Tag: Fr Paddy

The following is a biography of the wonderful life, of an inspirational Christian, recently canonised by Pope Francis. For all of us it is...

Security is an important reality we all desire, even though most of us spend most of our lives doing just that. We long for...

Easter is a time of hope and new life, an opportunity to begin again in a new way. The Angel said to the wounded followers...

In 1960, Martin Luther King was imprisoned after leading a civil rights march. His dream seemed a long way off. Criticised by white church leaders,...

Most of us live rushed lives, dashing from one thing to another. One consequence is that we live on the surface of life, skimming...

There was a great sense of relief and unburdening, when An Taoiseach Micheal Martin, announced the ending of most of the restrictions, regarding COVID-19. We...

The best resolutions are elastic, they cannot be broken with a single act. If you swear never to touch red meat, one burger ruins the...

A new year is here! This means new beginnings, new journeys, and new resolutions. The New Year is often seen as an opportunity to improve...

The gun should never have been left lying around in the first place. Making the carelessness even worse was that it was loaded. With two...

The two young ladies were noisy. Vinisha Umashankar and Greta Thunberg. Vinisha said: “We’ll build the future, even if you are stuck in the past....

Recent research shows that levels of mental illness, anxiety, and depression are at an all-time high, especially among younger people. I recently came across these...

Time seems to be flying by. It’s hard to believe that August has arrived so quickly!! I pray that this wonderful Season of hope,...

I was really disappointed for so many children and families who again were prohibited from celebrating baptisms, communions and confirmations. Our churches continue to be...

Pope Francis often refers to the “Poison of Gossip”. Passing on bad news is negative and toxic. The more at peace we are within ourselves,...

The movie The Elephant Man tells the true story of John Merrick. Merrick was born in the slums of England in 1862, and almost...

Peace of mind is a feeling of being safe or protected - it is the absence of worry. It’s achieving a calm state of mind...

The celebration of the Ascension of our Lord into Heaven is an important feast. It brings with it both promise and hope. These days...

Mary Robinson has joined more than 150 former heads of state and Nobel laureates in signing an open letter to US president Joe Biden...

I am greatly inspired by the life of young Cathal Clooney Abbeyleix. His recent death has left an enormous void to his wonderful family. Cathal...

Tommy Tiernan has inched ahead of Ryan Tubridy in the battle for RTÉ’s weekend viewers after his most recent show clocked up 12,000 more...

“He is not here, he is risen”, is the signal message which the women receive as they make their way to anoint the dead...

Will we ever forget last St Patrick’s day? Lockdown had just began, we faced a very uncertain future. Most of us felt frightened and anxious....

Students and staff of a Laois Special School are delighted to be back in their normal routine of going to school. So says Fr Paddy...

He carries a rosary in his pocket, one that belonged to his dead son, Beau. On Election Day, he went to Mass, as he...

On the anniversary of St Francis of Assisi’s death, Pope Francis celebrates Mass before the Saint’s tomb and signed his Encyclical “Fratelli tutti”. Pope Francis,...

Upon his election in March 2013, Pope Francis said: 'Some people want to know why I wished to be called Francis. For me, Francis...

A woman, pushing on in years, boasted to her pastor that she did not have an enemy in the world. He was very impressed. What...

I have a recurring dream, it centres itself around my leaving cert. I find myself sitting my history exam and not having a clue of...

You don’t just wake up one morning, light streaming in from the window, birds fluttering about, and jump from your bed with exuberance declaring...

Jack Charlton’s recent death left many deeply saddened. An iconic personality, that won the hearts of the Irish people. He made people believe in themselves....