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...
by Gerard Bennett | Oct 22, 2023 | Homilies, Reflections from Fr Kieran
Beware of the Blame Game It was on a Friday morning when they took me from my cellAnd I saw they had a carpenter to crucify as well.You can blame it on Pilate, you can blame it on the JewsYou can blame it on the devil, BUT IT’S GOD THAT I ACCUSE.It’s God they ought to...
by Gerard Bennett | Oct 6, 2023 | Reflections from Fr Kieran
Last Sunday (October 1), the friary hosted a group from the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association in the Diocese of Meath, who spent an afternoon of recollection, mainly in the church, but also in glorious warm sunshine praying the outside Stations of the Cross. There...
by Gerard Bennett | Oct 6, 2023 | History
There is indisputable evidence that the friars of Multyfarnham settled at Knightswood, near their old home, in the latter half of the 17th century. Sir Henry Piers, writing in 1682 states: “The Friary in Multyfarnham is at this time out of repair, yet the friars had a...
