Remembering Brother Seamus

By Donal Leader
19th February 2016
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Brother Seamus Plunkett Nolan cfc passed away peacefully early on Wednesday morning last surrounded by his family and his Christian Brother community at the Cowper Care St Patrick’s nursing home … Continue Reading →

Begin Again

By Donal Leader
5th January 2016
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We have just turned the new year of 2016. Speaking, personally this year has always been an anticipated milestone in my life. As a school boy I remember my Fourth … Continue Reading →

Advent: As we Begin

By Donal Leader
27th November 2015
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In the dark days of Winter, as we journey to the Winter solstice, we enter upon the liturgical season of Advent. As we begin our thoughts turn inward to what … Continue Reading →

Where it all Began

By Donal Leader
14th November 2015
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Deep in the heartland of County Kilkenny, Ireland, in hurling country, lies one of the best conserved 17th century buildings in Ireland. It is the cottage where Blessed Edmund Rice … Continue Reading →

Since you Went Away

By Donal Leader
2nd November 2015
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Everywhere I’ve gone in the last few days I find myself kicking around leaves or cycling through the late Autumn leaves. On the avenue where I live the trees are … Continue Reading →