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Jul
31

Homily - 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time B - Bishop McKeown

Sunday, 28 July 2024 These five Sunday passages from St John are packed with invitations to think very deeply about the mystery of the word made flesh...

May
27

125th anniversary of Sacred Heart Church, Omagh

Homily - Bishop McKeown We all pick up little nuggets of wisdom as we go through life. One that I learned many years ago is that the way we choose to ...

May
07

Homily - Fifth Sunday of Easter - Bishop McKeown

This is a time when there is much need for renewal in the church. The purpose of renewal is not to make the church strong and make ourselves feel in c...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

Feb
05

Bishop Donal McKeown’s homily for the celebration of Mass for the Feast of Saint Brigid

Brigid, Patrick and Columba were key pillars in the young Irish church. Brigid was about 10 when St Patrick died and, if historical dates are correct,...

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...

Jan
01

Homily - World Day of Peace - Bishop McKeown

World Day of Peace Today there will be much talk about New Year resolutions – and after the pressure to consume over Christmas, we will be bombarded b...

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