Author Archives: Mary Kirk

About Mary Kirk

Parish Pastoral Worker in the Archdiocese of Dublin since 2010. Former civil servant for many years before that! One son and two cats!

St. Patrick’s Day 2020

Ok so this is the strangest St. Patrick’s Day I have ever experienced. Since starting over as a Pastoral Worker in 2010, I have always spent the day either in the parish working or with family members, or usually, a … Continue reading

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World Meeting of Families 2018

31 August 2018 While I did not attend the Papal Mass in the Phoenix Park, I was at the three day Congress last week in the RDS which preceded the visit of Pope Francis.  I found those three days inspiring … Continue reading

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Farewell to a Dear Friend – Br. Joe Mosely R.I.P.

Br. Joe Mosely 14 Jan 1951 – 7 July 2018 My dear friend Joe died in Boksburg, South Africa on Saturday 7th July while  recuperating from serious surgery.  Joe was a Christian Brother from Dublin working in Zambia (as he … Continue reading

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Godly Play

Two weeks ago I attended a three day training course in Thurles   http://www.irishinstituteforpastoralstudies.com/ on something called “Godly Play”.   I had no idea really what it was about but I had heard great things  about it around the Dublin Diocese and felt … Continue reading

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Sunday Thought 21 Jan 2018

This Sunday’s  Gospel is, like last weeks, another call to discipleship.  Here we have Jesus inviting Simon, Andrew, James and John to follow him. This is preceded by Jesus commencing his ministry in Galilee, proclaiming that the Kingdom of God … Continue reading

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A Thought for the Feast of the Epiphany

‘A new year has begun. During this year, too, all the paths from east to west, from morning until evening, lead on and on as far as the eye can see, through the deserts of life, with all its changes. … Continue reading

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1 January 2018

Happy New Year!            A new year begins –  may it bring peace to our hearts and to our world.A good way to begin the new year would be to review the past year in prayer.  … Continue reading

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28 December 2017

I have come back to this blog after almost two years absence!  I dont know why I stopped posting – I guess my time  management skills were not so good! Having recently taking up a new position as Parish Pastoral … Continue reading

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Scripture Talks for Advent

Fr. Kieran O’Mahony, OSA will join us in Marino Parish for three Tuesday evenings to present on the Sunday Gospels in Advent. Each talk will start at 8pm on Tues 29th Nov, Tues 6th Dec and Tues 13th Dec 2016. … Continue reading

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Daily Reflections

  “How much wrong we do to God and his grace when we speak of sins being punished by his judgment before we speak of their being forgiven by his mercy.” –Pope Francis (Sunday) Rchard Rohr’s Daily Reflections ************ An EXAMEN … Continue reading

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