by Gerard Bennett | Jan 8, 2024 | Stories
This photograph was taken circa 1949 at the outdoor Stations of the Cross at Multyfarnham Friary and shows a group of five men and one small child. The man standing on the far right is John Sweeney from Tullamore, Co Offaly. The man standing second from the left side...
by Gerard Bennett | Dec 29, 2023 | Reflections from Fr Kieran
Dear friends, before sharing a brief reflection on the liturgy of Christmas week, I would like to wish you all a blessed Christmas season and a hope-filled New Year in 2024. It has been a busy couple of weeks in the friary, especially in the office where the novena...
by Gerard Bennett | Dec 8, 2023 | History
From 1669 to 1672 Fr Geanor governed the Province from Multyfarnham friary. Although the friary was located, in fact, at Knightswood, it was, in accordance with a general practice, always referred to in Provincial documents as the friary of Multyfarnham. To this day...
by Gerard Bennett | Dec 7, 2023 | Reflections from Fr Kieran
I was struck in reading Tuesday’s Gospel by Our Lord’s reference to “mere children” in contrast to the “learned and clever” (Lk 10:21-24). Surely Jesus doesn’t see children as “mere?” When we use this word in normal speech it often has a...
by Gerard Bennett | Nov 9, 2023 | Reflections from Fr Kieran
It doesn’t take divine wisdom to accept the saying of Jesus in last Sunday’s Gospel reading that people, especially moral and religious teachers, should “practise what they preach” (Mt 23:3)! Surely it is just common sense? In fact, it makes sense to extend this adage...
