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Fr Martin Delaney

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The travails of Elizabeth gives us hope for Advent

Fr Martin Delaney December 5, 2019
The travails of Elizabeth gives us hope for Advent

Notebook   Sometime early in November one of my friends sent me the following bumper-sticker ‘Note to all premature Christmas decorators: Calm down, Mary hasn’t even told Joseph she’s pregnant yet!’ A few days after the bumper sticker arrived I read an essay entitled ‘Advent RIP’. Basically the writer articulates what we all know to…

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Sharing peace and remembering all lost loved ones

Fr Martin Delaney October 31, 2019
Sharing peace and remembering all lost loved ones

Notebook November is a reflective time as we remember our loved ones who have died. It is particularly a time of remembering those who died in war and strife. For us in Ireland, remembering our fellow countrymen who died fighting for a British army has not always been easy. In recent years we have come…

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One small step for man, one giant leap for Faith

Fr Martin Delaney September 26, 2019
One small step for man, one giant leap for Faith

Notebook A question. Do you know what the first food eaten on the moon was? The answer may surprise many of you…the Eucharist! Of the many interesting milestones marked or celebrated this past summer, one that stood out for me was the 50th anniversary of for the first people to set foot on the moon…

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Reflection for Jim and Leonie’s wedding

Fr Martin Delaney August 8, 2019
Reflection for Jim and Leonie’s wedding

Notebook   Jim and Leonie, thank you for asking me to be the priest who witnesses your marriage vows today in this little corner of Co. Monaghan which holds so many wonderful memories for all of us. By way of a reflection I want to share with you a story which was first given to…

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Sometimes ‘soap’ scripts are deeper than life

Fr Martin Delaney July 4, 2019
Sometimes ‘soap’ scripts are deeper than life

The Notebook   Many years ago, my friends Monica Brown and Hilary Musgrave introduced me to the whole experience of sacred clowning. Hilary and Monica lead retreats all over the world and the sacred clown ‘Naofa’ is an integral part of their unique approach to spirituality. Sacred clowning has to be experienced because trying to…

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We need our female political chiefs to be good leaders

Fr Martin Delaney May 30, 2019
We need our female political chiefs to be good leaders

The Notebook Recently I found myself doing a little research in the area of women in leadership. I come to this topic as someone who has been fortunate to know and experience some extraordinary women leaders in my own life and particularly in ministry. Any group, any society, any church which denies an equal role…

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From the mouths of the innocent comes wisdom

Fr Martin Delaney April 25, 2019
From the mouths of the innocent comes wisdom

I can hear it now! A question in a table quiz, 50 years from now: “Which animal is associated with both the first horse since Red Rum to win back to back Grand Nationals and the greatest comeback in golfing history on two consecutive weekends during April 2019?” As I watched Tiger Woods’ extraordinary victory…

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Ashes still have an appeal to all of us

Fr Martin Delaney March 21, 2019
Ashes still have an appeal to all of us

The Notebook   I suspect very few people would choose Ash Wednesday as one of their favourite days of the year. I have to admit that in recent times the first day of Lent has become a day I do look forward to. A number of years ago, together with my colleague from the neighbouring…

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Winter passes and Brigid brings the Spring

Fr Martin Delaney February 14, 2019
Winter passes and Brigid brings the Spring

The Notebook   On Wednesday morning, January 30, Fr John Cummins [pictured] looked forward to another busy day among his flock in the parish of Abbeyleix. One of the highlights of his day would surely be the celebration in the local primary school for Grandparents Day. His first public event on that morning was Mass…

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You, too, can ‘swing into’ Mass anytime

Fr Martin Delaney January 10, 2019
You, too, can ‘swing into’ Mass anytime

The Notebook   The following is an extract from a well-known Irishman’s published account of his fairly recent experience of going to Mass. “I went up to Communion and ate the bread. I couldn’t manage the Apostles’ Creed — it must be for hardcore fans only — but the Our Father and Hail Mary were…

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