“We cannot remain silent about what we have seen and heard” (At 4:20) Dear brothers and sisters, when we experience the power of God’s love, when we recognize his presence as a Father in our personal and community life, we cannot help but proclaim and share what we have seen and...
I am sure that by now you have heard about the break-in and arson attack in our church of St. Philip, Mountview. This happened sometime before midnight on Monday. One of the glass panels of the new fire door was smashed to gain entrance and a small fire was lit...
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE 2021 WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY “Come and See” (Jn 1:46). Communicating by Encountering People as They Are Dear Brothers and Sisters, The invitation to “come and see”, which was part of those first moving encounters of Jesus with the disciples, is also the...
MESSAGE FROM ARCHBISHOP DIARMUID MARTIN 29 December 2020 Later this morning the Holy See will announce that Pope Francis has accepted my resignation as Archbishop of Dublin that I had presented at the beginning of this year. The Pope will also announce the name of my successor (Announcement is .already...
Greetings to all from the parish office. Hope you are keeping safe and are in a Christmas spirit in spite of the difficulties that we continue to face due to Covid – 19 please find attached parish updates about the Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Lockdown schedule from 26th December. ...
Greetings from your local parish. This year the preparations for Christmas, the actual Christmas celebration itself and the season of Christmas will be different from anything we have already known. To help you with the week ahead, please find a letter from the parish as well as short Christmas day...
Greetings to all from the parish office, We are delighted to inform you that St. Philip the Apostle church will be reopened for daily and weekend Masses from Saturday 12th December. The renovation work is not complete yet, but the work will continue on weekdays and it will be another...
REFLECTIONS OF ARCHBISHOP DIARMUID MARTIN ON THE CURRENT COVID 19 SITUATION 3 December 2020 I draw your attention to the Pastoral Message of the Bishops of Ireland on our preparations for the celebration of Christmas, issued after our on-line meeting yesterday. The Bishops address the challenges linked with...
Greetings to all from the parish office. St. Philip the Apostle church remains closed for renovations and we hope to open the church for daily Masses and weekend Masses from Saturday 12th December subject to certain requirements met. in the meantime, all spiritual activities will take place in Sacred Heart...
On Tuesday evening I took part in a Zoom meeting with the Taoiseach and a group of representatives of different faiths (Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist, as well as Humanist) to talk about the challenges experienced by religious bodies during the current Level 5 lockdown and about expectations for...
