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Mar
13

Homily - The Samaritan Woman at the Well - Bishop McKeown

12 March 2023 - Third Sunday in Lent A The scriptures are sometime seen as nice – if exaggerated or unreasonable – statements and stories. But today's...

Mar
17

Homily - St Patrick’s Day 2023 - Bishop McKeown

Today we celebrate a figure who is known around the world. In every generation, how we see today has a huge influence on how we remember the past. If ...

Mar
20

Homily - Fourth Sunday in Lent - A - Laetare Sunday - Bishop Mckeown

Sunday, 19th March 2023 We have just passed the mid-point in Lent. Easter Sunday is now closer than Ash Wednesday. Today and next Sunday we hear of si...

Apr
06

Homily - Mass of Chrism - Bishop McKeown

St Eugene’s Cathedral, April 6th 2023 This evening, as we celebrate the Last Supper, we begin these three days that will bring us through the horrific...

Apr
18

Homily - Divine Mercy Sunday - Bishop McKeown

Sunday, 16 April 2023 For the last week, we have been announcing that Jesus is Risen. And now the liturgy begins to move us on from the encounter...

May
01

Homily - Diocesan Celebration for Sesquicentennial of St Eugene's Cathedral

Fourth Sunday of Easter - Good Shepherd Sunday Sunday, 30th April 2023  Today is first and foremost a celebration of the Good News of Christ's re...

May
15

Homily - Sixth Sunday of Easter - Bishop McKeown

The formation of the early church continues in the scripture readings. Now we know that Jesus is risen from the dead – and that he is the Good Shepher...

Jul
27

Clerical Changes 2023 | Diocese of Derry

Bishop McKeown has announced the following clerical changes for the Diocese of Derry, effective from Saturday, 26 August 2023:Rev John Farren, PP Iska...

Jan
01

Homily - New Year's Day/World Day of Peace 2024 - Bishop McKeown

LVII World Day of Peace 2024 - Artificial Intelligence and Peace | Francis (vatican.va) With all the horrible wars going on around the world and the a...

Feb
05

Bishop Donal McKeown’s homily for the celebration of Mass for the Feast of Saint Brigid

Brigid, Patrick and Columba were key pillars in the young Irish church. Brigid was about 10 when St Patrick died and, if historical dates are correct,...

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