Marriage Counselling
Posted on 15. Aug, 2013 in Marriage therapy, Weddings and Marriage
A piece from our archive – September 7th 2005 – Steven Cummins talks about ACCORD pre marriage courses.
The Spirituality of Ageing
Posted on 08. Aug, 2013 in Spirituality
A lovely interview with Maeve Conway-Piskorski from our archive in 2005. Maeve passed away earlier this year on January 1st 2013 – September 21st 2005 – Maeve Conway-Piskorski talks about her spirituality. Spirituality is an essential piece of every person’s ageing process. Author and former RTE employee Maeve Conway-Piskorski talks to Miriam Gormally about how her spirituality […]
Report on Holy Land
Posted on 08. Aug, 2013 in Conflict, Crime
A piece from our archive – January 21st 2009 – Bishop Raymond Field expresses support for the people of the Holy Land as conflict and violence continues in Gaza. Bishop Raymond Field, chairman of the Irish Commission for Justice and Social Affairs, has just returned from a trip to the Holy Land where he […]
MABS
Posted on 29. Dec, 2009 in Christmas
January is usually the month for trying to deal with all the bills that have mounted up over Christmas. For some people paying these bills can be a huge problem. Michael Culloty from MABS (Money Advice and Budgeting Service) talked with Miriam Gormally about how people can overcome these difficulties. He began by explaining some […]
Music: Long Distance Prayer
Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 in Music
Our music selection this week is from Verbum Dei’s Album Stand, the piece is called Long Distance Prayer.
Darwin and Religion
Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 in Faith and Justice, Spirituality
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Darwin. Darwin is traditionally seen as one of the great heroes of science, but what may be less well known is that his original ambition was to become a country clergyman. Miriam Gormally met Canon Patrick Comerford who believes that Darwin shouldn’t be seen as […]
Volunteering
Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 in Charity, Economy
As more people are being made redundant or being offered packages to take time off, many people are looking at volunteering as an option towards building a new career. Siobhan McGee carried out a report on charity organisations in Ireland and found that the recession was affecting them in several ways. Some benefited from the […]
Dialogue in the Dark
Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 in Different abilities
What would it be like if you suddenly lost your sight? Dialogue in the Dark is an exhibition which creates that feeling for sighted people. Led by blind or visually impaired guides they are taken through a darkened exhibition and given tasks to complete. Miriam Gormally met Dr. Andrea Heinecke, the founder of Dialogue in […]
New Slí Eile Course
Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 in Church Teachings, Education, Gospel Values
Slí Eile is an Irish Jesuit Outreach for young Adults, which involves faith and justice activities for 18-35 year olds. Slí Eile seeks to empower young adults with Gospel values to realise their potential. They offer a range of activities from Volunteering to Certificate Courses. Eileen Good met with Slí Eile’s Noelle Fitzpatrick who began […]
Understanding Jesus
Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice
Gerard O’Collins SJ is an author and professor emeritus of the Gregorian University in Rome. He has written and debated widely about how we can understand Jesus. Pat Coyle met Fr Gerard and asked him what we really know about Jesus, or even as some people claim, whether he ever existed at all.