http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/Irish+Apostolate+Notes IrishCentral Irish Apostolate Notes en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes-192754591.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes-192754591.html Sat, 23 Feb 2013 03:16:50 PST By Fr Brendan DugganLentWe are in the penitential season of Lent We distributed ashes on Wed last and the readings of Sunday's Masses deal with the theme of penance and repentance READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes-190603571.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes-190603571.html Sun, 10 Feb 2013 01:01:28 PST By Fr Brendan DugganCollie Mathers, Senator Mark Daly and Sean PriceDermot Tuohy, Senator Mark Daly, Nick Rolf, Brian Dennehy and Tom CroninSenator Mark Daly, Maureen O'Sullivan, Brian Dennehy and Cha ConnaughtonLast Sunday's first reading prepares us for the gospel Jeremiah the prophet heard God's call to preach, a job that God warned him would lead to suffering and rejection Luke in the gospel tells us that Jesus having begun his public ministry of teaching and healing visited his hometown of Nazareth READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes-189589481.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes-189589481.html Sun, 03 Feb 2013 04:16:25 PST By Fr Brendan DugganYesterday was the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time The Old Testament reading is from the prophet Nehemiah After the Jews returned from exile in Babylon (538 BC), Ezra sought to re-establish the Jewish religion READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes-188084441.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes-188084441.html Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:16:18 PST By Fr Brendan DugganOrdinary TimeYesterday was the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time The Gospel is the wedding feast of Cana, the first miracle credited to Jesus The first reading from page 62 contains a message of hope for God's people in the Old Testament, at a time when they were at a low ebb READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes-188082051.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes-188082051.html Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:01:28 PST By Fr Brendan DugganBaptism of JesusLast Sunday we celebrated the Baptism of Jesus in the river Jordan You know this is an unusual feast Why was Jesus baptized? All accounts agree that John the Baptist was a Baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sin READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes---new-year-ireland-and-the-fiscal-cliff-186342491.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes---new-year-ireland-and-the-fiscal-cliff-186342491.html Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:47:17 PST By Fr Brendan DugganNew YearI would like to wish all my readers a very happy and a holy New Year 2013 Let us hope it will be a better year than 2012We begin the new year by celebrating The Solemnity of Mary the Holy Mother of God on New year's Day, followed by the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord on January 6, also known as Little Christmas READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes-185555831.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes-185555831.html Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:15:48 PST By Fr Brendan DugganHoly FamilyIn IrelandPresently I am in Ireland for a short vacation I arrived here on St John's Day, December 27th, barely avoiding the storm READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes----advent-oshaughnassey-fundraiser--tuberculosis-in-ireland-183021941.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes----advent-oshaughnassey-fundraiser--tuberculosis-in-ireland-183021941.html Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:17:08 PST
A man suffering from TB in Ireland in the mid-1900sBy Fr Brendan DugganAdventThe Gospel of the second Sunday of Advent introduced us to John the Baptist, the precursor of Jesus He is a rather interesting unique character who ended up having his head chopped off, because his message was too strong for the powers that beGetting dressed up these days in not very common any more READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes----feast-of-christ-the-king-eileen-cronin-thanksgiving-and-more--181179951.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes----feast-of-christ-the-king-eileen-cronin-thanksgiving-and-more--181179951.html Wed, 28 Nov 2012 06:46:57 PST
Feast of Christ the KingBy Fr Brendan DugganFeast of ChristLast Sunday was the Feast of Christ the King, the last Sunday of the Church's year The gospel is a continuation of John's Passion narrative that we hear on Good Friday Jesus is arraigned before Pilate and finds himself in a face-to-face struggle with secular political power READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes-180419791.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes-180419791.html Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:46:16 PST By Fr Brendan DugganJohn Patrick Lambert, Dance Committee Chairman, Bridie Gregory, leading seller of Raffle tickets in Brooklyn, and Fr Brendan DugganBetty McLoughlin getting her plaque End of the world Last Sunday's Gospel is rather grim Jesus talks about the destruction of Jerusalem (65 A READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes---giving-the-power-of-the-vote-hurricane-sandy-and-memorial-mass-179141891.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes---giving-the-power-of-the-vote-hurricane-sandy-and-memorial-mass-179141891.html Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:16:38 PST
