A message from Monsignor Gearoid

Dear People of Ballinlough,I want to take this opportunity to wish each and every oneof you grace and peace this Christmas. Despite challengingcircumstances because of the COVID-19 restrictions, youhave made Ballinlough parish “happen”.At this special time of the year I also want to thank somany people who contribute in a particular way to thefunctioning of […]

Pope Francis: Christmas an invitation to adore the Son of God

With the Christmas season fast approaching, Pope Francis took the opportunity of his weekly General Audienceon 22 December to reflect on the birth of Jesus – an event that “history cannot dispense with.” Recalling the familiar figures of Mary and Joseph in the stable at Bethlehem, the humble shepherds, and the rich and powerful Magi […]