGE
Salesian Fr Ray McIntyre shares a scripture reflection for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A – 5th Nov 2017).
Reflection for 30th Sunday – thanks to icatholic.ie
Salesian Sr Sarah O’Rourke shares a scripture reflection for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A – 29th October 2017)