Always telling the story
Leuchtturm1917 dotted notebooks have become a go-to for anyone who loves organizing, journaling, or just needs a trusty notebook by their side—and honestly, it’s easy to see why! Here are a few reasons they’re so popular: 1. Dotted grids = total freedom The dotted pages give you just the right amount of structure without being … Read more
It is often said that the truth is stranger than fiction. On Tuesday, Rachel Phelan A-ICRI, the lecturer at the first of the “Of the Cloth” lectures at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, brought together three unlikely strands that told the story of two altar frontals. For those who don’t know, an altar frontal is a … Read more
For the last few weeks, travelling between Monasterevin and Port Laoise, I have noticed new signage at the lifts at stations on the Iarnród Éireann network. Helpfully this signage has large clear icons next to the instructions to aid understanding. The instructions are shown both as Gaeilge and in English. There is an additional line … Read more
Today, is World Drowning Prevention Day, and so I wrote a post for the Facebook page of St John Ambulance Ireland to raise awareness. I used information from the WHO, and Water Safety Ireland to give some facts and figures, together with an image from Pexels.com and Adobe Spark to create the image for the … Read more
Due to recent changes in marriage registration in England, the Church of England’s clergy will no longer issue the legal marriage certificate following a wedding at which they officiate. That will be done by the civil authorities. However, many clergy will want to give the couple a certificate from the church as well. Over on … Read more
It is most unfortunate that Carrolls Irish Gifts are advertising a version of the Irish National Flag with the Proclamation of the Republic in 1916 emblazoned upon it. The guidance on the National Flag from the Government of Ireland is very clear. The National Flag should never be defaced by placing slogans, logos, lettering or … Read more
We were reminded yesterday that September is the month of Our Lady of Sorrows by Fr Sam. In response, here is, newly typeset, The Litany of Our Lady of Sorrows.
Particularly during the Covid-19 situation, Christians may find that they want to pray for the hospitals and infirmaries of our land. In the Church of Ireland’s Book of Common Prayer, there is a beautiful prayer to cover this.
God of compassion, whose Son Jesus Christ, the son of Mary, shared the life of a home in Nazareth, and on the cross drew the whole human family to himself;Strengthen us in our daily living that in joy and in sorrowwe may know the power of your presenceto bind together and to heal;through Jesus Christ … Read more
I have been volunteering by looking after the local parish Facebook page in recent months. Every now and then we need an image for the next post. Today is Ash Wednesday so here is the one I created for our Instagram as well as the one for Facebook. Each platform has a slightly different format. … Read more