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Conference and Speaking Schedule

 2017
November 11th: Facilitator of Loss and Blessings Day of Reflection, Tobar Mhuire
September 24th-26th: Director of Blackrock College Sixth Form Retreat 
September 20th-21st: Director of St. Patricks Grammar School Sixth Form Retreat
September11th-12th: Director of St. Mary CBGS Sixth Form Retreat
July 5th-6th: Facilitator, Tobar Mhuire Summer Institute.
June 25th - July 1st: Director, Resting at the Well Retreat; Tobar Mhuire
May 2nd-12th: ​Facilitator for ODC Provincial Chapter; St. Annes Retreat House, Portarlington

May 1st: Facilitator for ODC Provincial Retreat, St. Annes, Portarlington
April 9th-20th: Group Leader for Young People and Gang Culture  Expedition; Cape Town, South Africa
March 24th-26th: Facilitator for Enniskillen Churches Forum Residential; Mullaghmore, Sligo 
March 22nd: 
Facilitator for ODC Pre-Chapter Meeting Loughrea, Galway,
March 21st: Speaker for Columbian Police Senior Leadership Team on Policing in Conflict Situations. The Houben Centre
March 14th: Facilitator St. Patrick's Primary School, Ballynahinch Confirmation Retreat
March 9th: 
Facilitator for ODC Pre-Chapter Meeting Avila, Dublin,
March 7th: Facilitator for ODC Pre-Chapter Meeting Kensington, London,
March 5th: Facilitator for St. Patrick's Parish Ballynahinch Day of Renewal
February 5th: Speaker at 4Corners Festival: St. Teresa's Church, Glen Road. Healing a Wounded City.
February 26th: Keynote speaker at Omagh Churches Forum: The Challenge of Peace Making

2016
December 1st: Facilitation of Day of Reflection for the Congregation of the Daughters of Mary and Joseph, Margaret Aylward  Centre, Glasnevin
October 12th: Loss and Blessings Retreat Day, Tobar Mhuire. A day of reflection and memory for those who have lost loved ones.
September 25th-27th: Residential Retreat with students from Blackrock College, Dublin at Tobar Mhuire
September 16th-17th: Retreat with Year 11 students, St Patricks Grammar School, Downpatrick
September 12th-15th: Induction Retreat with Year 11 students, St Marys CBGS, Belfast at Tobar Mhuire
September 8th-9th: Facilitator of Omagh Inter-Church Forum Retreat at Tobar Mhuire
​August 31st: Youth Ministry Training Day for Resident Retreat Team at Emmaus Retreat Centre, Swords
July 7th-8th: Facilitator of Tobar Mhuire Summer Institute
June 22nd: Retreat for Year 10 pupils from St Roses College and Corpus Christi College, Belfast
June 5th - 11th: St. Annes Retreat Centre, Portarlington: Director of 6 Day Preached Retreat : Resting at the Well.
May 19th: Talk in Holy Cross, Ardoyne: The Role of the Passionists in the Easter Rising.
May 6th: Study tour of Belfast with senior students from Blackrock College, Dublin
April 16th: Day Retreat to Teaching Staff, Blackrock College, Dublin: Youth Spirituality and the Catholic School.
March 22nd: Talk in Tobar Mhuire Retreat Centre: The Role of the Passionists in the Easter Rising.
March 8th: Talk in Tobar Retreat Centre: Challenges Facing the Church as we celebrate the Year of Mercy
March 7th: Talk in Holy Cross, Ardoyne: The Role of the Passionists in the Easter Rising.
February 22nd: Talk in Holy Cross, Ardoyne: Pope Francis - the Face of Mercy
February 6th: Formation Day - Mount Argus Parish Pastoral Council, Dublin
​January 29 - 31st: Facilitator and Keynote Speaker at Annual Conference for Retreats Ireland. "Come to the Waters all who are thirsty."
January 15th: St Piux X Seminary; Iowa. Address on Peace Making in Belfast and guided city tour.

