Traditionally we Irish have dealt with death in a positive and hands-on manner. The Irish wake is known for its celebration of the deceased person…
The village catechist came to me recently and told me that Iowane had been living with Maria Rosa for about 18 years. They had five grown up…
A “thin place” according to the late Irish philosopher and poet John O’Donohue is about a place or time where heaven and earth meet and we have…
History was made on November 23, 2022, when leadership of the Columbans in Fiji passed from Caucasian Columbans to Columbans from the Pacific and…
Sometime in the late 1970s, I was invited to stay overnight with a family in a village in the parish of Ba, Fiji. A member of the family had died…
Lord, as the saints in Heaven adore You for eternity, I beg for their intercession.
God bless all the people whom we will meet. Let our visit with them be a pleasant treat.
I venerate and glorify you,O Most Blessed Trinity,in union with the ineffable glory
O my God, I beg You,in the name of Your Divine Son,to give me the grace of knowing,
Most holy apostle, St. Jude,faithful servant and friend of Jesus,
