Friday 28 October 2011

Presidential Elections

Yes - elections! Ireland has voted yesterday and France, where I live, and USA, where I lived in 1980's, are both gearing up for 2012 Presidential elections. Ireland has been served very well for the past 14 years by President Mary McAleese assisted by her husband, Martin. Before that, Ireland was well served by President Mary Robinson. We can only hope that the next President of Ireland will deliver a presidency that we will serve Ireland and further afield well. What a pity that if you live outside Ireland, even within the European Union, you have no vote.                                                   A T

Friday 14 October 2011

l'Arche La Ferme de Trosly

From last Sunday night until today I was on retreat conducted by Jean Vanier at Trosly-Breuil outside Paris. There was a group of over 30 priests from Ireland on the retreat. In 2009 many of this same group had also made a retreat with Jean Vanier. Like the last time, the retreat was amazing and I'm so glad to have had such a time of prayer, listening and reflecting. The website if  you want to learn more about this l'Arche community is: www.lafermedetrosly.com                                                                  A T

Friday 7 October 2011

October 2011

Into my fourth year in Paris. Away next week on a retreat with a group of clergy who are coming to France from Ireland. It will be conducted by Jean Vanier, founder of l'Arche community. Will be good to have time to think and pray. My birthday on Sunday, but I've had so many of them by now, I let it go past as quietly as possible.                                                                                                        AT