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Fr Edmund (Ned) Motherway, RIP, of Ladysbridge – A long and happy life

Posted: January 21, 2019

The follow article was written by Jamie O’Flaherty, a reporter for The Avondhu Press, and published in that newspaper on Jan 11th 2018. The article was written on the occasion of Fr Ned’s 100th birthday. Sadly, Fr Ned died on 20th Dec 2018. We reproduce the article below which provides some details of his background […]

Fr Eamonn McCarthy (Radio Maria) interviews young ladies from Diocese of Cloyne

Posted: January 25, 2018

Fr Eamonn McCarthy, a priest of the Diocese of Cloyne and currently working with Radio Maria (based in Dublin), here interviews Mary Lehane, Mary Crowley, Gillian Crowley, Emer O’Leary and Rosarie O’Leary about their involvement in a youth prayer group that runs every Tuesday, 8pm, in St. John the Baptist church, Caum (in the parish […]

How a Young Person may be active in parish: Áine Keane’s activity and service through the Pope John Paul II Awards

Posted: June 2, 2017

My name is Áine Keane. I am 19 years old. I’m a student at Presentation Secondary School in Mitchelstown, Co. Cork. I am currently doing the Leaving Cert (2017). I took part in the Pope John Paul II Awards when I was in Transition year in 2015. (Note: The Pope John Paul II Award recognises […]

Tips for Lent from Isaiah – Fr John McCarthy

Posted: March 10, 2017

In a recent Sunday Gospel Jesus tells us: ’You are the light of the world.’ The first reading from the prophet Isaiah in the Old Testament on that Sunday also tells us of seven ways in which we can be a light to others. There are seven practical things all of us can do – […]

Setting the World on Fire – A young woman recounts her year of mission in Australia

Posted: February 28, 2017

The following is a recollection by Siobhan O’Shaughnessy, a young woman who attends a young adult prayer meeting in Midleton parish. Siobhan is from Knockanore in Co. Waterford and here she shares with us her experience of a Catholic missionary program in Australia that she embarked on a year ago. Siobhan attends the Youth 2000 […]

Saintly men and women of our Diocese: Venerable Edel Quinn (Feast Day: May 12th)

Posted: May 21, 2016

Edel Quinn dedicated her entire life to serve God through her commitment to establishing the Legion of Mary in Africa, which was proved successful despite the many challenges that came her way. Today, on her feast day, we remember the life of Edel and draw inspiration from her determination to spread the truth despite […]

The First Irish Pilgrimage to Lourdes (and a recent one) – John Arnold

Posted: May 20, 2016

The First Irish Pilgrimage to Lourdes Since the Apparitions in Lourdes in 1858 people from all over the world have travelled to the Grotto in the South of France. Groups of Pilgrims from this country are recorded as going to Lourdes in the 1870’s. However it was not until 1913 that the first organised National […]

The Healing Power of Confession – by Fr. Eamonn McCarthy, C.C. Macroom

Posted: March 11, 2016

Forgiveness is at the heart of the teaching and ministry of Our Divine Saviour, yet, as the song goes, ‘sorry seems to be the hardest word.’ Why is it that many people have such great difficulty going to confession when the TV and radio chat shows endlessly indulge audiences with the often less-than-edifying lives of […]

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