Posted on 06. Feb, 2008 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice
Last week in the magazine supplement to the Irish Times, going to Mass was listed number one in the ‘What’s Hot’ list – forget the spas, yoga and go to Mass! However many non Mass goers today say they don’t go because Mass is boring. Eileen Good asked Angela Ryan, a member of the Adult […]
Posted on 06. Feb, 2008 in Church Teachings
Michael Paul Gallagher is an Irish Jesuit who is Dean of the Faculty of Theology at the Gregorian University in Rome. He was in Ireland recently to deliver a lecture on the theology of Pope Benedict. He spoke to Piaras Jackson about the Pope’s theology and about how the bishop Rome is perceived here and […]
Posted on 06. Feb, 2008 in Lent, Seasons of the Church Year
We are now in an unusually early Lent, and words like Lenten Penance, Sacrifice, Repentance and Forgiveness are heard in relation to the season – but are they still relevant in 2008, or just memories of those for whom Lent was a much more penitential time. Eileen Good asked well known Redemptorist preacher Fr. Tony […]
Posted on 05. Feb, 2008 in Film Reviews, Media
Are films just all sex and violence, or do they have a message for us. Richard Leonard is a Jesuit whose enviable job is to go to films and write reviews. He claims that we need to be aware of what is going on in films, but also that we have to keep an open […]
Posted on 02. Feb, 2008 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice
On a recent trip to India Fr. Jim O’Halloran discovered that India has soul – through small groups of communities flourishing in their parishes. Many of the communities are an example of multicultural co-operation in action with Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs and Christians helping to improve living conditions in their area. Eileen Good asked him why […]
Posted on 23. Jan, 2008 in Music
Our music piece this week is Regina Caeli from the album Biscantorat: the Sound of the Spirit from the Glenstal Monks, featuring Sinead O’Connor.
Posted on 23. Jan, 2008 in Charity, Humanitarian Aid
Did you know that businesses and individuals in Ireland will throw out over 1 million working computers over the next 5 years? One of the goals of Camara is to stop these computers being dumped in Irish landfill sites and send them instead to schools and colleges in Africa. Miriam Gormally met Cormac Lynch and […]
Posted on 23. Jan, 2008 in Church Teachings, Gospel Values
Throughout this year we will hear the Gospel according to Matthew. Fr. Philip Fogarty S.J. has just published a short booklet ‘According to Matthew’ – a Prayerful Guide to the Gospels. Eileen Good spoke to him and asked him about Matthew and what we might expect to hear in his Gospel stories.
Posted on 23. Jan, 2008 in Church Teachings, Lent, Seasons of the Church Year
The 18th of February is Temperance Sunday, a day to reflect on moderation. It is famously dedicated to Matt Talbot who overcame his own alcohol addictions. Bishop Eamon Walsh explained to Miriam Gormally why the fact that Temperance Sunday is in Lent makes it even more significant. He began by talking about the recent DVD […]
Posted on 23. Jan, 2008 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice
Saturday January 19th saw the General Congregation of the Society of Jesus elect Father Adolfo Nicolas as their new Father General, the 29th successor to the order’s founder Ignatius Loyola. Eileen Good asked Fr. Fergus O’Donoghue S.J. about the Order’s new leader.