I walked out of my back door into a world of wonder this morning. It was the first of the truly autumnal mornings. A heavy fog blanketed the town below us and even the wood behind our house was barely visible but there on the apple tree, the hedge and the raspberry canes were jewels.…
Faith in the Family
October is the month traditionally associated with Mary and many people will make a particular effort to pray the rosary this month. Any time I talk to a group of people about faith, prayer and spirituality I am struck by how many of them have memories of praying the rosary. The same is true of…
Faith in the family
I am involved in producing a resource for families called Seeds of Faith. You can find it on www.godfaithandfamilylife.wordpress.com The theme we have been looking at this month is baptism. Baptism is never a private matter because in Baptism we become part of a faith community and that brings challenges and responsibilities with it. If…
Faith in the family
As a family we are only beginning to get back into something that resembles a routine. The summer holidays are great but routine is certainly not a feature! As our children have got older we seem to have become busier. The three girls have had summer jobs and our son has had football or hurling…
The Eucharist echoes our own life experience
Bairbre Cahill reflects on the importance of the Eucharist in our everyday lives
Struggling with the wonder of Easter
Thomas needed to believe at the level of his own human experience
During Lent we learn to journey with Jesus
Faith in the Family
Lent is an opportunity to rebalance our lives
Faith in the Family
We meet Jesus in our daily lives
Faith in the Family
Jesus in the manger is a powerful image
Bairbre Cahill considers what the ‘beautiful baby in the manger’ really symbolises