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May Procession
April 23, 2011The annual procession to the Marian Shrine in Glanmire takes place on Sunday, 1st May. It departs from the steps of St Joseph’s Church at 3.00 pm and processes to the Grotto where an address will be given by the Bishop of Killaloe, Bishop Kieran O’Reilly. A Corkman, Bishop Kieran was born in Turner’s Cross […]
Beatification of Pope John Paul II
April 22, 2011John Paul II was born Karol Wojtyla in Wadowice, Poland,on 18th May, 1920. His election as Pope on 16th October, 1978 made history, as he was the first non-Italian to be elected to the papacy since Adrian VI died in 1523. His appearance on the balcony of St Peter’s on that Autumn evening, with his […]
Holy Week Ceremonies
April 21, 2011St Joseph’s Church, Springhill – 2011 Holy Week Cermonies Masses: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 10.00 am. Holy Thursday: Chrism Mass at the Cathedral 10.00 am. All are welcome. 5.00 pm Mass of the Last Supper and Procession to the Altar of Repose. 8.00 pm Mass of the Last Supper and Procession […]
ArchivePlanning New Mass Schedules
April 10, 2011Each of the 17 areas of our diocese will lose a priest – possibly 2 priests in the next year or so. This is due to the fact that there is a rapid decline in the number of priests available for active ministry in the diocese. For example 20 priests will reach the age of […]
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What is Resurrection?
April 10, 2011It is not easy to envisage the Resurrection of Jesus. The Resurrection is a completely new kind of existence. Though it is an historical event it transcends history. Nothing in the religious life of any people prepares us for the totally new nature of the Resurrection. We are familiar with resuscitation whereby Jesus brought people […]
Getting to Know the Pope
April 10, 2011To most of us the Pope is a distant figure whom we never meet personally. What we know of him is filtered through the media. Most of those who comment on what he says have no theological training and are in no position to give a reliable critique. There is a book which gives us […]