Fr PJ Gormley
- 3 days ago
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Very heavy hearts in the St Ciaran’s community with the loss of our great friend Father PJ Gormley.
"I have done what I could. Let those who come after me do better."
— Attributed to St. Ciaran.
Setting out on the road . . .
“Setting out is not covering miles of land or sea, or travelling faster than the
speed of sound. It is first and foremost opening ourselves to other people, trying to get to
know them, going out to meet them.
It is possible to travel alone, but the good traveller knows that the journey is
human life and life needs company. ‘Companion’ means one who eats the same bread.
Happy are they who feel they are always on the road and that everyone they meet is their
chosen companion. Good travellers take care of their weary companions. They guess
when they lose heart. They take them as they find them, listen to them. Intelligently,
gently, above all lovingly, they encourage them to go on and recover their joy of the
journey.
To travel for the sake of travelling is not a true journey. We must see a goal,
envisage an end to the journey, an arrival.
But there are journeys and there are journeys.
For PJ, setting out meant to get moving and to help many others get moving to make the world more just and more human.”
Natotela PJ.
