The best resolutions are elastic—they cannot be broken with a   single act. If you swear never to touch red meat, one burger ruins the resolution. If, on the other hand, you pledge to eat healthier food, each day you have a chance to fulfil the resolution anew.  Below are five elastic spiritual resolutions that can The post Some Spiritual Tips for New Year 2025 appeared first on Portlaoise Parish.

Where does time go by? It’s hard to believe that it is now 25 years since the world anxiously embraced the new Millennium now we know the tech world did not implode but the 1st 25 years of this Millennium has proven to be a turbulent chapter in the history of humanity. As Christians this The post Jubilee Year of Hope appeared first on Portlaoise Parish.

As we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ this year, I’m conscious of all what we have to be grateful for. Many long for what so often we take for granted.  The terrible tragedy of Israel and Gaza, the ongoing war in Ukraine and the persistent and life-destroying famine in East Africa, are all The post Emmanuel God Is Close appeared first on Portlaoise Parish.

A woman was Christmas shopping with her two children. After many hours of walking down row after row of toys and after hours of hearing both her children asking for everything they saw on those many shelves, she finally made it to the store elevator with her two children in hand. She was feeling what The post Christmas A Time Of Hope appeared first on Portlaoise Parish.

More than 300 people recently attended the funeral of a woman in Carlow, after an appeal on social media by a funeral director who was concerned there would be very few people present. Mary Regan, 89, had lived in Carlow for several years and since the passing of her husband Fred, over a year ago, The post Sharing the Good News appeared first on Portlaoise Parish.

It’s wonderful these days to see the brightness of Christmas lights decorating our streets, shops and homes. In the darkest days of the year, we long for the light. A recent debate in Dublin concerning the name Christmas or just a winter holiday, focused on the context of why we celebrate this important moment every The post The Gift of Generosity appeared first on Portlaoise Parish.