 By Fr Brendan DugganGivingLast Sunday's readings have some worthwhile lessons for us The first reading from the Book of Kings tells the story of who was willing to help Elijah first asked a poor widow woman for a cup of water, which he got, and then asked for some bread READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes---remembrance--hurricane-sandy-holy-ghost-missions-dance-shannon-gaels-gaa-club-dance-and-more-179117101.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes---remembrance--hurricane-sandy-holy-ghost-missions-dance-shannon-gaels-gaa-club-dance-and-more-179117101.html Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:01:14 PST RIP Fr Tony CaseyBy Fr Brendan DugganRemembranceA couple of days ago we celebrated All Saints Day, followed by All Souls Day We are in November, the month when we remember our dead READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes---the-story-of-bartimaeus-and-holy-ghost-missions-dance----176796721.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes---the-story-of-bartimaeus-and-holy-ghost-missions-dance----176796721.html Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:15:57 PDT
BartimaeusBy Fr Brendan DugganBartimaeusIn Sunday's Gospel we have the wonderful story of the healing of Bartimaeus, the blind man by Jesus This is a story that appeals to everyone It is a well structured story with three parts: The Beggar's Request, The Lord's Response, and The Cure READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes---the-ambitions-of-apostles-james-and-john-and-pope-benedict-xvs-declaration-of-a-year-of-faith--175650691.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes---the-ambitions-of-apostles-james-and-john-and-pope-benedict-xvs-declaration-of-a-year-of-faith--175650691.html Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:01:18 PDT
Pope BenedictBy Fr Brendan DugganLast Sunday's Gospel shows us the apostles James and John, who placed before Jesus their ambition to occupy his highest places of honor: to be the chief courtiers who would dispense the patronage They were uncomfortably close to the mindset of today's corporate structure, in which climbers have no regard for others, selfishly proclaim themselves and want to disregard merit to push themselves to the top Their timing was also poor as it came directly after Jesus' third and most detailed forecast of his death READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes---money-or-christ-and-the-holy-ghost-fathers-annual-missions-dance-175408811.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes---money-or-christ-and-the-holy-ghost-fathers-annual-missions-dance-175408811.html Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:30:39 PDT
By Fr Brendan DugganMoney or Christ?Sunday's gospel is the story of the rich young man who was invited by Jesus to give up his wealth and follow him He is the only person in the gospel, about whom we're told, who refused to follow Jesus Yet his refusal is understandable READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes----jewish-marriage-law-catholic-migration-services-and-the-annual-dinner-dance-174371311.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes----jewish-marriage-law-catholic-migration-services-and-the-annual-dinner-dance-174371311.html Tue, 16 Oct 2012 06:15:43 PDT
By Fr Brendan DugganMarriageThe Bishop, Patrick Keating, and the DennehysSunday's Gospel is about Jewish marriage law The Pharisees approached Jesus and asked him: "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" Jesus replied by asking another question: "What did Moses command you?" They answered that Moses allowed a man to divorce his wife in certain circumstances, such as for doing something indecent or disgraceful or scandalous, and he had to give her a writ of dismissal allowing her to marry again But according to Jesus, God's plan from the beginning did not envisage divorce READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes---tolerance-the-cill-cais-palers-tourism-ireland-173294091.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes---tolerance-the-cill-cais-palers-tourism-ireland-173294091.html Tue, 09 Oct 2012 07:33:04 PDT
 By Fr Brendan DugganToleranceThe Gospel of last Sunday has a number of important messages for us It is a continuation of the gospel from Sep 24th, where we are told Jesus took a child and set him in the midst of the people READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes---can-a-job-define-you-and-limerick-society-of-new-york-171196041.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes---can-a-job-define-you-and-limerick-society-of-new-york-171196041.html Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:17:40 PDT
Can a job define you?By Fr Brendan DugganCan a job define you?There is a lot of wisdom in the Gospel of last Sunday, the 25th in Ordinary Time You remember the great boxer Mohammad Ali who used to ask: "Who is the greatest?” and the answer he used to give was: "I am"In today's Gospel we find the apostles arguing about the same question, and Jesus was not pleased with them READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes---take-up-your-cross-special-brooklyn-mass-holy-ghost-dance-and-the-gaa-all-ireland-finals-170331876.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes---take-up-your-cross-special-brooklyn-mass-holy-ghost-dance-and-the-gaa-all-ireland-finals-170331876.html Wed, 19 Sep 2012 07:32:22 PDT
Special Mass to be said in BrooklynBy Fr Brendan Duggan Take up your crossIn yesterday's Gospel (24th Sunday in ordinary time) we deal with the theme of being a Disciple of Jesus: "Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself take up his cross and follow me" (Matt 8:34) The statement is radical, but then perhaps we have heard it so often that it now makes little impression on us at all READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/irish-apostolate-notes-168505256.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/irish-apostolate-notes-168505256.html Tue, 04 Sep 2012 12:47:21 PDT By Fr Brendan DugganYesterday we had the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Our readings zone in on the difference between paying lip service or service of the heart to the message of Christ In the Old Testament reading Moses urges the people to be faithful in their lives to God's law READ MORE ]]>