Homily of Bishop Nulty on Feast of St Dominic
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Yr.B: 08.08.21 12.00 noon Black Abbey Dominican Church, Kilkenny Feast…
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Homily of Bishop Denis at the Carlow College, St Patricks...
Introduction: On behalf of Fr. Conn, the College President and the College community of staff and students, I…
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World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
As the one week countdown begins to the first ever World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, Bishop…
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Homily from Mass in honour of St Oliver Plunkett
Mass in honour of St Oliver Plunkett, St. Peter’s Church, Drogheda, Sunday 4 July at 4pm Introduction: It’s…
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Diocesan Appointments 2021
Diocesan Appointments 2021 This past 15 months have seen huge upheaval for us all: an upheaval that has…
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St Willibrord Hopping Procession
This year, we were sadly unable to travel in pilgrimage to Echternach to participate in the annual Hopping…
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Homily of Bishop Denis on the Feast of the Ascension
Mass celebrated in St Mary’s Church, Edenderry. Introduction: It’s Ascension Day, the 40th day of our Easter journey…
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Homily of Bishop Denis at Blessed John Sullivan Mass, 8...
Blessed John Sullivan Mass, Saturday 8 May from the Cathedral of the Assumption, Carlow. Introduction: John’s gospel on…
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Change in the number of people allowed at funerals
In recent days, An Taoiseach, Mr Micheál Martin, wrote to church leaders concerning the re-opening of churches for…
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Homily of Bishop Denis from Mass broadcast on RTÉ 11th...
Introduction: “Peace be with you” , Jesus speaks into the darkness of the room where the disciples were…
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Easter Message 2021
The card read “This is the night in which Christ has destroyed death and from the dead He…
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Bishop Denis’s Homily from Chrism Mass 2021
Introduction: I re-echo the words of welcome to you all to the Cathedral of the Assumption, Carlow for…
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Reflection for Palm Sunday from Bishop Denis
Reflection for Palm Sunday: This is our Second Holy Week in a time of pandemic. Last year the…
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Homily from Mass in Askea on Mother’s Day, the Fourth...
Fourth Sunday of Lent – Year B: 14.03.21 10.30am: Holy Family Church, Askea Introduction: Laetare Sunday begins the…
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Celebration of Evening Prayer in the Diocese of Ossory
Words at Celebration of Evening Prayer, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Kilkenny 2.2.2021 We gather for Evening Prayer on this,…
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A Response to the Mother and Baby Homes Commission Report
I am very conscious that the past couple of days have been harrowingly hard on mothers and their…
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Bishop Denis’s Homily on the Feast of the Baptism of...
The Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord 11.30am: St. Clare’s Church, Graiguecullen Introduction: Today Jesus joins the…
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Homily of Bishop Denis from Mass on KCLR Radio, Sunday...
Thirty Third Sunday of the Year – Year A: 15.11.20 9.30am – KCLR Studio’s, Kilkenny Introduction: As…
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Homily of Bishop Denis from the Funeral Mass of Fr...
Funeral Mass: Fr. Jimmy Doyle RIP: 28.10.20 Church of Christ the King, Cooleragh @ 12noon Introduction: We…
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Homily of Bishop Denis for Mission Sunday 2020
Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A: 18.10.20 9.30am Mass – KCLR Studio, Kilkenny –…
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Homily of Bishop Denis from a Virtual Mass on Sunday...
Twenty-Eighth Sunday of the Year – Year A: 11.10.20 10.30am – Cathedral of the Assumption, Carlow –…
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Ordination of Vincent Crowley to the Permanent Diaconate
Ordination of Vincent Crowley – Permanent Diaconate: 04.10.20 3.00pm Church of the Holy Rosary, Tullow, 27th Sunday in Ordinary…
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Bishop Denis’ Homily from the Mercy Day and Opening Year...
Opening Year Mass – St. Mary’s College, Naas 25.09.20 Our Lady & St. David’s Church @ 12noon…
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Episcopal Ordination of Fr Paul Dempsey as Bishop of Achonry
Sunday was a day of immense joy for Kildare and Leighlin to see one of our own, Fr…
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