Photo was taken in Bishop Lucey Park, Cork (Irl)

A walk through Bishop Lucey Park and particularly after 5pm when it gets dark is a real treat. There are simply hundreds of Christmas lights and lots of Christmas surprises as you walk through the park.
(It is open each Fri-Sun from 4-8pm right up to Christmas….and it’s free!!)

Thought on Monday – December – 10/12/2012

‘I was overjoyed it was found as it was so important to me’ ~Fr Kevin McNamara

A story that ran for the past few months had a happy ending last week. Fr Kevin McNamara a Kerry Diocesan priest had a chalice stolen from his car while he said Mass in Gneeveguilla Church. Other stuff was stolen but it was the chalice that caused him the most upset. It had been a gift from his parents when he was ordained 30 years ago. It wasn’t expensive nor was there anything exceptional about it but it had huge sentiment attached to it. Many appeals went out in the media for its safe return with no success.

But thankfully it was found in a roadside hedge last week by a parishioner walking along a rural road in Gneeveguilla. Fr. Kevin was thrilled to have it returned. It had been slightly damaged and was bent on one side but he intended leaving it that way. Kevin added: “It will serve as a reminder that nothing is perfect and we all live with brokenness and weakness.” What a lovely finish to a story about how important it is to do our best trying to live with our own brokenness and that of others. As we approach Christmas may God hold our brokenness, fragility and weakness and give us the strength to make the best of today.