2015

November 21: Facilitator and presenter of day on "The Spirituality of Pope Francis. Who is this Man of Hope?"
November 7: Speaker at Loss and Blessings Day in Tobar Mhuire Retreat House. A day of reflection and memory for those who have passed away.
October 9: Facilitator for visit of Blackrock College, Dublin to Belfast on history trip.
September 30: Speaker in St Peter's Cathedral, Belfast. "Finding Hope in the Church Today!"
September 24-25: Facilitator of Retreat for Year 13, St Kilian's College, Garron Tower
September 15: Department Foreign Affairs Reconciliation Networking Conference, Dublin Castle
August 26: Speaker at St Cecilia's College and Longtower Primary Schools Staff Day
July 1-3: Facilitator of Tobar Mhuire Summer Institute, Crossgar
April 18-19: Youth Ministry Training Weekend: Tobar Mhuire Retreat House, Crossgar
March 3:10;24:  Series of talks on the Impact of Pope Francis in the Catholic Church in Tobar Mhuire Retreat House, Crossgar
March 1:8;15: Series of talks on the Impact of Pope Francis in the Catholic Church in All Saints Parish, Ballymena
February 9-13: Speaker at International Workshop in Abu Dhabi, UAE: Empowering Communities to Combat Violent Extremism. 

Organisers: Hedayah (UAE) and US Institute for Peace (Washington)
2014:
November 15: Loss and Blessings: A day of remembrance for all who have lost loved ones; Tobar Mhuire Retreat House, Crossgar
September 1-5: Retreats to Year 13 St Marys CBGS, Belfast
August 19: Talk to Irish Missionary Union gather in Belfast on the Passion story and the ministry of peace building.
July 19-26: Immersion Learning Experience with Young People from Ardoyne and Lurgan to Washington/Pittsburgh
May 14: Annaclone Primary School: First communion Retreat
March 29: Inter Church Gathering, Ballymena. 
Facilitation of day exploring identity and history.
March 25: Rathmines Parish, Dublin.
Speaker: The Passion as the Meeting Point of Clashing Cultures
March 22: Day of Renewal for Bethany Group, St Agnes' Parish, Belfast
March 20;27 April 3;10: Thornhill Pastoral Ministries, Derry. Lenten Programme.
Week 1: Vatican II: A Council that Succeeded Against all the Odds!
Week 2: Faith Crisis: What Faith Crisis?
Week 3: Preparing for the Future or for the Past? A Spirituality for People Today
Week 4: "The Troubles": Finding Hope in the Passion Story
March 14-16: RE Congress, Anaheim, Los Angeles. 
Workshop: 1:"The Passion Calls Us  To Be Peacemakers" (with Fr Gary Donegan CP)
Workshop 2: Dealing with the Legacy of Conflict (with Fr Gary Donegan CP)
March 4: St Patrick's Primary School, Ballynahinch. Confirmation Retreat
2013:
September 5-10: Aquinas College, Belfast.
Year 11 Retreat
August 29-September 3: St Mary's CBGS, Belfast.
Year 13 Induction Retreat


Past Speaking Engagements

15 June 2012: International Eucharistic Congress 2012.
Workshop: The Passion Calls us to be Peace Makers (with Fr Gary Donegan CP)
Keynote Speaker in Youth Space: A Renewed Understanding of Reconciliation 
March 2011: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Dublin Castle: Reconciliation Conference
Workshop: The Role of the Churches in Peace and Reconciliation
June 2010: Knock Youth Festival
Keynote Speaker: Exploring the meaning of the Sacrament of Reconciiiation today
March 2009: Novena of Hope, The Graan, Enniskillen
Speaker: "Finding Hope in the Church Today"
4 October 2009: National RE Congress; Dundalk
Workshop: The Role of the Church in Peace and Reconciliation
Keynote Speaker Youth Day: Is Confession Dead? - Exploring the Meaning of Reconciliation Today


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  • Home
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
  • Services
    • Supervision
    • Facilitation
    • Retreats / Workshops >
      • The Year of Mercy
      • Self Care Days for Staff
      • School Retreats
      • Resting at the Well
  • Articles
    • 12th July: Signs of Hope in Midst of Mayhem
    • Imagining a New Ireland
    • The Troubles and the Passion Story
    • Penance - Liberation or Burden?
    • Vatican 2 and the Good Friday Agreement
    • The Emperor has Lost His Clothes! - The Church's Handling of Abuse Issues
    • Ardoyne and the Passionists
    • The Greatest Ship Ever Built - Irish Church Life Today
  • Speaking Schedule
  • Reflections
    • Finding Hope in a Wounded City
    • Opening of Houben Centre - Ministry in a FracturedCommunity
    • Peace Reflection
    • Houben Centre Opening
    • Don't Be Fooled By Me
    • Rebalancing the Scales: Religious Life Today
    • The Challenge of Peace
    • Cultivating Gratitude
    • Resting By The Ocean
    • Plant Earth
  • Boys of '69
  • National Graves Mass