Homily of Very Rev. Michael Duignan, Diocesan Secretary of the Diocese of Elphin at the Requiem Mass for Christopher Jones, Bishop of Elphin (1994-2014)  Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo, Tuesday 22 May 2018  These May Days The wild ducks have arrived to reoccupy the little pond outside Bishop Christy’s house. The swallows are back as...

Words of Welcome by Bishop Kevin Doran, Bishop of Elphin at the Funeral Mass of Bishop Christopher Jones RIP Tuesday 22nd May 2018, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo Today is, in some ways, a formal public moment in the life of our Diocese, but it is also a gathering of the many families of...

Homily of Monsignor Gerard Dolan at the removal of the late Bishop Christopher Jones RIP Monday 21st May 2018, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo   My dear friends in Christ, We are a diocese in mourning as we lament the passing of our much beloved retired bishop, Bishop Christopher Jones, popularly known as Bishop...

Dear Parishioners, Today we celebrate the Holy Spirit whom we describe in the Creed each week as the “Giver of Life”. We have five days left to do all that we can to protect that Gift of Life. I want to acknowledge the generosity of all those who have worked so hard, through the toughest...

It was early in the morning on the first day of the week. At the office of the Jerusalem Post, Judith had just made herself a cup of coffee when the phone began to ring. “Yes”, she answered. The boy on the other end of the line didn’t want to give his name. He told...

Seven or eight years ago, I bought a piece of software for my computer called Adobe Acrobat. For those of you who are not familiar with it, Acrobat is a computer programme for creating and editing secure documents. I have found it very useful over the years, but recently it started causing me problems. More...

Just a week ago today, Pope Francis announced that he would be coming to Ireland for the World Meeting of Families in August.  We have known for a while that it was a possibility, but now it is a reality.  In recent months we have been thinking and praying a bit more than usual about...

The Christian Family Today – Homily of Bishop Kevin Doran at Novena in St John’s Parish, Tralee, Co Kerry  A Photo Opportunity I received the gift of life from a mother and father who loved me and I have two sisters whom I love very much. Through them, I am connected to aunts and uncles,...

The Gift of Life – A Shared Responsibility Pastoral Message of Bishop Kevin Doran   The Mystery of Life In the Summer of 2016, I noticed a pair of swans with their five recently hatched cygnets on the Garavogue river. By the following Spring, they were almost fully grown. Their muddy brown feathers had been...

Opening of Catholic Schools Week Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo Sunday 28th January 2018   Homily of Rev Dr Michael Duignan, Episcopal Vicar for Education and Formation in the Diocese of Elphin   Catholic Schools Week 2018 calls on the whole Catholic school community to become acquainted with the richness of Catholic wisdom on...