150th Anniversary of the Consecration of St. Mary’s Church, Carrigtwohill 5th Sunday of Easter 15th May 2022 Some place to gather My friends, Older members among us might remember an American TV series called “Cheers!”. It was a comedy programme set in a local bar. The fun emerged in the ongoing banter between the cast […]
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Homily of Bishop Crean for Vocations Sunday- Knock 8th May 2022
‘If we dismiss our past as a source of shame and embarrassment only, we risk depriving a new generation of connection with deep wells of spirituality’ – Bishop Crean Just over 100 years ago a poem by T.S. Eliot was published – entitled “The Waste Land”. It’s a long complex piece of reflection which was […]
Chrism Mass 13th April 2022 – Homily of Bishop William Crean
Chrism Mass 13/4/2022St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh “Priest as Cultural Shock Absorber” My friends,It is much longer than I care to remember since I heard Fr. David Power, O.M.I. use theimage of the shock absorber to help understand the role of the priests in modern society. Atthe time we thought it funny because the Italian for […]
Easter Message of Most Rev. William Crean, Bishop of Cloyne.
Easter Message of Most Rev. William Crean, Bishop of Cloyne. My friends, The horror of war has revisited us in the current military assault by Russia on Ukraine. Its savagery has shocked us. Technology has allowed us to witness destruction and death with an immediacy like never before. It is pitched as a war between dictatorship […]
All invited to join Pope Francis in Friday global prayer for peace in Ukraine – Bishop William Crean will lead the Diocese from St. Colman’s Cathedral Cobh on Friday 25th March at 6pm
Ahead of the Feast of the Annunciation on Friday, March 25th, Pope Francis extends an invitation to every community and all the faithful to unite with him for the Solemn Act of the Consecration of all of humanity, especially Russia and Ukraine, to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, so that She – the Queen of […]
Homily of Bishop Crean – 2nd Sunday of Lent – 13th March 2022
2nd Sunday of Lent 13th March 2022 St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh “I have been to the mountain top” The mountain top has a strong grip on the imagination of so many. It is remarkable to witness the dangers and risk climbers across the world subject themselves to in order to experience standing on the pinnacle, […]
The Pathway to Synod with Bishop William Crean
A short video with Bishop Crean talking about the Synodal Process https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADZ3ZwLGBsIb
Homily of Bishop Crean – 8th Sunday C 27th February 2022 Church of the Most Holy Rosary, Midleton
8th Sunday C 27th February 2022 Church of the Most Holy Rosary, Midleton “Temperance Sunday” One hundred years ago Bishop Robert Browne was the Bishop of Cloyne. In the library in Cobh there is a book of many of his Lenten Pastoral Letters. Reading them one finds a consistent theme to which he returned to […]
Homily of Bishop Crean – 7th Sunday C – 20th February 2022
7th Sunday C 20th February 2022 St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh “Compassion and Truth” My friends, In an email I received during the week there was a most insightful observation from a grandfather whose grandchildren are now at 3rd Level. He explained that they are in contact regularly and when they meet, they are comfortable in […]
Homily of Bishop William Crean – 6th Sunday – 13th February 2022
6th Sunday 13th February 2022 St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh My friends, Its fascinating to observe the speed with which we have moved from Covid to Inflation! While we know well the Omicron variant is rampant it has gone way down in our list of concerns to focus once again on economic matters. On one […]
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Homily of Bishop Crean - Sunday 22nd May 2022 - Sacred Heart Church, Rushbrooke
May 24th, 20226th Sunday of Easter 22nd May 2022 Sacred Heart Church, Rushbrooke “The Community of Believer...Cloyne Diocesan Virtual Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2022
May 24th, 2022Lourdes Programme 2022 Cloyne Diocesan Virtual Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2022 The curtailment of the C...Homily of Bishop William Crean - 150th Anniversary of the Consecration of St. Mary's Church, Carrigtwohill - Sunday 15th May 2022
May 18th, 2022150th Anniversary of the Consecration of St. Mary’s Church, Carrigtwohill 5th Sunday of Easter 15...Homily of Bishop Crean for Vocations Sunday- Knock 8th May 2022
May 13th, 2022‘If we dismiss our past as a source of shame and embarrassment only, we risk depriving a new generat...Chrism Mass 13th April 2022 - Homily of Bishop William Crean
April 14th, 2022Chrism Mass 13/4/2022St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh “Priest as Cultural Shock Absorber” My friends...Easter Message of Most Rev. William Crean, Bishop of Cloyne.
April 13th, 2022Easter Message of Most Rev. William Crean, Bishop of Cloyne. My friends, The horror of war has ...
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Fri Jun 3rd 2022 @ 8:00 am - Wed Jun 8th 2022 @ 12:00 pmSun 12 JunCamp Creideamh, Teenage Faith Camp, Knockadoon, 2022
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Fr Edmund (Ned) Motherway, RIP, of Ladysbridge - A long and happy life
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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
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