A Voice to Reflect
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Today’s Homily Resources
9 August 2026 – 19th Sunday, (A)
9 August 2026 – 19th Sunday, (A) (1) 1 Kings 19:9, 11-13 God’s voice was like the gentle whisper of a breeze At that place Elijah came to a cave, and spent the night there. Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” He said, “Go out...
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Presider’s Page for 9 August 2026 (Ordinary Time 19th Sunday)
We gather to celebrate our beautiful God, who was revealed to Elijah as a gentle breeze and who was not daunted by the storm on the lake. We are grateful…
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Tony Flannery: The Judge and the Christian Brothers
For the past week the media have been full of the altercation between the judge and the Christian Brothers. I have been saddened by the whole affair. Sad, of course,…
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Vatican News: Pope Leo’s schedule for his four-day Apostolic Journey to France
The program for Pope Leo XIV’s fifth Apostolic Journey is published. During his time in France he will visit the cities of Paris, Saint-Denis, Lourdes, and Metz. Vatican News link…
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David Hickey: GAA must cut ties with sponsor Allianz over its investments in Israeli bonds
INTO and Association of Catholic Priests have called for their own organisations to end associations with insurance group – the sporting body must follow suit Last week in the Irish Independent,…
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Priests Against Genocide Network Zoom with Cardinal A Ramazzini, Prof Omer Bartof and Fr David Neuhaus SJ
The “Priests Against Genocide” Network was born in August 2025 as an initiative of a group of Catholic priests who could not remain silent in the face of the ongoing…
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Tim Hazelwood…a word of advice re electricity and gas contracts
A note for all parishes to be fully aware of the current volatility regarding the energy market and to be mindful of knowing when their current electricity and gas contracts…
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Gerry O’Connor CSsR and ACP Leadership Team weekly Sunday video homily
Theme: ‘Anchor’ 19th Sunday Year A 9 Aug 2026
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Séamus Ahearne: On Glen Hansard…
I CAN SEE GOD. I dropped in yesterday afternoon on RTÉ to check on a News item. Maire Saaritsa was speaking and caught my attention. She enthralled me and I…
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Vatican News: Pope Leo to visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru in November
The Holy See Press Office announces that Pope Leo will make an Apostolic Journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru in November 2026. Vatican News – link to article Pope Leo…