By Jer Kennelly
PARISH: Confessions: Moyvane Saturday 6.45pm to 7.15pm. Eucharistic Adoration every Tues. after 10.00am Mass to 11.30am. Absence, Fr. Brendan will be away at a Retreat with the Diocese in Killarney from Mon. 9th Jan. to Thur. 12th. There will be Prayer services in Moyvane on Tuesday and Thursday instead of Mass.
WEBINAR SMART VILLAGES PROMOTING RURAL ACTION online on 11/1/ from 6.30 TO 7.45. North Kerry West Limerick Smart Villages Small Communities 18/1 from 6.30 to 8.30 in Listowel Arms Hotel.
DEATH of Sr Mercedes (Marie) Behan, Presentation Sisters Lixnaw, Millstreet and Tralee, died on 30th December 2022, daughter of the late Margaret & Gerard and sister of Helen (Sr. Elizabeth) and the late Michael, Jeremiah & Teddy (Tim). Sadly missed by her nieces Margaret, Angela & Siobhán, nephews Gerard, Aidan, Diarmuid, Mike, Gerard & John, her grandnieces and grandnephews, sisters-in-law Sheila & Mary, her Presentation Community.
DEATH on Jan 4th 2023 of Fr. Donal O’Connor, Chaplain at MTU Tralee and formerly Curate at Castletownbere, Listowel and P.P. in Beaufort. Predeceased by his parents David and Teresa and brother Tomás. Survived by, brothers Sean, Denis, David and Aidan, sisters in law, nieces and nephews, relations, neighbours, the Bishop and priests of the Kerry diocese.
DEATH of Michael Henry McMahon of Beale Hill, Ballybunion, on December 30th. Pre-deceased by his parents, Nora and Henry. Michael will be sadly missed by his wife, Kitty, his cousins, John and Brian Cunningham, Joan Moriarty and Peg Lally, his brother-in-law, Danny Walsh, sister-in-law, Teresa, his neighbours and many friends.
ANNIVERSARIES: Josie McNamara, Kitty Barry, Kathleen O’Connor, Mary Bourke, Noreen O’Sullivan, John Stack, Tom J O’Connor, Tim Leahy, Jimmy Dalton, Geraldine Daly, Sheila O’Carroll, Peggy Mulvihill, Sean O’Halloran, Noreen O’Connor, Denis Flaherty, Sean Costelloe, Danny O’Carroll, Dick Cunningham, Jim Normoyle, Sr. Josephine, Lynch, Hugh Brady, Jerry Moore, Canon Jerry Breen, Nellie Buckley, Tommy Fitzmaurice, Mickey Flaherty, Dan Mulvihill, Rebecca Roche, Catherine Moloney, James Kennelly, Martin Stack, Mairead McDermott.
MASS INTENTIONS: Sat.7th Jan.’23- Moyvane for John Stack (1st Aniv.) of Gale Bridge at 7.30pm; Sun.8th Jan.’23 Knockanure for Michelle Foley & grandfather Michael Keane, & uncle Tim Keane (Aniv.’s) at 9.30am, and mass Moyvane for Denis Flahterty (2nd Aniv.) & Parents Bridie & Con, Tubbertoreen at 11.00am;
Tues.10th Jan.’23 Moyvane a Private Intention at 10.00am; Weds.11th Jan.’23 Knockanure a Private Intention at 10.00am; Thurs.12th Jan.’23 Moyvane a Private Intention at 10.00am; Fri.13th Jan.’23 Knockanure a Private Intention at 10am, and Mass in evening for Fr. Patrick Larkin, Recently Deceased, U.S.A. and formerly Knockanure at 7.30pm; Sat.14th Jan.’23 Moyvane for Willie O’Connor, (5th Aniv.) Kilmeaney, Kilmorna at 7.30pm; Sun.15th Jan.’23 Knockanure for Irene O’Keeffe, Kilmeaney, Kilmorna at 9.30am, and Mass Moyvane for Dick & Donal Cunningham & their Sister Breda & her husband Andy Thomas (Aniv.’s) at 11.00am.
GAA Knockanure Lotto draw was held on 10th of January, with a jackpot of €7,200.
