Fr. John Molloy's Blog

Fr. John is currently on Mission in Equador, He is a native of Terryglass in North Tipperary and ordained to the Priesthood in 1997.   Has worked in Ennis Parish to 2010.

You can contact Fr. John Molloy at:
Parroquia El Bautismo de Jesus,
Casilla 09-01-5825
Ecuador,
South America.

email:  molloyjohn.ennis@gmail.com
skype:  john.molloy21

A photo gallery is available here

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Greetings from hot Likoni, Mombasa,

January 24th, 2012

I am here over a week now and worked with Group One block laying.Before i left Ecuador i had a great visit from Fr. Tom Hogan ADM Cathedral and Mary Curley both giving support and affirmation of all that’s going…


CHRISTMAS IN ECUADOR

December 28th, 2011

 Where I live here in this barrio on the edge of the city of Guayaquil there are no signs or symbols of Christmas. No commercialism. In the city itself also little enough signs of Christmas but some shops sell a…


Christmas Greetings from Monte Sinai, Guayaquil,Ecuador

December 28th, 2011

 I hear the Winter gets colder and roads become icy for you. What a contrasting world we live in! The heat and dust continues here as we get closer to welcome rains if we could avoid the floods!I had the…


Photos from December 2011

December 22nd, 2011

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Click here for more photos


Pat Collins shares his memories of his trip to Ecuador to volunteer with Fr. John

November 17th, 2011

I was delighted to be asked by Fr Tom to share the story of my time with Fr John Molloy on his mission work in Ecuador.
I’d always wanted to do something in the missions, but for a combination reasons it…


Greetings from Monte Sinai and from our parish here of El Bautismo de Jesus.

November 15th, 2011

I hope the summer months were good to you but at this stage of autumn they seem a distant memory. Clear though in my thoughts are the good memories of time with you in town and county while home. I…


Hola from Monte Sinai,

September 16th, 2011

Blessings as we know come in many forms. Pat Collins, Shanaway Road has been the greatest blessing in my life and for the people here over for the last couple weeks. After a hot start! we have been working hard…


Emails from Pat Collins & Fr. John

August 29th, 2011

Email from Pat Collins, Ennis who is working with Fr. John over the next few weeks, voluntarily.I arrived safely, it is wonderful to be here. Fr John’s DVD prepared me for the dust and the poverty, nothing could have prepared…


Latest Narrative

May 9th, 2011

Easter Greetings from Monte Sinai. I hope Spring has been good for you. It seems a while since I have communicated but it really isn’t.
Since my parents departure in January it has been a time to reflect, work and continue…


A Year of Photos from Ecuador

April 18th, 2011

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Click here to see photos from my first year in Ecuador


One Year on

February 4th, 2011

Next month I will be one year living and working here in Parroquia El
Bautismo de Jesus, Monte Sinai on the outskirts of the city of
Guayaquil, Ecuador. And what a great year it has been! After my
parents and I, Colleagues and…


Update from Equador

January 11th, 2011


Fr. John says Thanks!

December 21st, 2010

Trying hard to catch up with emails. I have had visitors for the last
month or so. BUT thank God for them.
Dont know how i am ever going to repay for all your generosity,
support and kindness from Ennis.
All the fundraisers and…


Fr. John builds Homes and Friendship in Ecuador

November 30th, 2010

I received my first edition of the Market Place Nenagh here in Guayaquil, Ecuador the first week in September. It’s fantastic to get home news and events in a very clear, concise and informative magazine.
My mother, a Nenagh Native(May Greene…


August 2010

August 30th, 2010

As the weeks roll into months the dry hot weather continues and dust increases. I have had many meetings, some welcome visitors and visited Cuenca Ecuadors third largest city. At present, we have three sections in the parish so each…


Dry Season Update

May 15th, 2010

Greetings friends in the dry season here. Lots of dry heat and dust at the moment. My Dad always says: ‘There is nothing as constant as change’.

What a week! As I write Fr. Colm Hogan, with whom I have been…