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Bishop Patrick Joseph Walsh RIP
Bishop Patrick Walsh was born in April 1931 in Cobh, Co Cork, but his family moved to Belfast when he was 11 years old.
He was educated at St Mary’s Christian Brothers’ Grammar School, Belfast, before attending Queen’s University, Belfast, from 1948-1952, where he took a BA Degree in Mathematics.
From there he ...
Christmas Message 2023
My dear brothers and sisters,
This Christmas, it is poignant to remember a pilgrimage I made earlier this year to the Holy Land. Walking in the footsteps of Jesus, we visited the sacred sites of Bethlehem, Nazareth and Jerusalem, recalling and contemplating the birth of the Messiah, his Galilean ministry of healing and reconciliation, ...‘Advent with Moses’
Koinonia John the Baptist warmly invite you to this three-session programme, each Thursday in Advent (7th/14th/21st) from 7-9pm.
It is a beautiful journey of learning from the experience of Moses: to live trusting in God’s presence, believing in His promises and journeying in hope, no matter the situation or season in life.
The programme is ...Advent Resources
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Bishop Tony Farquhar was originally born in the Belfast Parish of Holy Rosary in September 1940. Following primary studies, he entered St Malachy’s College, Antrim Road, Belfast in 1951 completing his secondary studies before commencing philosophical and Classical studies at QUB in 1957. Graduating with a B.A. Honours degree in Classics from QUB, Bishop Farquhar ...
Excerpts from ‘Voices of Hope’
Pastoral Letter from Most Rev. Donal McKeown D.D.,
5th November 2023
St Paul, writing to guide, strengthen and support the growing Christian community in Ephesus, encouraged them all to reflect together on the nature of the Church, its various ministries and gifts, and to creatively consider how every individual could play their essential, ...
‘Join the flow of justice to abate global boiling and to protect our common home’.
This weekend marks the end of the Season of Creation, 2023, which started on September 1st and ends on October 4th – the feast of St Francis of Assisi. The Season of Creation is an international celebration of God’s handiwork, an ...
