Posted on 28. May, 2008 in Church Teachings, Religious teaching, Schools, Vocation
By September of this year the Christian Brothers will have handed over control of 96 schools to a charitable trust run by lay people. This will end the day to day involvement of the Brothers in the running of their schools, a tradition going back over two centuries. Eileen Good asked Brother Donal Blake why […]
Posted on 28. May, 2008 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Prayer
Many people are familiar with the ‘Morning Offering’ prayer – but how many realise that in saying the Morning Offering they are part of the Apostleship of Prayer. The Apostleship of Prayer asks us to pray in the most profound way possible, to offer ourselves and the entire day as a prayer that God’s will […]
Posted on 28. May, 2008 in Church Teachings, Vocation
Headlines about the falling number of vocations, dissatisfaction among clergy, debates about celibacy all give a very negative picture of clergy today. But what is the reality? How difficult is it to be a priest in modern Ireland? Miriam Gormally met Fr. Liam Power from the diocese of Waterford and Lismore and asked him first […]
Posted on 16. May, 2008 in Church Teachings, First Communion
All over the country girls and boys are preparing for their First Holy Communion. With all the changes around the celebration of the day, has the whole meaning of the importance of the day for the child and his/her family been forgotten? Here will listen to Julie Kavanagh, whose daughter Ellen is receiving her First […]
Posted on 14. May, 2008 in Music
This week’s music piece comes from James Kilbane. The song is Bring Flowers of the Rarest and it is taken from his latest CD Heart to Heart.
Posted on 14. May, 2008 in Film Reviews
This week Peter O’Connor reviews The Golden Compass starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. The film has aroused much controversy on the grounds that it denigrates church and religion. Let’s hear his views.
Posted on 14. May, 2008 in Achievement, Charity, Poverty
The Vincent De Paul won this year’s award from Reality magazine for best Church organisation of the year. Mairead Bushnell, the National President collected the award and she spoke to Miriam Gormally about the on honour of receiving the award as well as looking at the on-going needs of Irish Society.
Posted on 14. May, 2008 in Community, Festivals
May is a time for new growth and new beginnings. It’s also a time for Bealtaine one of the largest festivals in Ireland, Bealtaine is run by Age and Opportunity in order to celebrate creativity in older age. Events will be taking place all over the country and Miriam Gormally met Dominic Campbell (Artistic Director […]
Posted on 14. May, 2008 in Music, Music for marriage, Weddings and Marriage
The choice of music for a wedding ceremony can be a topic of endless discussion – a soloist, a choir, a group, instrumentalist …. what should it be? Composer and performer Liam Lawton has recorded a CD of suitable wedding music ‘A Day of Our Own’ and Eileen Good asked him for his views on […]
Posted on 14. May, 2008 in Church Teachings, Festivals
For most people the Feast of the Sacred Heart and the Novena to the Sacred Heart belong in the month of June – however not so this year. This year, the Novena starts on Thursday May 22nd and the Feast day is celebrated on Friday May 30th. Eileen Good asked Fr. Barney McGuckian why it […]