Results from December 13th, Jackpot was €7,000. Numbers Drawn: 3, 8, 18, 32. Lucky Dips went to:
- Mary Horgan, Kilmorna; 2. Bridget O Flaherty, Knocknasna; 3. Tom Fitzgerald, Kilmeaney;4. Aoife, Chloe, Shauna and Con, Gortdromagouna, and 5. Liz and Daniel, Kilmorna
Results from December 20th, Jackpot was €7,100. Numbers Drawn: 5, 13, 20, 31. Lucky Dips went to:
- Ellie Mai and Speedy, c/o Speedys Bar; 2. Mike Dillon, c/o Amber Garage; 3. Peg Collins, c/o Ploughman Bar; 4. Fr. Brendan O Callaghan, Knockanure, and 5. Tom Fitzgerald, Kilmeaney
Knockanure GAA would also like to take this opportunity to wish all of our loyal supporters and venders a Happy New Year! Thank you for all of your loyal support throughout the past 12 months. We are all very proud of how far our small club has progressed and this would not be possible without your support. Míle Buíochas!
KERRY TEAM: A Civic Reception to honour the Kerry Senior Football Team, 2022 All-Ireland Champions, took place in the Council Chamber on Friday 6th of Jan, hosted by the Cathaoirleach, Cllr John Francis Flynn.
GAA Ballydonoghue Social – on 14th January in the Arms Hotel Listowel. Medal presentation will take place and also special guest on the night.
Kerry GAA Supporters Club their annual social will be held in the Ballygarry Estate hotel on Saturday, January 21. A bus for the league opener in Donegal on January 29th. Collecting the money for this trip on Monday, January 16 at 8pm in Ballygarry and The Listowel Arms.
ST JOHNS: Sean Keane Live in Concert on Friday January 13th at 8pm,details from 068 22566.
FILM CLUB: An Cáilín Ciúin on Tuesday January 10th at 8pm, in St John’s.
CHURCH Unity Week of prayer runs from 18th to 25th of Jan.
WORKSHOP; A workshop for Parish Pastoral Councils will be held in St Michael’s College, Listowel, on Tuesday, January 17th starting at 8.00 pm. All members of Parish Pastoral Councils in the Listowel Pastoral Area are asked to attend. The workshop’s purpose is to clarify the role of the Pastoral
Council, explore what is required for a Pastoral Council to work effectively, and identify how parishes in the Pastoral Area can support one another.
IBTS; Donating blood is a selfless act for the person who gives it, but is a priceless gift to the person who receives it. For 3 weeks they need to make over 10,000 appointments to safely support the health service over Christmas and the New Year” said Paul McKinney Director of Donor Services and Logistics. Please ring 1800 222 111 to book an appointment.
AA OPEN MEETING – The Tarbert Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, We are beginning our 21st year with an Open Meeting in the Tarbert Community Centre on Saturday 14th January 2023 at 8pm – Everybody Welcome. Open meetings seek to reach the suffering alcoholic through a third party and will very often be attended by a group of Doctors, Nurses, Social Workers, Teachers, Prison Officers, Gardai, Spiritual Advisors, Public Media etc. These people in their daily work are frequently in contact with the suffering alcoholic and by their very presence at our meeting have shown their concern and willingness to help from the earliest beginnings of AA when Henrietta Sieberling introduced Dr. Bob to Bill W. Many thousands of alcoholics who found sobriety in AA, were first put in contact with AA by a non-alcoholic third party, be it a family member or a concerned friend /employer etc. These good friends of AA knew AA existed, where it could be found and what help AA offered to the problem drinker.
EVENTS: Recovery Haven latest online course, ‘Building Better Caregivers’ due to begin in January which will offer valuable support and practical advice to those supporting a loved one through cancer treatment. For information, please ring Reception at Recovery Haven on 066 7192122
Diocesan Pilgrimage to World Youth Day 2023, Lisbon, Portugal
The diocese will travel with 22 young adults to Lisbon, Portugal to take part in the biggest gathering of young people from all over the world. We will travel out on Mon. July 31st and return on Tues. Aug. 8th ‘23. We would like to invite all young people between the ages of 18 and 35 to join us. For more details regarding costs or for an application form, please contact Tomás Kenny on 086 3683778 or email Tomás on [email protected] It would be great to hear from you!
