Archive | Bishop Crean- Homilies

Dear Friends,   The Church throughout the world mourns the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. In our sadness at his call to his eternal home we are moved with […]

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2022 A Chairde, Dear Friends in Christ, The world is at war. After the pandemic which hasn’t quite gone away, we rightly fear what’s next. A viral outbreak […]

4th Sunday of Advent (A) Sacred Heart Church, Ballymore 18th December, 2022 “The Crib – a stroke of genius” My friends, The recent decision by the Lady Mayoress of Dublin […]

Bi-centenary of St. Patrick’s Church, Whitechurch Sunday 11th December 2022 My friends, “Place making” is a phrase commonly used by architects and urban planners.  By “place making” they mean designing […]

2nd Sunday of Advent (A) Sacred Heart Church, Norwood 4th December, 2022 “Woke Culture and Advent” My friends, One of the terms we come across more recently is “woke culture”. […]

1st Sunday of Advent (A) St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh 27th November, 2022 “Your life’s purpose” My friends, A piece I read during the week past had the headline “Lift the […]

Feast of Christ the King 20th November 2022 St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh “Christ King of our Hearts”   Prayer of St. Ignatius of Loyola Take, Lord and receive all my […]

Safeguarding Report Diocese of Cloyne – November 2022 For letter from Bishop William Crean and to access the report, please click on the links below.   Safeguarding Message November 2022 […]