In the early hours of the morning of 12th January 2014, Tom O’Gorman was killed in a frenzied attack. Tom was a member of the Focolare community in Ireland working tirelessly for years to foster its projects for universal fraternity and trying to build relationships with people.
An anniversary Mass will be celebrated at 7.30pm Tuesday 13th Jan in St Stephen’s Chaplaincy UCD Belfield – Dublin.
Elisabeth Ohlbock pays tribute to Tom with a poem.
Every year people make resolutions at this time. Among the favourites are losing weight, getting fit, earning more money, spending more time with family, de-cluttering……At a deeper level, people experience new hope at the start of a new year.
This was the catchy invitation for our three consecutive Tuesday meetings – the Advent Talks at the Jesuit Institute Milltown for the Dublin community
Join the Focolare community in Belfast on Sunday, 21st December 2014 from 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm to sing carols in the true spirit of Christmas, and raise funds for social projects in Paraguay.
‘Going for Gold, Digging for Gold’ weekend strengthens bond between communities who see their dialogue as model “to move forward – with meaningful dialogue among all peoples, creeds and cultures”.
The homes of thirty-one families are being rebuilt in Tacloban and Panay Island thanks to aid from, among others, the Déise Philippines Appeal in Dungarvan, founded by Audrey Hallahan.