Fr Pat O’Toole retires after 60 years as an active priest.
After 12 years of ministry in the Diocese of Elphin, Fr Pat O'Toole C.S.Sp. has now retired. Earlier this year, Fr Pat, who is a native of Co. Mayo and who had missioned in Kenya as a young priest, was one of 13 Irish Spiritans who celebrated the 60th anniversary of their Ordination...
Author: - October 2, 2025
Orientation Course for incoming pastoral ministry workers 12th September 2025
The first of a series of orientation courses for pastoral ministry workers was run by the then Kimmage Development Studies Centre in 2016. Designed to meet the needs of incoming clergy, pastoral workers and religious, the very diverse course covered liturgical, practical and personal-development elements, as well as the realities and challenges of pastoral work in Ireland at the time.
Author: - September 13, 2025
7,000 native Irish Trees planted in Ardbraccan
On 19th March 2025 around 7,000 native Irish trees – including Birch, Blackthorn, Crab Apple, Hazel and Oak – were planted across three mini-forests attached to the Spiritan Retreat & Spirituality Centre in Ardbraccan as part of ‘The 100 million Trees Project’.
Author: - August 24, 2025
Three Spiritans from Ireland attend Jubilee of Youth in Rome. Summer 2025
Three Spiritans serving in Ireland attended the recent Jubilee of Youth gathering in Rome. They were Fr Erasmus Manwa (a member of the chaplaincy team in Rockwell College), Fr John Correa (Parish Grouping of Springfield, Brookfield and Jobstown in the Archdiocese of Dublin) and Fr Sami Sebastikkannu (Greenhills Parish in the Archdiocese of Dublin).
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