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To accompany our theme of The Gathering we are including this essay by Barbara Scully first heard on Sunday Miscellany in May. It features the thoughts of a mother whose daughter has emigrated to Australia and will I think resonate with many parents in a similar situation. Ed. Till the next time... “Well, that’s about it I suppose.... no more news.” I hate these words as they usually signal that our conversation on Skype is coming to its natural conclusion. Except that there is nothing natural about Skype. It’s contrived and forced and virtual. It’s the best thing we have when we are 9,000 miles apart but it’s not real. We finally hang up... after the lengthy ‘bye so, ok bye, ok love you, ok bye, bye, bye’ thing we do, as my cursor hovers over the red ‘hang up call’ button on screen. Then there’s that horrible noise that sounds like something being sucked down a drain and she’s gone. The picture of her, dressed in her pink PJs lying on her bed stays with me as I imagine her jumping up to head off to brush her teeth. A few moments later and she will return to climb into bed under the lightest of cotton sheets, her beloved black cat settling down beside her. I sit staring at my laptop and curse that yet again I have nothing interesting in for lunch. Then I curse the bloody weather and freezing temperatures, I curse Enda Kenny and his entire cabinet, I curse Fianna Fail before them and finally curse the gaping huge distance that separates me from my first born. I allow myself a few minutes to wallow in the frustration of not being able to give her a hug..... or to receive one of hers. I desperately want to be able to smell her hair and wonder at glow of her beautiful skin. I want to feel the air around her shimmer as she laughs. I want to savour the sound as it falls all around me. Then I get cross with myself for feeling sorry for myself when I know so many in this country are suffering fates much worse than mine. I bang cups and plates around in the kitchen and the dog looks at me with his doleful eyes, sensing that there is violence and anger bubbling gently somewhere just beyond his perception. I make a cup of tea and sit at my kitchen table. The dog settles at my feet. And for the hundredth time I realise that right now what I want more than anything else is to have her sit opposite me and to talk rubbish and gossip and giggle. Hell, I would even take an argument with her if it meant being able to share her space, to be in her energy. I want to look around me and see the imprint of her life in mine. A handbag here, a scarf there, shoes abandoned by the front door. I miss her always, but sometimes desperately. She is probably sleeping now in the heat of the Perth night, under the languid movement of a ceiling fan. I think of all the nights when she was little and I would check her room before I retired to bed. Bending down to stroke her hair and pull the duvet up higher. I didn’t know then how precious those days were. Perhaps it’s just as well. I don’t know when I will see her again and perhaps that also is just as well. Because right now all that is keeping me sane is the vague hope that somehow, in the not too distant future, the possibility of making the trip to the other side of the world will suddenly reveal itself. I drain my tea. “Come on dog, let’s go for a walk”. The pain has passed. Till the next time. Barbara Scully Youngs Life Pharmacy who celebrated 125 years in business in May David & Mary Young, and Winnie Clegg, enjoying the Celebrations. Photos. Jimmy Fullam. Tierney Garden Developments For All Your Site and Garden Development Needs Paving, Tarmac, Kerbing and Patios Telephone: BARNEY 045 528482 086 8174614 Newbridge Credit Union T: 045-433848 F: 045-433814 W: newbridgecu.ie 4 NEWBRIDGE COMPUTER FIX Ray Conlon Repairs/Accessories Refurbished Dell, Laptops/PC For Sale LAPTOP SCREEN REPLACEMENT - POWER JACK REPAIR. Tel: 045 436 000 / 086 359 6031 E: newbridgecomputerfix@hotmail.com Unit 1, Beechmount House, Moorefield Cross. ALL REPAIRS ARE CARRIED OUT BY FULLY QUALIFIED COMP TIA-A+ CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL TECHNICIAN
“Habemus Episcopum – We Have a Bishop!” Interview with Father Denis Nulty, Bishop-elect of the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin On Tuesday 7 May last it was announced that Pope Francis had appointed Father Denis Nulty as Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin. The diocese had been awaiting the appointment of a new bishop since the resignation of Bishop Jim Moriarty was accepted in early 2010. Brenda Drumm from Newbridge had the opportunity to meet with Bishopelect Father Nulty and she shares the following with News and Views. My first question for Fr Nulty was how he reacted when he received the call from the Apostolic Nunciature: Fr Denis Nulty: “When I got the call I wasn’t expecting it, I wasn’t waiting for it – I am a busy priest in Drogheda. It’s humbling and it’s a very exciting time. It’s a new challenge for me and new pastures green.” What will your initial priorities be as Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin? Fr Nulty: “I think my initial priorities will be to meet the priests and meet the people who are engaged at parish level. It is a whole new diocese and a whole new challenge and I look forward to meeting people and to visiting parishes.” Are you aware of all the imaginative work in the diocese of Kildare and Leighlin or had you heard about the diocese before your appointment? Fr Nulty: “There is very little that misses people coming from the diocese of Meath and we were certainly keeping a good track on the www.kandle.ie By Brenda Drumm website. There were different issues that we would have been aware of and we were looking over the hedge so to speak!” Have you given any thought to what your Mission Statement or Motto might be? Fr Nulty: “I think my motto will be something around shepherding – the lovely Psalm ‘Shepherd me O Lord’ is something which comes to mind and it supported me greatly on the journey up to the Apostolic Nunciature. That phrase is a strong one and something about shepherding will appear somewhere but it is early days and I think my mission statement will be very much to live the Gospel.” You are aware of the very many challenges about vocations and the difficulty with engaging young people - have you given any thought as to how you are going to address these issues? Fr Nulty: “There is an awful lot in that question – I think that the vocations one is a priority not just for me but for every diocese. We need new priests! There are seven Permanent Deacons awaiting ordination in this diocese and there is a young man for ordination in June but I would love to see more vocations. There is no greater encouragement to priests than to see new vocations. The wider level of faith practice is a huge concern too, but I am always one who looks at the glass as half full rather than half empty.” Just before we finished our chat I asked Bishop-elect Father Nulty if Father Denis Nulty there was anything he would like to ask of the people of the diocese and he simply said: “Prayers, I need your prayers! Prayers of the people of both the dioceses of Meath and Kildare & Leighlin are what will carry me through this time of transition.” As he left I was struck by words he said on the day of his appointment: “I am a priest who works earnestly, who loves the priesthood and loves working with priests and people. But I am a priest who needs to learn a great deal about the story of this diocese, its geography, its people, its priests, its traditions and its history – be patient with me as I embark on a journey that will take me to every parish in this Diocese, to listen to the Spirit speaking through the faith and example of committed priests and parishioners.” Father Nulty is 49 [he turns 50 in June] and he is originally from Slane in County Meath. He has been a priest for 25 years in the diocese of Meath and he has spent the last 15 years as Parish Priest in Drogheda, Co Louth. See www.kandle.ie for more information and a longer video interview with Bishop-elect Nulty. EXTERNAL INSULATION • €4,000 Government Grant • Reduce Heating Costs • Prevent Mould & Fungal Growth • Stop Draughts • No Internal Disruption • No Reduction in Internal Floor Space PW Thermal Building Solutions Ltd., Unit 20 Newbridge Industrial Estate, Newbridge, Co. Kildare. Tel: 01 4201771 / 087 9231375 5 David Higgins Dip. Arch Tech. DHArchitectural Clownings, Newbridge, Co. Kildare. Tel: 045-434763 Fax: 045-434763 Mobile: 087-6740531
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