Bishop Kevin Celebrates Mass at Castlerea Prison Sunday 26th October 2014 “I am delighted to be here with you for Mass this morning. Like many people, I’ve passed the gate of Castlrea Prison many times but this is my first visit. I also bring you greetings from Pope Francis. When I was appointed bishop, he...

Homily at Mass for the Initiation of the 5th Centenary of the Birth of St Teresa of Avila Bishop Kevin Doran St. Teresa’s Church, Clarendon Street, Dublin, 15th October 2014 St. Teresa of Avila tends to be associated in the minds of many people, with mystical experiences, with great spiritual struggles and with consola­tions in...

Homily for the Day for Life: 5th October 2014 Bishop Kevin Doran The image of the vineyard is everywhere in this morning’s Scripture readings. It’s a great image of life and fruitfulness. If you have ever walked through a vineyard, you will have seen acres of vines, neatly lined up like soldiers on parade. They are...

Challenge of Bishop Kevin to Young Adult Volunteers at closing Mass of Elphin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 1st September 2014 The notion of service is not popular nowadays, with all the focus on equality. But you have come here to serve and you have not been diminished by it. On the contrary I would say...

Homily from Mass at Lourdes Grotto, Sunday 31st August 2014 Bishop Kevin Doran Elphin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2014 Last Sunday we listened to a gospel in which Jesus said to Peter “You are Simon and on this Rock I will build my Church”. Today, in a continuation of the same passage, Jesus says to...

Opening of the Novena for the Feast of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Bishop Kevin Doran Wednesday 27th August 2014, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo  Mother Teresa was born early in the last century in Albania (a country which subsequently knew a vicious communist dictatorship). Long before that happened, she had left for Ireland, where...

Homily at Knock Novena Bishop Kevin Doran Knock Shrine Sunday 17th August 2014 Some 20 years ago, a significant change took place in Rome. It was not of universal significance, but it was important enough for a small group of Irish seminarians. They were, for the first time, allowed home for Christmas. One of the...

Homily for Fleadh Mass Bishop Kevin Doran Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo Sunday 17th August 2014 In my final year in seminary, a small group of us went from Rome to Sardinia for a few days after Christmas. Three members of the group were musicians, so we had a guitar, a bodhrán and a...

Homily for Fleadh Mass Bishop Kevin Doran Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo Sunday 17th August 2014 I mo bhliain dheireanach sa chliarscoil, chuaigh grúpa beag againn ón Róimh go dtí an tSairdín ar feadh cúpla lá i ndiaidh na Nollag. Bhí triúr den ghrúpa a sheinn ceol, agus mar sin bhí giotár, bodhrán agus...

Homily at the Holy Well of Tobernalt, Sligo Bishop Kevin Doran Sunday 27th July 2014 One of the proverbs I heard quite a lot when I was growing up was “Never put all your eggs in one basket.” The idea was that, if you dropped the basket, all the eggs would break and there would...