The Holy Name of Jesus

By Fr Philip Kemmy “With the Name of Jesus we shall overthrow the demons; we shall put them to flight. With this Name, if they sometimes dare to attack us, our battles will be victories, and our victories will be crowns for Heaven, all brilliant with precious...

Little Nellie of Holy God

By Kate Barry-Murphy         Little Nellie was born in County Waterford in 1903 and died in Cork City at the tender age of 4 years and 5 months on the special Feast of the Presentation.      Nellie, consecrated as...

A Reflection on Today’s Mass Readings

Dia dhuit, Our new Church year began with Advent eight or so months ago and since then we have been for the most part going through the Gospel of St Mark each Sunday.  We will take a break from St Mark’s Gospel for the next five Sundays and we will journey...

My Vocation Story

By Sr. Faustina (Poor Clares Cork) In my teenage years I drifted away from the Church. I had no understanding of God’s personal love for me.  I wanted to break free from all rules which I thought restricted me. I loved going to Pubs, Clubs, Parties, Rock Concerts...

From Satanism to the Rosary

By Fr Damian Polly In September I was privileged to be able to visit the spectacular Dominican Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary in Pompeii while leading a pilgrimage through some of the shrines of Italy. The first thing that strikes you when you enter this...