Time To Think

Easter – a time for all mankind to hope ..

by 03/04/21 3:40pm

  IT HAS been a tough year since last Easter, and many people, Christians and others, have found ways of making the best of a bad job by helping one another in ways that we haven’t been used to. We’ve...

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Fr Paddy Byrne: Time to think

by 13/03/21 12:48pm

    We need one another now more than ever CAROLE King’s fabulous song ***Tapestry*** begins with these words: ‘My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue, an everlasting vision of the ever-changing view, a wondrous woven...

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Fr Paddy Byrne: Lent – a time for true prayer

LENT in lockdown is perhaps enough penance for any of us. Living through a pandemic brings huge challenges, not just...

Wednesday, 17/02/21 - 11:43am Read More

Fr Paddy Byrne has had ‘Time to think’ about RTE’s New Year’s offensive sketch

  THE head of the Catholic Church in Ireland recently expressed shock over what he says is a “blasphemous” satirical...

Sunday, 10/01/21 - 12:59pm Read More

Joe Biden … a man of faith

    HE carries a rosary in his pocket, one that belonged to his late son Beau. On election day...

Sunday, 29/11/20 - 12:30pm Read More

FR PADDY BYRNE: TIME TO THINK

Ten spiritual tips for winter lockdown Fr Paddy Byrne 1) LIFE IS MESSY The lived experience of life is what...

Thursday, 05/11/20 - 10:44am Read More

Pope Francis: ‘market capitalism has failed’

Fr Paddy Byrne Pope Francis: ‘market capitalism has failed’ ON the anniversary of St Francis of Assisi’s death, Pope Francis...

Saturday, 10/10/20 - 5:15pm Read More

Jack Charlton … ‘Put ʼem under pressure’

Fr Paddy Byrne: Time to think The late Jack Charlton JACK Charlton’s recent death left many deeply saddened. An iconic...

Wednesday, 26/08/20 - 12:22pm Read More

Direct provision – a failed system

Fr Paddy Byrne: Time to think!  Fr Paddy ByrneTHIS pandemic is far from over, while, hopefully, it remains contained on...

Monday, 17/08/20 - 1:12pm Read More

John Hume: an instrument of peace

Fr Paddy Byrne: Time to think JOHN Hume put his devotion to what was right above what was best for...

Sunday, 09/08/20 - 12:34pm Read More

Fr Paddy: Time to think

If you’re depressed, talk to someone Rugby pundit and businessman Brent Pope, recently spoke candidly with RTÉ’s Brendan O’Connor about...

Monday, 03/08/20 - 9:52am Read More

Most of all it’s the little things that matter

Fr Paddy Byrne: Time to think ROBBIE Burns writes well on the little things. When he was ploughing, he disturbed...

Tuesday, 21/07/20 - 11:25am Read More

Suicide: a pandemic that continues to devastate

In in this week’s column:  Time to think, Fr Paddy Byrne talks about the devastating effects of suicide. Here is...

Sunday, 12/07/20 - 9:00am Read More

Fr Paddy Byrne: Time to think!

Communities reunite as churches reopen for Mass Fr Paddy Byrne THE global pandemic has had a shattering effect on humanity....

Tuesday, 30/06/20 - 12:18pm Read More

Fr Paddy Byrne: Time to think

Be positive and make your dreams come true Fr Paddy Byrne OUR world screams out for poetry, even if it...

Sunday, 21/06/20 - 12:50pm Read More

Fr Paddy: Time to think

God’s greatest gift: the Eucharist IN 1263, a German priest, Fr Peter of Prague, made a pilgrimage to Rome. He...

Tuesday, 16/06/20 - 10:26am Read More

Fr Paddy Byrne: Time to think

Black lives matter … all lives matter The late George Floyd IN cities throughout the USA we are now seeing...

Monday, 08/06/20 - 9:41am Read More

Fr Paddy Byrne: Time to think

The spirit of God, loving and free Fr Paddy Byrne THESE days, all of us are confronted with situations which...

Tuesday, 02/06/20 - 3:31pm Read More

Fr Paddy Byrne: Time to think

Christ’s ascension gives hope to us all Fr Paddy ByrneLAST Sunday, we celebrated the solemnity of the ascension of the...

Saturday, 23/05/20 - 1:21pm Read More

Fr Paddy Byrne: Time to think

After darkness, there always comes light Fr Paddy Byrne DESPITE the confinement and lockdown, not to mention the coroanvirus, we...

Tuesday, 19/05/20 - 10:46am Read More