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On 2 April I took part in the Maratona di Roma, my fifth marathon. The marathon for me continues to be a learning experience. In the Rome marathon I battled torrential rain in the first half of the race, seven kilometres of…

I recently completed in the 22nd Maratona di Roma – it was a special Jubilee Edition of the marathon dedicated to the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, currently being celebrated in the Church. This was my third marathon and running in the…

In his message for Mission Sunday 2012 Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI said “Faith is a gift that is given to us to be shared. It is a talent received so that it may bear fruit. It is a light that…

I was certainly blessed with an outpouring of the Holy Spirit throughout my missionary year in Rome and on Pentecost Sunday (May 20th) I had a great day in the sunshine of Rome, one of the many highlights of the…

The Emmanuel School of Mission spent 17 days in the Dublin Diocese doing evangelisation as part of the 50th Eucharistic Congress. Along with the members of the Emmanuel Community in Ireland we facilitated a week long parish mission in St. Martin’s Parish…