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 McFlynnJanuary 7, 2021
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 ChaplaincyDecember 8, 2020
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 McFlynnDecember 7, 2020
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 McFlynnNovember 30, 2020
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 McFlynnNovember 9, 2020
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 ChaplaincyNovember 2, 2020
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 McFlynnNovember 2, 2020
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 McFlynnSeptember 23, 2020
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 McFlynnAugust 28, 2020
