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January – The month to begin again

I must be one of the very few people who likes the month of January.  At least I haven’t met anyone else who likes it as much as I do.…
Fr. Gerry McFlynn
Fr. Gerry McFlynnJanuary 7, 2021
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Christmas and the coming of our hope

In Dennis O’Driscoll’s humorous poem, Non-Stop Christmas, “Christmas is always coming.  There are only ever so many days still left”.   Well, the shopping and the frenetic activity which have characterised…
Fr. Gerry McFlynn
Fr. Gerry McFlynnDecember 16, 2020
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Irish Chaplaincy Social Media Survey

We are always looking for ways to improve communication with our friends and supporters. To ensure that the information we send you is relevant, timely and interesting, we'd be very…
Irish Chaplaincy
Irish ChaplaincyDecember 8, 2020
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Mary and the power of subversion

It took a bit of adjusting, coming in from the bright sunlight to the small, dark, one-roomed house.  It was the House of Mary in the ruins of Ephesus, in…
Fr. Gerry McFlynn
Fr. Gerry McFlynnDecember 7, 2020
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Saint Andrew first among equals

The last day of November is the feast of Saint Andrew.   It also coincides with the beginning of Advent, the start of the new Church year.  This is appropriate as…
Fr. Gerry McFlynn
Fr. Gerry McFlynnNovember 30, 2020
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A Few Thoughts on Remembrance

Of all European cities, Berlin is arguably the best suited for a discussion on remembrance. A visit there a few years back, taking in the Wall, the Holocaust/Roma/Sinti and other…
Fr. Gerry McFlynn
Fr. Gerry McFlynnNovember 9, 2020
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Work of Irish Chaplaincy commended in Prisons’ Inspectorate report

Work of Irish Chaplaincy commended in Prisons’ Inspectorate report. The Irish Chaplaincy is delighted to have its work in prisons recognised in the recent thematic report by HM Inspectorate of…
Irish Chaplaincy
Irish ChaplaincyNovember 2, 2020
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All Souls and Saints

The poet, T.S.Eliot, once said that April was the cruellest month. I don’t know what he had against April, but I would have thought that the cold, dark winter months…
Fr. Gerry McFlynn
Fr. Gerry McFlynnNovember 2, 2020
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Guardian Angels – our heavenly companions

Last week someone called me “an angel” for something I had done for them.  It’s not the first time I’ve been called “an angel” and I’m getting to like it.…
Fr. Gerry McFlynn
Fr. Gerry McFlynnSeptember 23, 2020
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Looking ahead with hope

Looking ahead with hope has never been easy.  If recent months have taught us anything, they have taught us that our world is a very strange place indeed.  It is…
Fr. Gerry McFlynn
Fr. Gerry McFlynnAugust 28, 2020
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