Christmas Message 2020 from Bishop William Crean My friends, We are looking forward to a meaningful Christmas. We have together been preparing to celebrate Christmas, knowing that it is going to be different because of Covid 19. We are strangely guarding against the risk that being together may be for one another. We […]
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Homily of Bishop William Crean – 4th Sunday of Advent – 20th Dec. 2020
4th Sunday of Advent 20th December 2020 St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh My friends, A few weeks ago, I got one of these WhatsApp messages. It was a very short video piece of a little boy probably no more than two years old. He was wearing a mask. But then he got a […]
Homily of Bishop William Crean – 3rd Sunday of Advent – 13th December 2020
3rd Sunday of Advent 2020 (B) 13th December 2020 St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh “Gaudete Sunday” My friends, We are all preparing to celebrate a “meaningful” Christmas – Yes – that is the word the politicians have used – “meaningful” – full of meaning. I have no doubt that it is a genuine […]
Guidelines for the celebration of Christmas Masses
Letter to priests re Preparation for the celebration of Christmas For information You will find at the end of my comments the updated HSE norms regarding places of worship. The HSE guidelines are quite detailed. A quick reading of them might refresh our memory on what is required. Most of the guidance is already in […]
Homily for 2nd Sunday of Advent – Bishop William Crean
2nd Sunday of Advent 2020 (B) 6th December 2020 St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh “They also serve those who stand and wait” My friends, We have become very impatient – our fuse is very short when it comes to waiting. Yet it is such an important virtue or quality if we are […]
Safeguarding Message 2020 – Bishop William Crean
2020 safeguarding message from Bishop William Crean (please click on the above link)
Advent 2020 Pastoral Reflection – Bishop William Crean
Living our Faith in a Fragile World Advent 2020 Pastoral Reflection – Bishop William Crean Press Release NB Bishop Crean’s Pastoral Letter. Advent 2020
Homily of Bishop Crean – Feast of Christ the King – 22nd Nov. 2020
Feast of Christ the King 22nd November 2020 St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh “Finding Christ in the Crisis” My friends, Where do we find God in the pandemic that is Covid 19? That is the question that a recent book raises with the title “Finding Christ in the Crisis – what […]
Homily of Bishop Crean – 15th November 2020
33rd Sunday (A) 15th November 2020 St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh “Accountability” My friends, It is not easy being a public servant – having to answer for what you have done or failed to do. Standards of accountability are rising all the time – which is good in the long term […]
Homily of Bishop Crean – 8th November 2020
32nd Sunday (A) 8th November 2020 St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh “Wisdom is bright and does not grow dim” Wisdom 6:12 My friends, Good advice is priceless. It is much sought after and people pay a lot of money for it. It explains why the expertise and knowledge of lawyers, doctor, psychiatrists, […]
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Homily of Bishop Crean- 17th January 2021-2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
January 18th, 20212nd Sunday Ordinary Time 17th January 2021 St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh “All share responsibili...Recruiting Director for ACCORD Catholic Marriage Care Service CLG (Accord CLG)
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December 21st, 2020Christmas Message 2020 from Bishop William Crean My friends, We are ...Homily of Bishop William Crean - 4th Sunday of Advent - 20th Dec. 2020
December 21st, 20204th Sunday of Advent 20th December 2020 St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh My...Homily of Bishop William Crean - 3rd Sunday of Advent - 13th December 2020
December 14th, 20203rd Sunday of Advent 2020 (B) 13th December 2020 St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh “Gaudete Sunday” ...Guidelines for the celebration of Christmas Masses
December 10th, 2020Letter to priests re Preparation for the celebration of Christmas For information You will fi...
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