Music: The Fifth Station
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 in Music
Our music selection this week is from Philip Carty’s Stations of the Cross. It is the Fifth Station where Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry his cross.
Refugee Integration
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 in Humanitarian Aid, Refugees
The Refuge Information Service recently published a paper that looks at the obstacles facing refuges and asylum seekers in Ireland. Miriam Gormally met Joe Ahern and Wale Mogaji from the Refuge Information Service and started by asking Joe about what kind of obstacles face refuges. www.ris.ie
The Challenge of Indifference
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 in Book Reviews, Faith and Justice
Fr. Micheál Mac Gréil is an author and research director who has recently completed a survey of religious attitudes and practices in Ireland. His most recent book, The Challenge of Indifference is based on the results from this survey. Here he talks to Miriam Gormally about the main findings of the survey and the reason […]
Music That Matters
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 in Music, Spirituality
Philip Carty is a musician, who left a glitzy Hollywood career, to return to music that had meaning. The result was a series of reflective and though provoking pieces around religious and spiritual themes. His most recent work was The Stations of the Cross and his next body of work is The Rosary, which he […]
Disability/Ability Attitudes
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 in Different abilities, Discrimination
Kanchi is an award winning enterprise which exists to enhance the relationship between disability and society. Working with business and media leadership, Kanchi has developed unique and creative initiatives to change the social landscape for people with disabilities. Miriam Gormally spoke with Gabrielle Murphy, Kanchi’s Managing Director, who began by explaining what they are aiming […]
Priestly Calling Today
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Crime, Vocation
Pope Benedict has declared this year as a year for priests. Being a priest today has many rewards, but also many challenges. One of the biggest challenges facing Irish priests in particular is the number of reports coming out regarding child abuse. Miriam Gormally met Eamonn Bourke, director of vocations for the Dublin Diocese and […]
Responding to Cancer
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 in Cancer, Health
18 months into his new position as Director of Mission at Church Mission Society (CMS) Ireland Ian Smith was diagnosed with a brain tumour which set back his hopes and plans and forced him to reflect on the meaning of life and death. He told Eileen Good about his original plans, how he responded to […]
Future of Youth Ministry
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 in Faith and Justice, Young people
Recently up to 100 young people, representing all 26 dioceses in Ireland attended the launch of Called Together -Making the Difference. This document offers a recommended framework for how youth ministry should be carried out into the future. The launch was presented on the day by Aidan Gately and Ashleigh O’Neill, and they recently met […]
Trocaire’s Response to Papal Encyclical
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 in Charity, Faith and Justice
In June of this year Pope Benedict XVI published his third encyclical Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth), significantly for these times it is his first social encyclical. Miriam Gormally spoke with Eamon Meehan, the Deputy Director of Trocaire, who explained the importance of this encyclical and how it is relevant in our world today. […]
Music: A’Grian
Posted on 08. Jul, 2009 in Music
Our music selection this week is A’Grian which is sung by Rita Connolly and can be found Shaun Davey’s album The Pilgrim.