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Mar
17

Homily - St Patrick’s Day 2023 - Bishop McKeown

Today we celebrate a figure who is known around the world. In every generation, how we see today has a huge influence on how we remember the past. If ...

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Mar
20

Homily - Fourth Sunday in Lent - A - Laetare Sunday - Bishop Mckeown

Sunday, 19th March 2023 We have just passed the mid-point in Lent. Easter Sunday is now closer than Ash Wednesday. Today and next Sunday we hear of si...

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Apr
06

Homily - Mass of Chrism - Bishop McKeown

St Eugene’s Cathedral, April 6th 2023 This evening, as we celebrate the Last Supper, we begin these three days that will bring us through the horrific...

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Apr
18

Homily - Divine Mercy Sunday - Bishop McKeown

Sunday, 16 April 2023 For the last week, we have been announcing that Jesus is Risen. And now the liturgy begins to move us on from the encounter...

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Jul
27

Clerical Changes 2023 | Diocese of Derry

Bishop McKeown has announced the following clerical changes for the Diocese of Derry, effective from Saturday, 26 August 2023:Rev John Farren, PP Iska...

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Jan
01

Homily - New Year's Day/World Day of Peace 2024 - Bishop McKeown

LVII World Day of Peace 2024 - Artificial Intelligence and Peace | Francis (vatican.va) With all the horrible wars going on around the world and the a...

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Mar
28

Homily - Chrism Mass 2024 - Bishop McKeown

Holy Thursday, 28 March 2024St Eugene's Cathedral, Derry This Chrism Mass presents us every year with the start of Jesus' ministry. He returns from hi...

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Mar
31

Homily - Easter 2024 - Bishop McKeown

Easter is a time for many commemorations and celebrations. For some is remains a religious festival that just marks the end of Lent. For others in Ire...

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Apr
10

Homily - Divine Mercy Sunday - Bishop McKeown

Do we greet the unfamiliar face that we have never seen before? Do we look beyond our circle of friends and greet those who may come from a different ...

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Apr
22

Homily - Good Shepherd Sunday - Bishop McKeown

Sunday, 21 April 2024 Year B When we think that we are in charge of the Church's future or that we know the simple solution to our problems, we are pr...

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