Religious

Lourdes 2019

Lourdes 2019 We thank 6th Year Students Gerald Boylan, Robert Manning, Tom O’Connor, Eoin O’Farrell and Guy Acton for representing the College on the Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes, 4th – 9th September 2019. I thank Mr Sullivan who accompanied them and Mr Madden for their organisation of this opportunity for Christian service. Eoin O’Farrell, [...]

Boarders Family Mass – September 2019

Boarders Family Mass Sunday, 8th September 2019 There was a great turnout at last Sunday’s Family Mass. Castle Director, Mr MacDermott, emphasised the importance of Community – ‘it takes a village to raise a child’ – to the development of a youngster. The Castle is such a community where all must contribute to the common [...]

Commissioning 6th Year Eucharistic Ministers

Commissioning 6th Year Eucharistic Ministers Tuesday, 3rd September 2019 There was a great turnout at last Sunday’s Family Mass. Castle Director, Mr MacDermott, emphasised the importance of Community – ‘it takes a village to raise a child’ – to the development of a youngster. The Castle is such a community where all must contribute to [...]

Graduation Mass, Sunday 19th May

Graduation Mass Sunday, 19th May 2019 The Class of 2019 finish up in style! At Sunday’s Graduation Mass, Chief Celebrant Fr. Cormac O’Brolchain gave yet another superb homely using the acronym WWW (Who am I? What is my best gift? Welcome). In the Gospel procession the Banners proclaimed the gifts of courage, reverence, understanding, wisdom, [...]

Camino de Santiago 2019

Camino 2019 After a hike of 110kms, 25 Transition Year students alongside Mr O’Neill, Ms Nolan, Mr O’Reilly and Fr Marc Whelan arrived in Santiago De Compostella on Saturday last, May 11th. The physical challenge was significant - the rain in Spain falls mainly on the Camino - but was completed in good humour with [...]

5th Year Family Mass 2019

FAITH 5th Year Family Mass Mission Sunday: 10th March 2019 PRAY, FAST, GIVE There was a wonderful atmosphere in the College Chapel for our annual 5th Year Family Mass. It was a full church that chief celebrant, Fr. Paddy Dundon, addressed as he advised them “not to allow themselves to fall into temptation”. There are [...]

Ash Wednesday 2019

Ash Wednesday Wednesday, 6th March 2019 “Reminder that you’re dust and to dust you shall return” Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. It is a time of prayer, fasting and penitence. Ashes were distributed to each year group in liturgical services throughout the morning. Each service had a different focus. 2nd Year ‘Prayer, fast, [...]

Carol Service 2018

Ethos Carol Service 2018 A Great Blackrock Occasion Tuesday, 4th December 2018 Fr O’Brolchain reminded the boys of the importance of family - grandparents, parents, siblings - at our annual Carol Service held in Des Places Hall on Tuesday last, 4th December. He told the assembled student body, over 1150 strong, 1st to 6th Year, [...]

Mass of Remembrance 2018

Mass of Remembrance Wednesday, 28th November 2018 “Look for me in the people you have known and loved; love does not die”. Fr. Marc Whelan was chief celebrant at our annual Mass of Remembrance, Wednesday 28th November. In a moving liturgy, we gathered in community to comfort those who mourn and to give thanks for [...]

3rd Year Family Mass 2018

3rd Year Family Mass Mission Sunday: 11th November 2018 Fr John Kilcrann C.S.Sp (Class of 1971), chief celebrant at last Sunday’s Family Mass, reminded us that the small acts of sharing make a difference, from a friendly smile to an openness to others, to those who may need some gesture of friendship. This was a [...]
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