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Prayer for All Souls' Day

O Lord, we humbly entrust our brothers and sisters.

A Thin Place

A “thin place” according to the late Irish philosopher and poet John O’Donohue is about a place or time where heaven and earth meet and we have…

A Change in the Direction of the Wind

History was made on November 23, 2022, when leadership of the Columbans in Fiji passed from Caucasian Columbans to Columbans from the Pacific and…

Learning the Marriage Vows

The village catechist came to me recently and told me that Iowane had been living with Maria Rosa for about 18 years. They had five grown up…

All Souls Day 2021

Sometime in the late 1970s, I was invited to stay overnight with a family in a village in the parish of Ba, Fiji. A member of the family had died…

Funerals in a Time of COVID

Traditionally we Irish have dealt with death in a positive and hands-on manner. The Irish wake is known for its celebration of the deceased person…

All Saint's Day Prayer

Lord, as the saints in Heaven adore You for eternity,
I beg for their intercession.

A Children’s Prayer for Halloween

God bless all the people whom we will meet.
Let our visit with them be a pleasant treat.

O Most Blessed Trinity

I venerate and glorify you,
O Most Blessed Trinity,
in union with the ineffable glory

Help Me Hate My Sins

O my God, I beg You,
in the name of Your Divine Son,
to give me the grace of knowing,