6th Sunday of Easter 22nd May 2022 Sacred Heart Church, Rushbrooke “The Community of Believers” My friends, Judging by the recent debate about the location of the National Maternity Hospital one would be forgiven for thinking that the Catholic faith was some kind of deadly virus or toxic poison. Though the […]
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Cloyne Diocesan Virtual Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2022
Lourdes Programme 2022 Cloyne Diocesan Virtual Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2022 The curtailment of the Cloyne Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes for a third year is a huge disappointment to all. A Lourdes Pilgrimage from home will take place from June 3rd – June 8th 2022. All those who would like to attend any or all ceremonies are […]
Homily of Bishop William Crean – 150th Anniversary of the Consecration of St. Mary’s Church, Carrigtwohill – Sunday 15th May 2022
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 […]
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 […]
Special Collection for Ukraine 26/27 March 2022
Special Collection for Ukraine 26/27 March 2022 Special Collection for Ukraine: The Irish Bishops have asked for a Special Collection to be taken up at Masses on the weekend of 26/27 March to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and especially the families and children who have had to flee their homeland in advance […]
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, […]
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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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