Posted on 01. Apr, 2009 in Faith and Justice, Young people
This year the Micah Community, a parish-based ministry for young adults, decided to do something different for the Lenten season. They looked at a series of questions that come up in the lives of people and had a conversation around these topics. Miriam Gormally met Stephanie Birk and Fr Enhart, who had a dialogue around love. Stephanie […]
Posted on 01. Apr, 2009 in Spirituality
Meditation is not something we commonly associate with Christianity. However it is gaining new interest as more Christian Meditation groups start up all over the country. Miriam Gormally met Orla Cunningham who leads a meditation group in Gardiner Street to ask how she herself became interested. For more information or to find a meditation […]
Posted on 01. Apr, 2009 in Spirituality
For the past 13 years Sr. Maureen McMahon O.P. has been writing about Art in The Messenger magazine. She picks a favourite work of art, describes it and then guides the reader to find a deeper meaning in the work. A selection of her articles has now been complied into a beautiful book called A […]
Posted on 01. Apr, 2009 in Faith and Justice
Fr. Seamus Finn has represented the Oblates at the Interfaith Centre on Corporate Responsibility in New York since 1988. He is also Director of their Justice/Peace and Integrity of Creation Ministry which is grounded in Catholic Social Teaching on the dignity of the human person and on active solidarity with the work of Oblate missionaries […]
Posted on 01. Apr, 2009 in Media, Places of Conflict
Conflict between China and Tibet is in the news again as China has banned an internet video showing violence towards Tibetans. China is also believed to be behind the South Africa ban on allowing the Dalai Lama entry to a peace conference in Johannesburg. Miriam Gormally met Neil Steedman, chairman of the Tibet Support group […]
Posted on 01. Apr, 2009 in Easter, Seasons of the Church Year
‘We celebrate this great feast of Easter with flowers and song and alleluias, not only because it has to do with Jesus, but because it has to do with all of us. Christ’s triumph over death is also our triumph.’ So writes Fr. Martin Hogan in the Chapter on Easter Sunday, in his book ‘Jesus […]
Posted on 01. Apr, 2009 in Easter, Seasons of the Church Year
Before we get to celebrate the joy of Easter Sunday we have the three days of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. We have come through the season of Lent when we had time to take stock of our lives and now we prepare to celebrate the gift of the Eucharist, the drama of […]
Posted on 18. Mar, 2009 in Music
This week our music piece is Take Heart, sung by Rónán Johnston. It is selected from his Album Songs of Consolation.
Posted on 18. Mar, 2009 in Death, Grief, Hospice
The Irish Hospice Foundation recently launched a Forum on Death and Dying. The Forum aims to engage with people on a range of issues around end of life in Ireland. Eileen Good asked Paul Murray Coordinator of the Forum how it all came about.
Posted on 18. Mar, 2009 in Charity, Economy
The St. Vincent de Paul Society have spoken about the increase in the number of people coming to them for assistance as a result of the economic downturn. Many of these people were until recently donors to the Society. Eileen Good spoke to Mairead Bushnell, National President of the V. de P. about this increased […]