Our Lieutenancy Secretary, Confrère Mark Kane, KHS, has recently had the opportunity and pleasure to read the excellent publication The […]

November is the month dedicated to the Holy Souls. For many it is the bleakest and most difficult month of […]

A Plenary Indulgence may be acquired by members, with the conditions of confession, communion and prayers for the intentions of […]

I write these notes for Easter in mid-Lent and I have no idea how the painful and dispiriting events in […]

Statement on the urgent need to conclude the present war and turn from the pursuit of death and destruction towards […]

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has addressed Christians in the Holy Land with a heartfelt message in […]

Aid should not be based on religion, but Christians face specific challenges Breda O’Brien – Sun Jun 9 2024 – […]

by Sami El-Yousef, Chief Executive Officer. Unlike previous year’s summer reflections, this year for various commitments they come a bit later […]

by Bishop Martin Hayes I was included in this year’s pastoral pilgrimage to represent the Irish Episcopal Conference with Bishop […]

RESPONSES TO QUESTIONNAIRE FROM MR RODNEY LEONARD  1.         When you pray on, and for, the Holy Land, what are your main thoughts […]

The term living stones in 1 Peter 2:5 is used as a metaphor to illustrate the secure and intimate relationship believers have with Jesus, […]

Homily of Very Reverend Francis Mitchell, JCL, KCHS, given at the annual Western Mass of the Equestrian Order of the […]

The text below is that of Fr Dereck’s homily on Saturday, July 22nd, 2023 My friends, as we gather to […]

Christianity is the religion of the Empty Tomb for in it was buried the one who died a sacrificial death, […]

“Thick darkness has gathered over our squares, our streets and our cities; it has taken over our lives, filling everything […]

Vy Rev Derek Darby, KCHS, Adm, EV The Fifth Gospel Recently I attended a meeting of the ordained members of this […]

Investiture Ceremonies 2019 “And you shall be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord would give”. […]

‘About Zion I will not be silent, about Jerusalem I will not grow weary, until her integrity shines out like […]

Fr. Derek Darby KHS ‘About Zion I will not be silent, about Jerusalem I will not grow weary, until her […]

Church of the Three Patrons Rathgar, Ireland Homily from Mgr. Eoin Thynne, Head Chaplain to the Defence Forces: “I wonder […]

20 July 2013, St Patrick’s College Maynooth, Ireland Investiture of Knights and Ladies I would like to begin by thanking […]

Solemn Mass of the Resurrection of our Lord at the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre Jerusalem – Patriarch Fouad Twal […]

2012 Investiture Mass Your Eminence, Your Excellencies, Members and Postulants, esteemed guests, sisters and brothers in Jesus Christ, On this […]

Mass for Northern Region ST PETER’S CATHEDRAL, BELFAST, SATURDAY, 5 MAY 2012 Readings : Acts 13.44-52; Jn 14.7-14 I welcome you […]

Ecclesiastical Knight Fr Francis Mitchell If you had the opportunity to attend daily Mass over the past couple of weeks […]