I took this photo yesterday at Altamount, Millstreet last evening with beautiful spring sunshine, highlighting the beautiful Magnolia. It always flowers with enthusiasm at this time of year, and it flowers first followed with the leaves pushing through.

Today is also April Fool’s Day. As we begin this new month and approach Easter, may it be a good one for you and a month of blessings and hope

Quote For Today

“What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Did You Know

A lightning bolt is five times hotter than the surface of the Sun. The charge carried by a bolt of lightning is so intense that it has a temperature of 30,000°C (54,000°F).

My latest videos🎥

I took this photo in West Cork with an important theme of finding peace, quiet, calm and stillness

A Daily Prayer Video below – short but sweet!

This is a recent video below and it is called ‘A Spring Prayer in Lent’.

With Lent having begun  – this video underneath that I put together last year still has a very relevant message

If you would like to see a selection of my other videos on YouTube you are welcome to have a look at some of them here: https://www.youtube.com/@JamesMcSweeneyFr/videos

Spiritual Thought For The Week

A Mother’s Day Prayer
As we celebrate Mother’s Day, we give thanks for our own mother. We thank you for being the wonderful you. Thank you for all the love you have given. Thank you for your patience, your understanding and your dedication. Thank you for your advice, your wisdom and for being uniquely you.
Thank you for making many sacrifices, thank you for your total dedication and for doing so many things for me. You know me better than most. You have been with me through everything. There will never be enough words to say thank you. You are special every day but on Mother’s Day you are even more special.
I pray to you today asking our Loving God to bless you, to keep you in good health and to give you strength, courage, compassion and peace. May you continue to be a woman of love and of hope. May you be blessed today and every day. And if your Mum is deceased we also remember her with love on this Mother’s Day. Amen