Calendar Of Events

Without the sun (at its precise distance from us) there would be no life on earth. Without the tilt of our axis, there would be no seasons. These are the cosmic truths within which we have our life, our breath, our being. All that occurs within the course of a year is but an outworking of this relationship with […]

Drawing wisdom from ancestral wellsprings. On this pilgrim journey we invite you to spend time in reflection, to visit sites associated with St. Brigid with a long spiritual heritage, to slow the pace and feed the spirit. Date:  Saturday, July 1st Time:  10.30 a.m. – 3.00 p.m. Assemble at Solas Bhride Centre, Tully Road Cost:  […]

Thursday, September 14th Season of Creation Meditation Series “Let justice and peace flow…” “We need to move from a spirituality of alienation from the natural world to a spirituality of intimacy with the natural world.” Thomas Berry Suggested donation:  €5.00 (to support the work of the Centre) In person and online event.. We invite you […]

Wednesday September 20th Sacred Circle Dance “If people stand in a circle long enough, they’ll eventually begin to dance.”  George Carlin Facilitators:  Terry Hennessy, Betty White  Join Terry and Betty for an enriching experience of circle dance.  They will lead you in simple dance steps to beautiful music. It is a type of dance where […]

Thursday, September 21st Meditation during Season of Creation The divine communicates to us primarily through the language of the natural world.  Not to hear the natural world is not to hear the divine.  Thomas Berry Suggested donation:  €5.00 (to support the work of the Centre) In person and online event.. We invite you to join […]

September 22nd Culture Night: Celebrating the Autumn Equinox, a time of Balance Winter is an etching, Spring a watercolour, Summer an oil painting, and Autumn a mosaic of them all.” – Stanley Horowitz Admission free: The Autumn Equinox heralds a season filled with change, celebrates the harvest and ushers in the brilliant beauty of letting […]

Thursday, September 28th Meditation during the Season of Creation The natural world is the larger sacred community to which we belong.  To be alienated from this community is to become destitute in all that makes us human.  To damage this community is to diminish our own existence.  Thomas Berry Suggested donation:  €5.00 (to support the […]

Wednesday October 18th Sacred Circle Dance “If people stand in a circle long enough, they’ll eventually begin to dance.”  George Carlin Facilitators:  Terry Hennessy, Betty White  Join Terry and Betty for an enriching experience of circle dance.  They will lead you in simple dance steps to beautiful music. It is a type of dance where […]

“At this time of year when nature sleeps, we pause and consider our own humanity as temporal and as eternal beings” Book of Kells.

Thursday November 9th:  In November we Remember. “Everything is stored within your soul within the temple of your memory… John O Donohue Suggested donation:  €5.00 (to support the work of the Centre)     November is the month for remembering. Memories can evoke feeling of comfort and joy, but they can also fill us with […]

Join us for a meditative reflection on how grief can be a bridge between our human inheritance and our legacy.

“If people stand in a circle long enough, they’ll eventually begin to dance.” George Carlin

Join us for a meditative reflection on creation and how we can not only respond but try to deeply understand what loss and grief in nature is saying to us.

Thursday, November 30th – Advent Meditation Series “The season of Advent means there is something on the horizon the likes of which we have never seen before… So stay. Sit. Linger. Tarry. Ponder. Wait. Behold. Wonder. There will be time enough for running.” —Jan L. Richardson, artist   Suggested donation:  €5.00 (to support the work of the […]

Thursday, December 7th – Advent Meditation Series “Let’s approach Christmas with an expectant hush, rather than a last-minute rush.” —Anonymous Suggested donation:  €5.00 (to support the work of the Centre)       We invite you to join us for the 2nd evening of reflection and meditation during the season of Advent Advent is a time […]

Thursday, December 14th – Advent Meditation Series “Light's glory is to dispel darkness. Christ has illumined you with wisdom and the fire of his presence. It has been sparked and kindled in you. Let it blaze.” ― Caryll Houselander, A Child in Winter: Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany with Caryll Houselander Suggested donation:  €5.00 (to support […]

Saturday, December 16th Sacred Circle Dance “If people stand in a circle long enough, they’ll eventually begin to dance.”  George Carlin Facilitators:  Terry Hennessy, Betty White  Join Terry and Betty for an enriching experience of circle dance.  They will lead you in simple dance steps to beautiful music. It is a type of dance where […]

Thursday, December 21st Winter Solstice – Turning towards the Light  It is here, between the darkness, and the light, that we wait…John Matthews Admission: €15.00 (incl tea/coffee) We invite you to join with us as we celebrate the re-birth of our star the sun and the birth of Christ the Light of the World. From […]

ST BRIGID AND HER FEAST DAY IN IRISH TRADITION Mount St Anne’s in collaboration With Solas Bhride Centre, Kildare offer a Spring Online Course “Brigid: A Woman, A Life, A Legacy" Dr Bairbre Ní Fhloinn, is recently retired as Associate Professor of Irish Folklore and Ethnology at UCD. She was Director of the MA in […]

THE SPIRIT OF ST. BRIGID IN OUR CONTEMPORARY WORLD Mount St Anne’s in collaboration With Solas Bhride Centre, Kildare offer a Spring Online Course “Brigid: A Woman, A Life, A Legacy" Sr. Rita Minehan is a Brigidine Sister and founding member of Solas Bhride Spirituality Centre in Kildare. She is the author of Rekindling the […]

DECODING ST. BRIGID (Eoghan Corry) Mount St Anne’s in collaboration With Solas Bhride Centre, Kildare offer a Spring Online Course “Brigid: A Woman, A Life, A Legacy" Eoghan Corry is the lead travel commentator in Ireland, as well as being a historian, author and broadcaster. Eoghan will draw on his historical background and his travel […]

Born of a king and a slave and raised by a druid, Brigid integrates opposites and stands as the sister of all, regardless of class, ethnicity, or religious affiliation.

We invite you to a reflection day on the theme of Hope and Action with Creation.

This meditation series includes three stand-alone sessions, each including a short input on the theme, music, meditation, reflections. We would be delighted for you to join us for all three.

Autumn’s invitation to us is to let go of what no longer serves us so that the new may emerge