22 December, 2020. Association of Catholic Priests

22Dec Séamus Ahearne, Patrick Kavanagh and Christmas

Stray thoughts – A Reflection for the Season

Paddy Kavanagh, wrote often and beautifully about the meaning of Christmas and the presence of God in our lives.

For Kavanagh, childhood, poetry and theology were all of one piece. Everything he … Read the rest

22Dec 22 December. Tuesday of Advent, Week 3

22 December. Tuesday of Advent, Week 3

1st Reading: 1 Samuel 1:24-28

Samuel’s mother, Hannah, dedicates her young son to a life of service to God

When she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with a

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