25th Sunday A St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh 23rd September 2023 “Without prayer there will be no Synod” Pope Francis My friends, On October 4th Pope Francis will open the […]
Archive | Bishop Crean- Homilies and News from the Diocese
Homily of Bishop William Crean – 24th Sunday A – 17th September 2023
24th Sunday A St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh 17th September 2023 “The glass of life – half full or empty?” My friends, In life we tend to divide between those who […]
Homily of Bishop William Crean – 22nd Sunday A- 3rd September 2023
22nd Sunday A Sacred Heart Church, Norwood 3rd September 2023 “Take up your cross daily” My friends, What does taking up our cross daily entail for us in 21st Century Ireland? […]
Prayer ceremony to mark Year for Vocation to the Diocesan Priesthood and centrality of the Marian Shrine at the National Novena to Our Lady of Knock
The National Novena to Our Lady of Knock runs until 22 August.Vocations Director: V. Rev. John McCarthy SP and Carmel, traveled to Knock this week for the National Novena to […]
Homily of Bishop Crean – 19th Sunday A – 13th August 2023
19th Sunday A St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh 13th August 2023 “The Barque of Peter” My friends, The symbol of the ship with St. Peter at the helm has often been […]
Homily of Bishop William Crean – Transfiguration of the Lord-St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh 6th August, 2023
Transfiguration of the Lord St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh 6th August, 2023 “Memory retrieves what’s worth keeping” Eileen Casey poet “I’ll always remember the day…” My friends, how often have we […]
Letter to Parishioners from Bishop William Crean – August 2023
Letter to Parishioners re new Diocesan Appointments from Bishop William Crean. Please click the link below to read full text. 1274 – Letter to parishioners re new diocesan appointments-1
CLOYNE DIOCESAN APPOINTMENTS SEPTEMBER 2023
CLOYNE DIOCESAN APPOINTMENTS SEPTEMBER 2023 Most Rev. William Crean has accepted the resignation from office, on the grounds of retirement, of the following priest in the Diocese of Cloyne to […]
Homily of Bishop William Crean – 17th Sunday A – 30th July 2023
17th Sunday A St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh 30th July 2023 “A pearl of great price” My friends, Truth? What is that? was Pilates’ question to Jesus as he sought to […]
Homily of Canon Donal O’Mahony – Funeral Mass of Canon John Terry P.E. – July 5th 2023
Homily for Canon John Terry P.E Died on 2nd July 2023. Readings Ezekiel 34:11-16 2nd Reading 2 Timothy 4 : 1-8 Gospel 25: 14-23. The death of each person is […]
Bishop Crean homilies :
Homily of Bishop Crean - 25th Sunday A - 23rd September 2023
September 26th, 202325th Sunday A St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh 23rd September 2023 “Without prayer there will...Homily of Bishop William Crean - 24th Sunday A - 17th September 2023
September 21st, 202324th Sunday A St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh 17th September 2023 “The glass of life – half full or ...Homily of Bishop William Crean - 22nd Sunday A- 3rd September 2023
September 6th, 202322nd Sunday A Sacred Heart Church, Norwood 3rd September 2023 “Take up your cross daily” ...
Essays and other items:
Fr Eamonn McCarthy (Radio Maria) interviews young ladies from Diocese of Cloyne
January 25th, 2018Fr Eamonn McCarthy, a priest of the Diocese of Cloyne and currently working with Radio Maria (based [...]How a Young Person may be active in parish: Áine Keane's activity and service through the Pope John Paul II Awards
June 2nd, 2017My name is Áine Keane. I am 19 years old. I'm a student at Presentation Secondary School in Mitc[...]Tips for Lent from Isaiah - Fr John McCarthy
March 10th, 2017In a recent Sunday Gospel Jesus tells us: ’You are the light of the world.’ The first reading from t[...]Setting the World on Fire - A young woman recounts her year of mission in Australia
February 28th, 2017The following is a recollection by Siobhan O’Shaughnessy, a young woman who attends a young adult pr[...]