Posted on 23. Jul, 2008 in Health, Saints
Pope Benedict has announced that Blessed Damien – the Leper Priest – will be declared Saint within the next year. This follows the cure of a woman, in Hawaii, of cancer through her intercession with Bl. Damien. Eileen Good spoke to Fr. Eamon Alyward of the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary […]
Posted on 23. Jul, 2008 in Faith and Justice, Saints
Periodically the Church sets aside an entire year to encourage all of us to focus on some important aspect of our Faith. Pope Benedict XVI has announced that from June of this year to June 29th. 2009 the Church would observe a year of celebration in honour of St. Paul the Apostle. Pat Coyle spoke […]
Posted on 23. Jul, 2008 in Lourdes, Pilgrimage, Saints
As pilgrims worldwide celebrate the 150th anniversary of Lourdes, Eileen Good met with Msgr. John Moloney, now retired, who has visited Lourdes 51 times, and for 15 of those visits he was the Spiritual Director for the Dublin Diocese. He has also written extensively about Lourdes and the Apparition of Our Lady in 1858. He […]
Posted on 23. Jul, 2008 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Young people
This month in Australia, young people from all over the world gathered for the 23rd World youth Day. They prayed, danced and celebrated their faith. The highlight was meeting the Pope. And this year, the Pope issued a full apology for child sex abuse by priests and clergymen, saying that “Victims should receive compassion and […]
Posted on 09. Jul, 2008 in Music
This week our music selection is taken from the CD Come to the Feast Instrumental Arrangements by Tom Kendzia. The piece is called Rain Down.
Posted on 09. Jul, 2008 in Church Teachings, Community, Faith and Justice, Poverty
Fr. Barney McGuckian was the speaker at this year’s annual commemoration ceremony of Frank Duff, founder of the Legion of Mary. Fr. Barney spoke to Eileen Good about the influence of the Legion world wide and his memories of the times when he met Frank Duff.
Posted on 09. Jul, 2008 in Depression, Family, Mental Health, Suicide
Suicide numbers, sadly, continue to rise in Ireland. As this happens, family and friends struggle to find ways to cope with the tragedy and also how to have a meaningful liturgy. Mary Connell is Pastoral Co-Ordinator in Castlebar where the Parish Team is devising a new Liturgy to help those bereaved by suicide. She told […]
Posted on 09. Jul, 2008 in Addiction, Alcohol, Depression, Faith and Justice, Health, Mental Health, Schizophrenia
Mention that someone is in ‘John of Gods’ and people usually assume that the person is being treated for an alcohol related problem. But there are many more services available there, under the ethos and philosophy of St. John of God – which is, “that people are the creation of God, with intrinsic value and […]
Posted on 09. Jul, 2008 in Charity, Depression, Fundraising, Mental Health, Suicide
‘I don’t know where to turn’ ‘Nobody cares’ ‘I’m all alone in the world’ ‘I just want to hear a human voice’ – these are just some of the comments that Samaritan volunteers hear regularly on their 24/7 helpline. On the 24th. of this month (24/7) the Samaritans are having their Nationwide Awareness and Fundraising […]
Posted on 09. Jul, 2008 in Politics, Poverty
It is just over one week since Mugabe won the second election in Zimbabwe. It was an election that made a mockery of democracy, with only one man as a choice. Since then the people of Zimbabwe have been trying to get on with their lives in the face of brutality and soaring prices. Miriam […]