Be Silent

The Feast of St Joseph is a celebration of self-giving to God. St Joseph’s life and person are immensely rich precisely because he gave himself completely to God. We get the courage to give ourselves completely to God by contemplating God’s self-giving to us in Christ. This is what St Joseph did. A meditation by Fr Donncha O hAodha on the Feast of St Joseph, 19 March 2022.

For our primary patron of Ireland, St Patrick, celebrated today on 17th March, Fr Brian McCarthy leads a meditation on St Patrick's personality and his work of evangelisation. 

What does the Transfiguration have to say to us during Lent? A meditation by Fr Patrick Gorevan for the second sunday in Lent

A meditation for Ash Wednesday by Fr Gavan Jennings 

St Paul gives some key characteristics of love in his famous 'Hymn to Love'. In this meditation  Fr Gavan Jennings  looks at some of these features, especially how they apply in the love between spouses.

Let God work. Holiness is less about our doing or achieving things, and more about letting God work. When we abandon ourselves to God we can free ourselves from the tendency to want to be in control, and we reach much further than we might imagine. This meditation is given by Fr Donncha O hAodha

February 14 is the occasion of two anniversaries for the Prelature of Opus Dei: the commencement of Opus Dei's apostolic work with women in 1930 and the beginning of the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross in 1943. Fr Patrick Gorevan reflects on how St Josemaría Escrivá responded to the divine inspiration he received on that date and what that means for us today.  

In this meditation, for the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time,  Fr Gavan Jennings delves into the prophetic role each of us is called to play, following the example of Jesus Christ, through the good example we give, with our professional prestige and our sanctified work. "I have appointed you as a prophet for the nations" Jeremiah 1:5

The Church in Vatican II and Beyond: a reflection on the Church as mystery, sacrament and communion, before, during and after the Council. This talk by Fr Patrick Gorevan was given in the parish of our Lady, Queen of Peace on Merrion Road, Dublin in 2021. 

Meditation on our Lord's words at the Last Supper, "That all may be one" on occasion of the Octave of Church Unity, an octave which is observed from the 18th to 25th January 2022. This meditation is given by Fr Brian McCarthy. 

Today’s feast, the Baptism of the Lord, coincides with the anniversary of St Josemaria’s birth in 1902. He was convinced of the dignity flowing from our baptism, which makes us children of God and opens the way to holiness. His example, teaching and intercession are a call to live out our baptismal vocation. This meditation is given by Fr Pat Gorevan. 

The Year of the Family runs from March 19, 2021 – June 26, 2022. In this podcast, Msgr. Fred Dolan reflects on keys themes from Amoris laetitia , an Apostolic exhortation on love in the family written by Pope Francis. This exhortation sets forth the goal for us and our families to resemble more and more closely the Holy Family of Nazareth so that we become, as Msgr. Dolan encourages us, “leaven of...

The Epiphany of our Lord is the feast of the universality of salvation: all are invited to Christ. Let us welcome this immense gift and do all we can to share it with everyone. Fr Donncha O hAodha prays a meditation on the Feast of the Epiphany, 6 January 2022

Do you have the aspiration, the desire, to give yourself completely to God? What is holding you back? In this podcast, as we celebrate the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God on New Year's Day, Fr. Donncha Ó hAodha reflects on our Christian vocation as children of God and our personal calling to begin again as we give witness to the incarnate love of God the Father in our daily lives. Happy New Year

For Christmas and the Feast of the Holy Family (26/12/21) Fr Donncha O hAodha shares a meditation on getting close to our Lord Jesus during the Christmas period. 

During the Christmas season and in the run up to the feast of the Epiphany, Fr Gavan Jennings shares a meditation on the significance of the gifts of the 3 wise men. 

Fr Patrick Gorevan meditates on the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord, 13 May 2021

Fr Patrick Gorevan meditates on the life of St Patrick

This meditation by Fr Patrick Gorevan for the 26 Sunday of Ordinary Time explores the parable of the two sons. 

Fr Donncha O hAodha provides us with a meditation on our Lady, spouse of the Holy Spirit

In the run up to Christmas 2020, a meditation by Fr Gavan Jennings on our Divine Filiation 

A meditation by Fr Donncha O hAodha on the friendship of Christ

A meditation by Fr Gavan Jennings on the humanity of Christ

A meditation by Fr Gavan Jennings on how our Christian vocation leads us to love the world

Fr Gavan Jennings meditates on the topic of good humour, drawing inspiration from St Josemaria Escriva.