Meditating with Mary in the Month of May

Date: 2024-05-08

Mary, full of God's grace, opened her heart so fully to God that His Word became incarnate in her womb, in the person of Jesus and through the powe...

Homily - Fifth Sunday of Easter - Bishop McKeown

Date: 2024-05-07

This is a time when there is much need for renewal in the church. The purpose of renewal is not to make the church strong and make ourselves feel i...

The Net - April 2024

Date: 2024-04-24

The April 2024 edition of 'The Net', the monthly publication sharing the fruits of the faith in our parish communities within the Diocese of Derry ...

Homily - Good Shepherd Sunday - Bishop McKeown

Date: 2024-04-22

Sunday, 21 April 2024 Year B When we think that we are in charge of the Church's future or that we know the simple solution to our problems, we are...

Leading God's People in Prayer

Date: 2024-04-22

Could you lead prayer in your parish? Could you make an impact on other people's prayer life? Is your parish in the Diocese of Derry? You are invit...

St. Peter of Tarantaise, bishop

Date: 2024-04-22

St. Peter of Tarantaise, bishop

Feast date: May 08

Peter was born near Vienne, France in 1102 and died at Bellevaux, France in 1175. He was canonized in 1191.

At the age of 20 he entered the Cistercian Order, and convinced his family to enter along with him.  His two brothers and his father entered the religious community of Bonneveaux with him, and his sister also followed thier example and became a religious.

Ten years after he entered, Peter was sent to found a new house in the Tarantaise mountains near Geneva, Switzerland.  Here he opened a hospital which also served as a guest house for those travelling through the mountains.

He was appointed ...