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CGA October Newsletter is now available

October 26, 2021

We are delighted to share the October issue of our Newsletter. In her editorial this month Catherine Wiley is reflecting on the last couple of months of the year and…

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Rosary for the Family launched as part of Amoris Laetitia Family Year

October 14, 2021

A new resource on the Rosary has just been made available. The ‘Rosary for the Family’ was carefully created by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network and the Dicastery for the…

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October Ministry Resource now available

October 14, 2021

We are delighted to bring you our October Ministry Resource which is designed to be used by CGA Ministry Groups for meetings. It can also be shared with Grandparents in…

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September Newsletter is hot off the press!

September 24, 2021

The arrival of September and harvest time signals a new season of the year and for many of us another season of back to routine after the long sunny Summer…

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Reflections from the Grandparents’ Faith Café – Marilyn Henry

September 19, 2021

To Father Richard, míle buíochas for being with us today and especially for your support and encouragement of Catherine and the CGA through the years. Personally, I’m such a big fan of  yours…

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“Cultivate your roots, visit your grandparents; it will do you good.” – Pope Francis to young people

September 19, 2021

In a recent address to young people Pope Francis offered them some advice about their roots and their connection with Grandparents. The Holy Father was speaking to a gathering of…

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Pope Francis encourages participation in the Season of Creation 2021

September 7, 2021

Pope Francis has called on Catholics to take action for our common home during the Season of Creation which runs from 1 September – 4 October. In the Pope Video…

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CGA to welcome Rector of Knock Shrine as guest speaker for September Faith Café

September 7, 2021

The CGA is delighted to announce that Father Richard Gibbons will be guest speaker at our Grandparents’ Faith Café on Tuesday 14 September online via Zoom.  Father Gibbons is a priest…

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Pope Francis prays with Grandparents and the Elderly

July 25, 2021

The Vatican Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life on Friday released the video version of the prayer for the Catholic Church’s first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly…

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Homily of Archbishop Michael Neary for the National Grandparents’ Pilgrimage to Knock Shrine

July 25, 2021

In his homily for the National Grandparents’ Pilgrimage to Knock Shrine, which also marked the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, Archbishop Michael Neary of Tuam said the…

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