Diocesan News
Response of diocese to the Feature Article in the Irish News of Thursday, 12 January 2012
“Sex-offending priests are still paid by the Church” The Irish News, Thursday 12 January 2012 Priests and people of the diocese of Clogher could be forgiven for being shocked and dismayed to read the above headline on the front page of the Irish News of 12 January 2012, and to learn, on reading the [...]
Bishop MacDaid: Third Sunday of the Year B
Third Sunday of the Year 22 January 2012 Homily A young Russian in previous times, through reading Tolstoy and the New Testament, had become a conscientious objector to war. He was brought before a magistrate. With great conviction, he told the judge that he believed in a life which loves its enemies, which does good [...]
The Baptism of the Lord
8 January 2012 Homily A chairde arís, Sé Marc soiscéalaí na bliana seo. During the coming year our principal Sunday scriptural guide to the story of Jesus will be the evangelist Mark. He was the first of the Christian community to put into writing his version of the story. The early community of believers did [...]
