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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Tonight is my last night in Ireland
Well, I’m sitting in my cosy B&;B in Kildare, with a glass of Chilean red wine, enjoying the comfort of this lovely little place! I drove from Mallow this morning, via Limerick, and stopped at some small towns and villages … Continue reading
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Food, glorious food!
Well, the Irish provide lots of food, but it is not always the best! It tends to be fully of potatoes – not kidding, you can have two or three different potato dishes or sides in the same meal! I … Continue reading
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Dublin to Cork
I left Dublin after hiring a car with a view to heading for Cork via Kildare. My object was to find out more about the tradition of religious women founded in Ireland, and also to see more of the countyside. … Continue reading
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Remembering
Yesterday we gathered back at Mercy International to take stock of what we had experienced and learned on this journey into the heart of the mission in which we are all engaged. We recalled each step of the journey and … Continue reading
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Some days are diamonds
And today was one of them! We set out for the ancient site of Glendalough at 8.00am. The weather was good (again) so we felt very blessed. We have been so lucky with the weather. The object today was to … Continue reading
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An interesting day!
Our day today was designed to give each of the participants in this pilgrimage an opportunity to engage with some aspect of our ministry or our tradition that was of interest to us. Some visited hospitals, aged care centres and … Continue reading
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Around Dublin
We have been so lucky that the weather has been so kind to us – it has been chilly, but not wet and this has been a bonus. It has allowed us to get out, spending a lot of time … Continue reading
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More on Catherine
The purpose of this pilgrimage is to focus on the life and mission of Catherine McAuley, the founder of the Sisters of Mercy in Ireland in the early nineteenth century. Yesterday we listened to historians who helped us put together … Continue reading
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Wedding Anniversary
Yesterday was our wedding aniversary – another milestone! It is also the anniversary of my parents’ wedding, and that always gives me cause to remember especially Dad who passed away in 2000. And remember that Mum still grieves and misses … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday Ron!
Tooday (in Brisbane) it is already Ron’s birthday! We are 9 hours behind. So it’s around 6.30 in the morning in Brisbane and Ron is out working – and I’m sitting in bed on the other side of the world. … Continue reading
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