Contacts

Parish Office
Priests

Parish Office

Annette Kennedy : Parish Secretary
Betty Harding : Parish Accounts
Eoin Stowe: Sacristan
Tel: 056 444 1262
Email: [email protected]

Reverend Father Richard Scriven

The Parochial House
Barrack Street
Castlecomer
Tel: 0564441262
Mobile: 0872420033
Email: [email protected]

Rev. Ian M Doyle

Father Ian Doyle

Kiltown,
Castlecomer,
Co. Kilkenny
Email: [email protected]

Studied for Priesthood at All Hallows’ College, Dublin. Ordained 7th October 1989 in Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny, for the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. Professional Paediatric Nurse and has worked both as priest and nurse in the developed and developing world, in a variety of settings, and international emergency relief in Gaza, Haiti and Zimbabwe.

Reflection

The greatest work we can carry out as Christians is to forgive. As the Father forgave us through Jesus’ Death on the Cross, so we forgive others through our example. The Christian offers forgiveness first without demanding an apology beforehand, and not even expecting the apology at the same time as forgiveness is given: just as Christ on the Cross not only did not receive an apology from those around Him, but received instead mockery and scorn.

For us, too, Jesus does not wait to forgive us until we are good and strong enough to appear before Him and offer an apology. He offers to cleanse us of our sinfulness when we are yet babies, unable even to speak or realize that we are conceived in this world as sinners. We in our turn should offer forgiveness from our hearts and through our words and actions before someone who has wronged us even asks for it. This is the message that alone can bring peace to the world and make it possible for Jesus’ words to come true: “Peace be with you.”