Advent talks in Killaloe

A series of talks will be held at Saint Flannan's Cathedral, Killaloe, during Advent 2022.

The talks will be on the theme of 1 Corinthians, 4:5: '... light the things, now hidden in darkness.

Tuesday, November 29 (Advent 1), 7.30pm: Fr Peter McVerry, SJ, campaigner notable for his battle to find solutions to homelessness and founder of the McVerry Trust, Ireland's largest provider of housing first services

Tuesday, December 6 (Advent 2), 7.30pm: Paul Ritchie, Limerick Baptist Church. Paul published in recent times: 'Is It Unspiritual to be Depressed? Loved by God in the Midst of Pain.'

Tuesday, December 13, (Advent 3), 7.30pm: David Bolton, author of 'Conflict, Peace and Mental Health: Addressing the consequence of conflict and trauma in Northern Ireland'. He is founder of the NI centre for trauma.

Tuesday, December 20 (Advent 4), 7.30pm: Leona O' Callaghan, Mental Health Campaigner, who has an amazing story of overcoming adversity and injustice. She used her pain to help people like herself and challenges the justice system in their treatment of survivors.