Posted on 30. Jan, 2020 in Saints
Alongside St. Patrick, St. Brigid is one of our great Irish Saints – her feastday on February 1st. Born in 450 or 451 near Faughart, Co. Louth she is remembered for her spirituality, her charity and her compassion. In 470 she established a monastery in Kildare -and was the inspiritation for Bishop Daniel Delaney when […]
Posted on 16. Jan, 2020 in Discrimination, Relationships, Schools
Bullying is a huge problem in schools throughout the country. But what goes on in the minds of the bully and how can we help them change their ways? In this piece from the archive, we speak with Cathy Finnegan is a guidance councillor in Wilson Hospital School in Co. Westmeath who was undertaking research into […]
Posted on 02. Jan, 2020 in Cancer, Chronic illness, Health
A cancer diagnosis is something that everybody dreads. Brenda Drumm of the Catholic Communications Office in Maynooth heard the news that she had leukaemia in Jan 2007. In this piece for 2009, she tells her story to Miriam Gormally and explains how the disease changed her life.
Posted on 02. Jan, 2020 in Addiction, Alcohol
January can be a difficult month, Christmas celebrations are well and truly over and the bills are coming in. But what if your Christmas was a write off because of someone’s drinking or maybe you feel that you yourself consumed too much alcohol and are concerned about it. In this piece from Jan 2009, […]
Posted on 26. Dec, 2019 in Faith and Justice, Prayer, Vatican
As we move into the New Year, we go back over some of our most listened to pieces over the past year. Damien Stein is a Catholic from London who is involved in the Charismatic renewal and runs a Prayer Ministry. During his Pray Ministry he continually witnesses many miracles of healing. He travels the […]
Posted on 26. Dec, 2019 in Christmas, Seasons of the Church Year
As we start planning for 2020, the residue of Christmas is still with us as well as all that went on in our lives during the year. We listen to advice that psychologist Marie Murray, a registered clinical psychologist, family therapist, journalist, author and broadcaster gave to Eileen Good about how best we can move forward in […]
Posted on 26. Dec, 2019 in Music
Panis Angelicus is taken from the new album A Christmas Celebration recorded by Celtic Woman.
Posted on 27. Nov, 2019 in Advent, Seasons of the Church Year
As we approach the season of Advent, we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus. In a world where the commercial side of Christmas starts earlier each year, the idea of waiting and preparing becomes a greater challenge than ever before. Perhaps this year more than ever it is time to reflect on this wonderful […]
Posted on 14. Nov, 2019 in Music, Weddings and Marriage
This week’s music piece is taken from Liam Lawton’s CD A Day of Our Own – Music for Wedding Liturgy.
Posted on 19. Sep, 2019 in Church Teachings, Spirituality
In this piece from 2008, we look at the meaning of Church? For most people it brings up strong feelings, both positive and negative. Dr. Eugene Duffy, author, theologian and lecturer at Mary Immaculate College is very interested in the topic and has lead seminars on it. Pat Coyle met him at Manresa, the Jesuit Centre […]