If you can, stop for a moment and think about the Christmas presents you have bought for your children and those which have been asked of Santa. Ask yourself what these presents are going to do. Of course, they come with love and that is message enough in one way because we all want our…
Category: Your Faith
Make your very own reindeer
Erin FoxChristmas Eve is always such an exciting night as we gaze the skies in hopes of catching a glimpse of Santa his and his reindeer. If you’re not lucky enough to spot any reindeer, make your own reindeer friend to join you in the Christmas cheer You will need one small log, branches, string, drill,…
Days of grace
Courtney McGrailCian Loakman and Stephen Mulpeter The Pope John Paul II Award is an Award which is given to students who have participated in parish activities and social involvement within their parish. This year there will be 14 students who attend Patrician Secondary School in Newbridge Co. Kildare receiving this award. These students come from Newbridge…
A Christmas gift you can bake yourself
These festive wreath cupcakes make a beautiful Christmas gift wrapped up in a box, or serve as a wonderful treat for a Christmassy afternoon tea. You can even substitute them for plum pudding or mince pies, as dessert on Christmas Day to please those in the family who despise currants! You can make the cupcakes…
Faith in the Family
Bairbre CahillWe were driving to Dublin from Donegal a few weeks ago, and there, on the side of the road beside a field was a bed. It was a double divan bed, the base lying at one side, the mattress over at the other side of the gate. It is not as if someone had been…
Superstitition
William RevilleWe can all remember the nursery rhyme about magpies: “One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl, four for a boy, five for silver, six for gold, seven for a secret never to be told”. Seeing a lone magpie brings bad luck, seeing groups predicts the future. Most of us are superstitious to…
Learning every day
Paul KeenanFr Bryan Shortall OFM Cap shares his path to priesthood with Paul Keenan
Pear and apple chutney – a mature choice!
The Christmas holidays wouldn’t be complete without a cheeseboard and home-made chutneys served with cold meats and pates. Home-made chutney is so much tastier than anything you can buy in the shop. Last year I experimented with three different chutneys and the house was filled with Christmassy spice smells. This recipe will make three 350ml…
Pom pom tree to create a festive air
December is here and the excitement for Christmas has well and truly kicked in. It might still be too early to put the tree up, but you can keep your Christmas spirit satisfied by making homemade decorations while you wait. You can ‘cheat’ and make a miniature tree to gaze at while you are waiting…
Dad’s Diary
Ireland’s recent rugby victory in Chicago over the All Blacks prompted me to get back in touch with a good old Kiwi friend for some banter. However, a search of Facebook yielded only a memorial page for someone with the same name, who looked disturbingly like him. A Google search revealed the tragic story of…