Margaret (Gaffney) Haughery was born in Tully, Carrigallen County Leitrim, Ireland in 1813. Personal tragedies experienced both as a child and later as a parent shaped her life-long devotion to serving New Orleans’ poor, especially orphans. She was knopwn by many names. Which include: “The Bread Woman,” “Friend of the Orphans,” “Mother of the Orphans,” “Our […]
“Time spent with the sick is holy time “ In his message for World Day of the Sick, which will be celebrated on 11 February 2015, the Pope Francis said that: “this time with the sick is a way of praising God who conforms us to the image of his Son, who “came not to be […]
Catholic Schools Week has been celebrated in Ireland for the last five years. This annual event calls on Catholic schools to give expression in a special way to a particular aspect of Catholic education. This theme of Catholic Schools Week 2015 is ‘Catholic Schools: Called to Serve’. This call to serve comes from Christ […]
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE WORLD DAY OF PEACE 1 JANUARY 2015 NO LONGER SLAVES, BUT BROTHERS AND SISTERS 1. At the beginning of this New Year, which we welcome as God’s gracious gift to all humanity, I offer heartfelt wishes of peace to every man and woman, to […]
NEW YEAR MESSAGE January 2015 At the beginning of this new year I wish all the people of our diocese, at home and abroad, a very happy and peaceful New Year and every blessing in the year 2015. There is a long-standing tradition that the Holy Father gives a message to mark New Year’s Day, […]
CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2014 Leo O’Reilly Bishop of Kilmore One of the highlights of the past year in our diocese was the Kilmore Diocesan Assembly. It was held in St Patrick’s College on 25th and 26th of October. That gathering brought together six lay delegates from every parish, the priests and deacons and the religious of […]
CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2014 Leo O’Reilly Bishop of Kilmore One of the highlights of the past year in our diocese was the Kilmore Diocesan Assembly. It was held in St Patrick’s College on 25th and 26th of October. That gathering brought together six lay delegates from every parish, the priests and deacons and the religious […]
Presentation of The Pope John Paul II Awards in Kilmore Diocese 2015 Over thirty young people from the Diocese of Kilmore received their Pope John Paul II awards at a special ceremony in the Kilmore Diocesan Pastoral Centre on Friday 28th November. The Pope John Paul II Award was established a number of years […]
KILMORE DIOCESAN ASSEMBLY WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS Good morning everybody and welcome to this Assembly of the diocese of Kilmore. This is the third Assembly of the diocese, where priests, religious and lay people from all our parishes have come together to reflect on and discuss important issues concerning the life and mission of the […]
Images from Kilmore Diocesan Assembly Day 1. Bishop Leo O’Reilly welcomes delegates to Kilmore Diocesan Assembly 2014. Fr. Michael Drumm . Martin Kennedy. Facilitator. Sean Coll, Director Kilmore Diocesan Pastoral Centre and Fr. Michael Drumm. Matthew McFadden, Clogher Don Oige. Aislinn Tighe, Castlerahan Parish […]
