6th Sunday of Easter 9th May 2021 St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh My friends, “Absence makes the heart grow fonder” A sense of absence will be filled for […]
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Easter Vigil 4th April 2021 – Homily by Bishop Crean
Easter Vigil 2021 My friends, When the sky is overcast for a very long time it becomes harder to believe that the sun still shines brightly as ever above it. […]
Holy Thursday 1st April 2021 – Homily of Bishop Crean
Holy Thursday 1st April 2021 St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh My friends, Over these past weeks I and other bishops have been in receipt of quite a number of letters and […]
Chrism Mass Homily by Bishop Crean – 31st March 2021
Chrism Mass 31/3/2021 St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh “Living in hybrid time” My friends, The saying attributed to Woody Allen “that 80% of life is turning up” is not like it […]
Easter Message 2021 from Bishop William Crean
Easter Message 2021 from Bishop Crean Easter Message from Bishop William Crean Bishop of Cloyne “Let not your hearts be troubled” My dear friends, The Pandemic […]
Homily of Bishop William Crean – St. Patrick’s Day 17-3-21
St. Patrick’s Day 2021 St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh “A legacy to be cherished in fragile times” My friends, At this time one hundred years ago, we were in the […]
Homily of Bishop William Crean – 14th February 2021
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) 14th February 2021 St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh, “Try not to be anxious for one’s own advantage” My friends, Every negative diagnosis is like a […]
Homily of Bishop Crean – 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) 7th February 2021
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) 7th February 2021 St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh “My life is but a breath…” My friends, A blessing often prayed over newly married couples took […]
Homily of Bishop William Crean – 31st January 2021
4th Sunday Ordinary Time 31st January 2021 St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh “His words made a deep impression on them because he spoke to them with authority” My friends, ‘Fake news’ is […]
Christmas Message 2020 from Bishop William Crean
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 […]
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Homily of Bishop William Crean - Easter Sunday - 31st March 2024
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April 19th, 20243rd Sunday of Easter St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh Centenary of Imokilly District Board 1924 My f...Easter Message 2024 - Bishop William Crean
March 27th, 2024Easter Message 2024 from Bishop William Crean My friends, “In the world you will have trouble ...
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