Our Parish Mission, a very special week in the life of our Shannon community, will take place from Sunday 19th May to Friday 24th May and you are warmly invited to be part of these special days.
The theme of the…
‘Fr. Tom's Courier Column’ Notices
Spreading the Virus
On Tuesday 9th April the Killaloe Diocese launched the Pope John Paul II Awards for young people. The launch took place in St. Flannan’s College, Ennis and was attended by young people from Shannon with representatives from both our secondary schools. …
Pray For Me
Please forgive me but I cannot restrain myself from writing again about our new Pope Francis. He has given us such hope. As he well knows, he still has a long way to go in reforming the church but these…
A Channel of Your Peace
It was 6.04pm on Wednesday 13th March when the Sacristan text me to say “there is white smoke”. I thought that she was referring to the boiler in the Church and I text her back to say “I will check it…
Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant
I was in Lourdes representing our Diocese at the International Mass for the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes on World Day of Prayer for the Sick on 11th February when I received a text from a Shannon parishioner which…
A Time to Treasure
Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. Spring is in the air, the mornings and evenings are brighter. Mother Nature has awoken from her winter slumber and new life is emerging. In our Church tradition, today we move into…
Sharing the Good News
This week we are celebrating Catholic Schools Week with the theme, “Catholic Schools in the Community, Sharing the Good News” bringing together two important realities, the first is the community of faith and the second is sharing the good news.…
Home and Away
Most of us at some stage in our lives experience home sickness. In January 1979, on returning from my first Christmas home back to the seminary, I felt it keenly as I am sure most of the other students did.…
Celebrating CHRISTmas
It’s the busiest week of the year for most people. In these days of busyness my thoughts turn to family, loved ones and friends at home and abroad. Then, each year, I think that this year I will stop sending…
Faith & Facebook
At the beginning of Advent 2009 Shannon Parish Website, designed by parishwebsites.ie, went “live”. We gave ourselves a couple of weeks to get used to the feel of updating and adding to it before announcing it to the world in…
When Did You Visit Me?
Prison Week takes place this week. During this week we take time to pray for all who live or work in prisons and for all involved in our Criminal Justice System. We think of the Gardai, prison officers, victims of…
We Will Remember Them
We live in an age that encourages selfishness. At election time, whether in America this week or at home, candidates ask voters to ask themselves, “Am I better off today than I was four years ago?” This appeal to personal…
Shake Off The Dust
Palestine is a dusty land that has two seasons, a rainy season which begins in late autumn and ends in early spring. Then the arid or dry season begins and the land becomes parched and dry. At the same time…
Asking Matt For Help
Historically, addiction has been defined as physical and psychological dependence on substances such as alcohol, tobacco, heroin and other drugs. Nowadays addiction can also be described as a continued dependency on activities such as gambling, food, pornography, computers, work, exercise,…
Supporting our Schools
September is back to school for thousands of our young people. St. John’s, the only Church of Ireland School in County Clare, was the first school to open in Shannon fifty years ago and it was followed a few months…
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