Founded in 1978, the Friary contributes much to the life and spirit of Carlow. Carlow can certainly be said to be a ‘Franciscan Town’ with both the Poor Clare Nuns and The Capuchin Friars in situ.
The art of listening to God Saint Luke seems to have been fascinated by food! Even the Risen Lord asked the stunned disciples, “have you anything here to eat?”...
The Good Samaritan – Gospel Reflection 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday, 10 July 2022
The Good Samaritan saw, felt compassion and acted On the road to Jerusalem Jesus taught the way of discipleship. The spiritual life has been compared to a tripod supported on...
Fully Committed Christians Mass this Sunday puts aside the purple vestments of Lent and the white vestments of Eastertide as we return to the green of Ordinary Time. We...
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Brother Bosco Connolly OFM Cap. Brother Bosco was based in Ard Mhuire, Co Donegal. He was a Capuchin Missionary...
The Real Presence – The Solemnity of Corpus Christi
Sunday, 19 June 2022
[caption id="attachment_4476" align="aligncenter" width="550"] Image by Norbert Staudt from Pixabay[/caption] The Real Presence is the Real Thing The Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ is a celebration of...
Gospel Reflection (Trinity Sunday) – A God of Relationships
Sunday, 12 June 2022
A God of Relationships As he was about to ascend to heaven, the Lord Jesus instructed the apostles to go, make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name...
Capuchin Friar in Detroit develops App to teach Franciscan Spirituality
Sunday, 05 June 2022
Today we have Apps for everything! So why not an App that introduces us to the life and teachings of St Francis and St Clare. Well, that's exactly what Brother...
This weekend, Brother Anthony Boran OFM Cap., celebrates a very signifiant birthday as he turns 99 years of age. We wish Anthony well and give thanks to the Lord...
Gospel Reflection – 6th Sunday of Easter – Peace I bequeath you
Sunday, 22 May 2022
In the opening prayer of today’s Mass we ask God to help us celebrate our joy in the resurrection of the Lord. The Gospel reading today (John 14: 23-29) sparkles...
God makes all things new Where is the risen Lord to be met? The liturgy each Sunday in this Easter season directs our thoughts to the various situations where the...
Gospel Reflection for Palm Sunday – Jesus the Wounded Healer
Saturday, 09 April 2022
Jesus the Wounded Healer On Passion Sunday each year we have what people refer to as the long gospel, properly called The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ. This year...
