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25th Sunday C 18th September 2022 St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh “No servant can be the slave of two masters”    ​​​     My friends, Apparently, the price of an ad on The Toy Show this Christmas is €86k.  The amount of money spent on sales and marketing is extraordinary.  The reason and justification isthat […]

24th Sunday C 11th September 2022 St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh “They have been quick to leave the way I marked out for them”    ​​​     My friends, The Bible is a mirror of life.  It is a mirror and when used properly, can be a real enlightenment for our own selves as well […]

  CLOYNE DIOCESAN CHANGES SEPTEMBER 2022   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 come into effect at noon on Saturday17th September 2022.   • V. Rev. Canon Donal Leahy, PP, Kilworth to retire and reside in […]

  21st Sunday C 21st August 2022 St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh “Seek to enter by the narrow door”    ​​​     My friends, Speaking recently to a man whose family includes a young lad with significant mental and physical disability, who requires a great deal of care, observed that some families have it very […]

20th Sunday 14th August 2022 St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh “Do not kill the prophet” My friends, It is a common occurrence in many societies across the world that people who stand up to unjust governments or companies or criminal organisations are murdered by way of silencing the truth they try to bring into the open. […]

19th Sunday 7th August 2022. St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh “God with us”    ​​​     My friends, It is often in moments of crisis, conflict or confusion that we are brought back to reality and refocus ourselves and thereby our life.  How often do we hear or read of well-known people in entertainment or […]

14th Sunday (C) 3rd July 2022 St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh “The Kingdom of God is very near to you” My friends, Pope Francis we’re told has a bad knee and suffers from sciatica. It has led to a lot of speculation about his health. He constantly asks people to pray for him and we do. […]