Time To Think

Paralympians are an inspiration to us all

by 12/09/21 9:05am

    THERE was once a bunch of tiny frogs, who arranged a running competition. The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer...

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TIme to think: The giver is bigger than the receiver

by 08/08/21 5:40pm

      I LOVE this story from Katharine Hepburn’s childhood; it’s beautiful, in her own words: “Once, when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was...

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Fr Paddy Byrne: Harvest … a time to give thanks

      TIME seems to be flying by. It’s hard to believe that August has arrived so quickly! I...

Sunday, 01/08/21 - 8:53am Read More

Fr Paddy Byrne: Grandparents truly are a real blessing

      THIS week, we are invited to reflect on the role of grandparents in a special way. Family...

Sunday, 25/07/21 - 5:00pm Read More

Fr Paddy Byrne: Time to think – Gathering around the table …

  I WAS really disappointed for so many children and families, who again were prohibited from celebrating Baptisms, Communions and...

Saturday, 10/07/21 - 10:45am Read More

Fr Paddy Byrne: Don’t judge others before you know them

        POPE Francis often refers to the ‘poison of gossip’. Passing on bad news is negative and...

Saturday, 03/07/21 - 6:53pm Read More

Fr paddy Byrne: Time to think

  AS we move through the month of May, thousands of students are preparing for exams. Young people have been...

Tuesday, 25/05/21 - 1:24pm Read More

Fr Paddy Byrne: A much brighter tomorrow

MARY Robinson has joined more than 150 former heads of state and Nobel laureates in signing an open letter to...

Sunday, 02/05/21 - 4:28pm Read More

Fr Paddy Byrne: Time to think

      I AM greatly inspired by the life of young Cathal Clooney from Abbeyleix. His recent death has...

Sunday, 25/04/21 - 12:41pm Read More

Live simply, share generously’ – Fr Peter McVerry

    TOMMY Tiernan has inched ahead of Ryan Tubridy in the battle for RTÉ’s weekend viewers after one of...

Saturday, 17/04/21 - 12:42pm Read More

Easter – a time for all mankind to hope ..

  IT HAS been a tough year since last Easter, and many people, Christians and others, have found ways of...

Saturday, 03/04/21 - 3:40pm Read More

Fr Paddy Byrne: Time to think

    We need one another now more than ever CAROLE King’s fabulous song ***Tapestry*** begins with these words: ‘My...

Saturday, 13/03/21 - 12:48pm Read More

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