Redemptorist News

Soul Food for Hungry Adult Communities: May 5, 2013, Ascension.

SOUL FOOD FOR HUNGRY ADULT COMMUNITIES: ASCENSION SUNDAY: MAY 12, 2013.

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Where the Head has gone before in glory, the Body is called to follow in hope.’  ‘We …in spirit dwell

Death of Fr. Paddy Breen, C.Ss.R.

Death of Fr. Paddy Breen, C.Ss.R.

The death has occurred on Wednesday March 27th of Fr. Paddy Breen, a Redemptorist much loved among his confreres and by so many among whom and to whom he ministered over his long…

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from St. Patrick’s, Esker, Athenry!

We wish you a truly blessed and happy celebration of the feast of St Patrick, on this Sunday March 17th, 2013. God bless you all!

We all rejoice in the election of our new Pope, Pope Francis. God bless him…

Media Statement from the Provincial Leadership Team of the Irish Redemptorists

Media Statement from the Provincial Leadership Team of the Irish Redemptorists  

Sunday 20th January 201

The Irish Redemptorist Community is deeply saddened by the breakdown in communication between Fr. Tony Flannery C.Ss.R. and the Congregation for the Doctrine of…

Death of Fr. Denis Cronin, Redemptorist, in Brazil, Dec. 12, 2012.

The death occurred on December 12th in Brazil, of Fr. Denis Cronin, Redemptorist. Fr. Denis was born in Kiskeam in County Cork, in 1933. He had been part of the Irish Vice- Province of Fortaleza, in North East Brazil, since the…

Homily given at Esker Cemetery Sunday Mass, Sept. 9, 2012

CEMETERY SUNDAY 2012:  A great number of family members of Redemptorist Brothers and Priests, buried in our community Cemetery here , travelled to Esker for our annual Cemetery Sunday. The weather was not kind to us, the…

Cemetery Sunday in Esker, September 9th, 2012, 3pm.

The Annual Cemetery Sunday Mass for Redemptorists who are buried here in Esker, will be held on Sunday September 9th, at 3pm. Everyone is welcome! Refreshments to follow. For any enquiries, phone Esker 091 844007.

See a…

August 17th, 2012,- New Irish/Brazilian Redemptorist Mission to Africa.

AUGUST 17TH, 2012 will be remembered for the Formal Opening of the New Irish/Brazilian Redemptorist Mission in Mozambique and Malawi:

Plant an acorn, wait for an oak.’

Ever heard of ‘Chechewa’ ? Across Mozambique and neighbouring Malawi,…

August 1st,- Feast of St. Alphonsus de Liguori, Founder of the Redemptorists.

The first day of August is dear to Redemptorists throughout the world. It is the Feast day of their Founder, St. Alphonsus de Liguori. Born in Naples in 1696, he died at Pagani in 1787, in his 91st

‘Copiosa apud Eum Redemptio’ -the Redemptorist Motto.

‘Copiosa apud Eum Redemptio’ -the Redemptorist Motto. On the Feast of the Most Holy Redeemer, the Third Sunday of July each year, -and this year on July 15th- , a short reflection on the motto of the Redemptorists since the…

ASTONISHED HEARTS, – a Reflection on the Eucharistic Congress.

ASTONISHED  HEARTS, – a Reflection on the Eucharistic Congress 2012.

The mood was infectious as we walked towards Croke Park for the Final Mass of the International Eucharistic Congress, on June 17th. We wended our way past some slower walkers,…

The Opening of a new Redemptorist House, ‘Scala’, in Cork.

This past Sunday, May 20,2012, saw the official opening of the new Redemptorist House, called ‘SCALA’, in Blackrock, in Cork. Located close to Blackrock Castle, the surroundings of what was formerly known as Castlemahon House are beautiful, with miles of…

Fr. Finbarr Connolly C.Ss.R., R.I.P.

Fr. Finbarr Connolly, C.Ss.R.

1924 – 2012

Fr. Finbarr was born on 24th August 1924 in Blackrock, Co. Dublin.  He professed his vows as a Redemptorist in Dundalk on 8th September 1942.  After his profession…

Death of Fr. Finbarr Connolly, C.Ss.R.

 

Fr. Finbarr Connolly, R. I. P.

 

Please pray for the happy repose of the soul of Fr. Finbarr Connolly, C.Ss.R. who died peacefully on Monday 7th May 2012.  He had been declining over the past few years and…

Vocation Discernment,- a Letter

A reflection for Good Shepherd Sunday April 29, 2012.

‘How do we, as followers of Jesus, discern our calling in life?’ That was the question I faced as I recently (in March 2012) prepared to talk to a few young…

‘What a Way !’ – a response to an 18 year-old’s letter.

What a Way!

What a Way!What a Way!

What a way to be,
in life!-
Open vessel to receive
the Abba-love of God,
poured out with,
Oh, such lavishness:

Open to return

Death of Brother John (‘Baptist’) Cashman, C.Ss.R.

We regret to announce the death of Br. John (Baptist) Cashman, C.Ss.R. of the Redemptorist Community at Mount St. Alphonsus, Limerick.  Br. John died peacefully at 3.10pm on Wednesday, 18th April in the Mid Western Regional Hospital, Limerick.  Fr. Adrian…

Fr. Jim Stanley, Redemptorist, R.I.P.

We regret to announce the death of Fr. Jim Stanley, C.Ss.R. in our Redemptorist community in Marianella, Dublin, on Monday, 2nd April, 2012.

An outline of the life of Fr. Jim Stanley, C.Ss.R.

Fr. Jim was a native of Woodford,…

Fr. Sean Lawlor, C.Ss.R., R.I.P


Fr. Sean Lawlor, Redemptorist, died (suddenly) in Limerick, on Feb. 7th, 2012.The following was written by Fr. Dermie O’Connor, who lived and worked with Fr. Sean in Esker for several years, as well

2012 Programme for Retreat House

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January

8 – 13 Redemptorists on Retreat Facilitator: Mr. Derek Poole.
13-15 MAGIS Ireland Retreat
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