Anam Cara Kerry, the organisation that supports bereaved parents, is holding it’s monthly Parent Evening for bereaved parents on Tues. 10th Jan. 7:15pm in the Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee Co. Kerry. This event is free and open to all bereaved parents. For Online support group contact [email protected]
ASSEMBLY: If you missed the Interreg NWE call 2 info session on 6th December 2022, you can watch the Webinar below.Click Image for full Webinar: Full Presentation can be found
http://www.southernassembly.ie/
Teachers Inspire 2022, organised and run by Dublin City University, is calling for nominations of inspiring teachers. Nominations close on January 20. Teachers Inspire is organised and run by Dublin City University. Now in its third year, https://www.teachersinspire.ie/
PUPILS: The Department of Education, say that there are 13,753 Ukrainian pupils currently enrolled in the 26 counties, as of December 22 2022.
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ARTS; Creative Europe’s Culture Moves Europe is open for applications from artists and cultural professionals who want to run international projects. They have a Q&A session every Friday from 11AM CET More details (https://kerrycoco.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3755ab5575cb711eac9566f8&id=2037c121c2&e=57e387efec)
The Liam O’Flynn Award is a joint initiative of the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon and the National Concert Hall/An Ceoláras Náisiúnta as part of their partnership for the promotion, appreciation and enjoyment of traditional arts, which also includes the Tradition Now festival of traditional music. Deadline for applications: January 19th 5.30pm. More details (https://kerrycoco.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3755ab5575cb711eac9566f8&id=05a7109427&e=57e387efec)
More details (https://kerrycoco.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3755ab5575cb711eac9566f8&id=ccbc7a3de8&e=57e387efec)
2023 BT Young Scientist and Technology exhibition, runs from January 11-14, in the RDS arena in Dublin.
TAX Changes; main personal tax credits increase by €75 from €1,700 to €1,775 and the standard rate cut-off point being increased by €3,200, going from €36,800 to €40,000 for single people and from €45,800 to €49,000 for couples with one earner.
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FOOD prices have been on a downward spiral, and is responsible for putting countless numbers of farm out of business. Reports estimate that 65-75% of the EU’s agricultural soils are currently losing organic carbon due to an excess of nutrients.
FOOD waste accounts for one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions and is the single largest emitting sector. Fruit and veg (37%), dairy and eggs (32%) and bakery (24%).
FUNDING: Rural households, smallholder farmers and small-scale agricultural enterprises in Ukraine, will receive $15.5 million for projects funded by the EU.
IFA Farming and Climate Summit in Thomond Park, Limerick on Tuesday, January 10, from 11a.m to 4:00p.m.
FESTIVAL: THE Wander Wild Festival, at Killarney from March 24th-26th. Many events are free, See www.wanderwildfestival.com for more.
By Leslie Palma Published on December 21, 2022
A sacred text for journalists is the Associated Press stylebook. AP style governs everything from grammar and punctuation to what words to capitalize and which numbers to spell out.
The stylebook is the definitive resource, as important as a press pass to reporters and an indispensable tool to copy editors. I was a newspaper reporter and editor for 30 years, and I always had two copies of the latest stylebook, one in the office and one at home. I could quote it verbatim.
https://stream.org/associated-press-goes-all-in-for-abortion/
JOBS in Australia; If you are interested in this opportunity with Unite please send an email with a resume attached to [email protected]
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LIMERICK Lotto player won more than €11m in recent draw.
TOURISM from Canada to the island of Ireland, with 248,000 Canadian visitors spending €209 million in 2019.
HEALTH: Doctors and nurses leveled some harsh criticisms at the government for mismanaging the healthcare system in a recent survey.
Research conducted by Blu Ivy Group asked 359 healthcare professionals for their opinions about the state of the field in Canada.
One physician said that Canada’s healthcare troubles were happening well before the Covid-19 pandemic.
“It’s not the pandemic. This has been a long time coming — underfunding, burnout, poor efforts at retention, horrible working conditions and regulations, boomers retiring and getting sick. Malignant governmental and societal neglect of healthcare,” said one doctor.
https://tnc.news/2022/12/12/healthcare-workers-blame-government/
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Things to look forward to in Limerick in 2023
Frances Fitzpatrick- 01 Jan 2023 6:00 AM
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Larry Chapp Commentaries
January 4, 2023
Short reflections on the “legacy” of a great and influential person after his passing are always in danger of oversimplification. After all, a person does not reach the stature of a Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI by being simplistic, uncomplicated and unnuanced.
