Helping to pass on the faith and keep prayer at the heart of family life

February Faith Café to welcome Dana Rosemary Scallon as guest speaker

January 31, 2022

The Grandparents’ Faith Café will open again online on Tuesday 8 February.  The CGA is delighted to announce Dana Rosemary Scallon as guest speaker for February. She will speak on the…

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January Ministry Resource now available

January 2, 2022

Our January Ministry Resource is now available to download. Each month we offer a simple one page information leaflet with resources and suggestions for discussion topics at your Ministry meetings.…

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First Grandparents’ Faith Café of 2022 opening online on Tuesday 11th January

January 2, 2022

The first Grandparents’ Faith Café of 2022 will open online on Tuesday 11 January. The CGA is delighted to announce Bishop Paul Dempsey, Bishop of the Diocese of Achonry in…

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Christmas Greetings from the Catholic Grandparents Association

December 24, 2021

We wish you every blessing for a Happy and Holy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year. Thank you for all your support in 2021 for our mission to help grandparents…

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December Newsletter now available

December 24, 2021

I am delighted to be writing to you as we prepare to celebrate Christmas. We prepare for Christmas with the attitudes of Elizabeth and Mary. Like Elizabeth we are open…

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Blessing for Bambinelli Sunday 2021

December 4, 2021

The Blessing of the Bambinelli (Baby Jesus) is a tradition which began in Rome. Each year on the Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday), the Holy Father invites children to bring…

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Be part of #SharingHope with the Digital Advent Calendar for 2021

November 30, 2021

The first day of Advent heralds the beginning of the Catholic Church’s new year.  Advent (from ‘ad-venire’ in Latin or “to come to”) is the Church season encompassing the four…

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December Faith Cafe to focus on Grandparents as Catechists with guest speaker Sister Anna Marie McGuan

November 23, 2021

The CGA is delighted to announce  Sister Anna Marie McGuan as guest speaker for its December Grandparents’ Faith Cafè which will take place online via Zoom on Tuesday 14 December.…

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Press Release: Statement by Catherine Wiley on the retirement of Archbishop Michael Neary as Archbishop of Tuam

November 10, 2021

Catherine Wiley, Founder of the Catholic Grandparents Association has issued the following statement following today’s announcement of the retirement of Archbishop Michael Neary as Archbishop of Tuam: “As his retirement…

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CGA announces EWTN’s Joan Lewis as guest speaker for November Faith Café

November 2, 2021

The CGA is delighted to announce EWTN’s Joan Lewis as guest speaker for its November Grandparents’ Faith Cafè which will take place online via Zoom on Tuesday 9 November. A…

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