Sadly, while he was still alive, and during most of his career, there was no shortage of those who sought to pigeonhole him as either an “archconservative” and rigidly doctrinaire “Panzer Cardinal” or, conversely, as a dangerous “modernist liberal.”
I think most of these caricatures are just so much fiddle-faddle. I say “most of these” because one thing these caricatures get right is their instinctive insight that what most characterized Joseph Ratzinger, and thus where we should look in assessing his legacy, is that he was first and foremost a theologian. Twice he turned down the request of Pope St. John Paul II to become head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and he only relented when the sainted Pope stopped requesting and began demanding.
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/joseph-ratzinger-breathtakingly-brilliant-theologian?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=catholic_news_president_joe_biden_will_not_attend_benedict_xvi_s_funeral_white_house_says_decision_made_in_line_with_the_wishes_of_the_late_pope_and_the_vatican_this_is_what_their_requests_were&utm_term=2023-01-04
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- CASEY: The Sacred Heart Review, Volume 45, Number 5, 21 January 1911
From all parts of Limerick and many parts of Kerry an immense crowd forgathered at Abbeyfeale, recently, to take part in the ceremony of unveiling a statue in memory of the late Rev. William
Casey, who was pastor of Abbeyfeale for a long number of years prior to his death. At the exercises
of unveiling, one of the speakers called attention to Father Casey’s work in fighting the evil of drink.
The speaker said: —He had to face the two demons that had kept their people down. He had to face the two demons whose course of sovereignty was traced in streams of blood and in abysses of destruction for their race—the demon of landlordism and the still greater and more destructive demon of alcohol. Father Casey set himself to fight these two demons and he conquered them as much as a man could hope to conquer them in his lifetime.
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THE ADVOCATE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1933
New York NY Irish American Advocate 1932-1934 – 0931.pdf
TURF: At a meeting in Listowel, Tuesday evening, a Turf Co-operative Society was established for North Kerry. Representatives of the surrounding turf producing centres attended.
Mr. N. O’Brien said that this country had been sending out £3,000,000 or £4,000,000 each year for coal from England and Scotland, keeping thousands of British miners employed, and enabling mine owners to pay huge dividends, while thousands of men and boys were idle here, and hundreds of acres of good bog were available.
People might be inclined to say 11/6 a ten was a small price, but turf producers in Kerry especially around Killorglin and Caragh Lake had found that it gave 2 / – more profit per ton than previously.
Because of the cost of transport, handling and distribution, t h e price could not be increased, but there was a guaranteed market and price for all turf produced.
The Government had set aside money for bog development and it was only where co-operative societies existed that it would be expended.
It had been decided that the Listowel Society would develop the bogs of Listowel, Newtown, Tarbert and Ballylongford, but since t h e n an application had been received for a society in Newtown and a meeting would be held in t h a t district during the Week. About 1,500 acres of bog were available in the district.
A provisional committee was set up as follows: J. Cain, M. Mullally, T. Brandon, P. Keane, Listowel; E.
O’Brien, Blanemore, Listowel; D. Flavin, Listowel; E. J. Walsh, Tullamone. J. McAullffe, Listowel, secretary. It was stated t h a t the secretary had already received an order for 1,000 tons of turf.
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A “Christmas Ramble in Erin” will be broadcast by Station WOR on Monday, Christmas Day, from 4 to
4:30 p.m. This program will be under the direction of Anna Winifred Smith, and will feature folk songs and stories pertaining to the great holiday. Miss Smith, who spent last summer in Erin, will relate “Irish Christmas Legends” and will explain the significance of the old Gaelic customs, such as “The Christmas Candle,” “The Hunting of the Wren,” etc
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New York NY Irish American Advocate 1911 – 0083.pdf
26 Feb 1910
DEATH OF MICHAEL FINUCANE. We announce with regret the death of Mr. Michael Finucane of Gale-Bridge, Newtownsandes, Co Kerry, who died In Liverpool on January 29th. Deceased young man, who was only 23 years old, and had been in this country about two years, sailed from New York on Dec. 4th with the Intention of spending Christmas with his parents at home, but the poor young man was stricken with pneumonia on the voyage over and was taken to Northern Hospital, Liverpool, where he seemed to be recovering, but suffered a relapse and died on the above date. At a meeting of the New West Side Athletic Club, held on Sunday morning, the following resolution was passed: “That we tender our sincere sympathy and condolence to the parents and relatives of our late member, Mr. Michael Finucane, in the great bereavement which has come to them.”
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New York NY Irish American Advocate 1930-1931 – 1014.pdf
26 Sept 1931
The death on Thursday last of Mrs. Anne Lyons, relict of the late Jerh. Lyons, Duagh, removes one of the best known figures to the life of North Kerry. Mrs. Lyons was the mother of Capt. Jerry Lyons, Duagh Company, I. R. A., brutally murdered at Gortglanna in May, 1921, and her demise recalls poignant memories of that incident. Her other son, Rev. Jas. Lyons, is attached to the American Mission, being at present in Newburgh, N. Y. She was sister of Rev. Jas. Corridan, Pastor of St. John Chrysostom’s Church, Bronx, New York, and of Thomas and Patrick Corridan, merchants, Listowel. Many farmers In the Athea district are seriously contemplating giving up the raising of bacon pigs
since, as they aver, it is no longer a paying proposition.
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Most Rev. Dr. Edmond Fitzmaurice, Bishop of Wilmington, U.S. A. who has been visiting his father, William Fitzmaurice, Ballydonoghue,’ Glin, for some months past, has returned to diocesan duties at Wilmington. Dr. Toomey and Mrs. Toomey, Cork, are visiting Dr. and Mrs. Barrett at Shannon Lawn, Glin. Mrs. Toomey and Mrs. Barrett are nieces of the Most Rev. Dr. David Keane, Bishop of Limerick.
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John Leahy, N. T., an Abbeyfeale man, living to Kerry, has purchased that famous greyhound “White Sandals for £600. It was In Abbeyfeale this dog made his first mark, in winning a Trial Stake, and qualifying him for entrance to the National Breeders’ Stake at Clonmel, which he won. Dainty Man, another winner of the National Stakes, qualified at Abbeyfeale Coursing meeting.
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Recent distinguished visitors to Castleisland include Bro. Edmond O’Connor, on a visit to his mother at Dromulton, from Carrickmacross; Bro. Francis O’Connor, the extent of whose cultural work at Milltown Is familiar to Castleislanders; Mrs. M. Fitzgerald, visiting her brother, John O’Leary, and her sisters, Srs. Leila and Gerard, Presentation Convent; Mrs. Forde, N. T, Leix, and Mrs. Egan, N. T., Scotland, visiting numerous friends.
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For this year’s three-day fixture on the Island Court, Listowel, 277 entries have been received, according to the Irish Racing Calendar. This is a record for Listowel, and ensures big fields for the different events. A “Kerryman” representative has been informed on the most reliable authority that there is no foundation whatever for the rumour which gained circulation during the week to the effect that the Newcastle West Railway Station was to be closed down by the company as part of their campaign of economy.
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The Night of the Big Wind (Irish: Oíche na Gaoithe Móire) was a powerful European windstorm that swept across what was then the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, beginning on the afternoon of 6 January 1839, causing severe damage to property and several hundred deaths. 20 to 25% of houses in north Dublin were damaged or destroyed, and 42 ships were wrecked.[1] The storm attained a very low barometric pressure of 918 hPa (27.1 inHg) and tracked eastwards to the north of Ireland, with gusts of over 100 knots (185 km/h; 115 mph) before moving across the north of England to continental Europe, where it eventually dissipated. At the time, it was the worst storm to hit Ireland for 300 years.[2][3] Liverpool also suffered severely, with many shipwrecks and much structural damage. 120 people died as a result of such accidents in the city alone. Two major shipwrecks resulted in damage of at least £500,000, equivalent to £52.2 million in 2020.[4]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Big_Wind
From Wikipedia.
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WE NOW ARE LOOKING FOR YOUR LOCAL STORIES
Did you know that in the 1930s thousands of stories were collected from school children throughout Ireland by the Irish Folklore Commission?
For the duration of the project, more than 50,000 schoolchildren from 5,000 schools in the 26 counties of Ireland were enlisted to collect folklore in their home districts. This included oral history, topographical information, folktales and legends, riddles and proverbs, games and pastimes, trades and crafts. The children recorded this material from their parents, grandparents, and neighbours.
More at https://www.kerrywritersmuseum.com/the-together-project/
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Heritage from Home
https://www.librariesni.org.uk/heritage-from-home-3/
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MISSION online 2023 from January 22nd to 25th 2023 .
Each day, you are invited to join in• Daily Prayer in the Mission booklet • Mass in your parish
- Daily Reflection online • Prayer Petition online • Family Time in the Mission booklet • Just a Thought on Radio Kerry • Mission Talk @ 8.00 p.m. online
Speakers:
Sunday 22nd January 2023 – Dr Patricia Kieran – Be Christ’s Love
Dr. Patricia Kieran is Director of the Irish Institute for Catholic Studies and Senior Lecturer in Religious Education in Mary Immaculate College. She has co-written and edited books on a range of topics including Catholic Theology, Religious Education in an Intercultural Europe, Children and Catholicism & Trends and Challenges in Education. She is a parent of five children.
Monday 23rd January 2023 – Fr Hugh Lagan – Finding the Treasure: The Search for Happiness
Fr. Hugh Lagan SMA is a priest with the Society of African Missions and a chartered clinical psychologist. He has led retreats and workshops internationally on psychological and spiritual well-being, positive change, trauma and resilience.
Tuesday 24th January 2023 – Dr Michael Conway – Being Love for Others
Dr. Michael Conway is a priest of the diocese of Galway, who teaches Theology at St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth, where he is Professor of Faith and Culture. He gives talks regularly on the changing face of religion, spirituality, and faith throughout Ireland. He has studied both in science and in theology in Ireland, Italy, and Germany. As part of his work, he explores issues of faith and religion in contemporary European culture with a specific concern for the Irish situation.
Wednesday 25th January 2023 – Tríona Doherty – Call to Love
Triona Doherty is co-author, with Jane Mellett, of The Deep End: A Journey Through the Sunday Gospels in the Year of Luke (Messenger Publications, 2021) and The Deep End: A Journey Through the Sunday Gospels in the Year of Matthew (Messenger Publications, 2022). She has a Masters in Theology from St Patrick’s Pontifical University Maynooth, and is a former editor of the Redemptorist magazine Reality. Tríona has also worked with CatholicIreland.net, Carmelite Institute of Britain and Ireland, Good Shepherd Ireland and Laudato Si’ Movement. She lives in Athlone with her husband and seven-year-old son.
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mgYA-bgoQn-yzrhDC1cenw
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Jonathan Liedl Blogs
January 5, 2023
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI, whose entire theological project was singular focused on the person of Christ, once described Jesus as the one “in whom God’s love descends upon human beings.”
The weather at the scholarly Pope’s funeral today provided a poetic illustration of this truth — a gentle fog enshrouded St. Peter’s Basilica as the Church universal commended Benedict to the love and mercy of God.
“The holy cloud, the shekinah, is the sign of the presence of God himself. The cloud hovering over the Tent of Meeting indicated that God was present,” the late Pope had written in Volume One of his Jesus of Nazareth trilogy.
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G.D.P.R. Ireland’s data privacy board, which serves as Meta’s main regulator in the European Union because the company’s European headquarters are in Dublin, said E.U. authorities had determined that placing the legal consent within the terms of service essentially forced users to accept personalized ads, violating the European law known as the General Data Protection Regulation, or G.D.P.R.
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CHURCH: During their Winter General Meeting in Maynooth, Bishops noted that 2023 will mark the 50th anniversary of the Ballymascanlon talks that saw the Catholic Church develop strong ecumenical relations that have grown over the past fifty years.
An ecumenical joint service of thanksgiving will be held in Saint Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, on 22 January at 3.30 pm with Archbishop Eamon Martin and Rev Harold Good preaching. The Irish Inter-Church Meeting gathers for an annual conference and the Inter-Church Meeting, made up of Church leaders, meets four times a year. The recent annual conference with participants from various Churches across the island was entitled ‘Creatively reconfiguring our post-pandemic understanding of church’.
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