Reflection – There Is a God
Posted on 15. Nov, 2006 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice
Rev. Sue Watterson speaks an appropriate few words, especially for this month of November.
Aid for Aids
Posted on 15. Nov, 2006 in Health, HIV/Aids, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
AIDS is the leading cause of death and low life expectancy in Africa. In Zambia, where Michael Kelly SJ worked with people suffering from AIDS, the life expectancy is 37 years. Even a small donation could make a huge difference and with the right political will, the problem could be controlled. Yet often we are […]
Bereavement Support
Posted on 15. Nov, 2006 in Death, Relationships
Coping with the death of a loved one needs on-going support. Many people are lucky enough to have people around them to offer and provide this support, but others often need someone outside the family to be there just for them, to listen attentively, and allow them to talk about their loss. The Bethany Support […]
Love’s Pure Light
Posted on 15. Nov, 2006 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Music
Roger Gillen is a singer/composer from Sligo who emigrated to America in 1982.. He now lives on the 42nd.Floor of an apartment block in mid-town Manhattan with his wife Mignon and his two boys Daniel (12) and Gabriel (8). and works full-time in the music business. Through a very difficult family time, he remained in […]
Console
Posted on 15. Nov, 2006 in Death, Depression, Mental Health, Relationships, Suicide
Suicide in Ireland is on the increase, especially amongst young people. Samantha McGarry is a counsellor who works for Console, an organisation which was founded by families who were bereaved by suicide, to offer support to other families. Miriam Gormally met Samantha and asked her about her experience of working with families bereaved by suicide.
Saints Teresa of Avila and Therese of Lisieux
Posted on 15. Nov, 2006 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Feminism/Women in the Church
Two great women of the Church, St. Teresa of Avila and St. Therese of Lisieux, were celebrated during the month of October. Three hundred years separate them yet they have much in common. Both are Doctors of the Church, both were members of an enclosed order of nuns, they were both passionate about prayer and […]
Viatores Christi – at my age!
Posted on 15. Nov, 2006 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
Viatores Christi recruits, prepares and facilitates the placement of volunteers who wish to serve in areas of need, mainly in the developing world. It is an Irish Catholic lay missionary movement founded in 1960 which provides a six months preparatory programme for volunteers. Professionals and non-professionals alike are given the opportunity to experience a very […]
Youth Focolare
Posted on 15. Nov, 2006 in Faith and Justice, Relationships, Youth
In a time when we hear about the emergence of a valueless society, where young people live only for themselves, the Youth Focolare are a group whose goal is unity and harmony in society. Miriam Gormally met Kate O’Brien and James Lynch, two young people who work with the Youth Focolare and asked them what […]
An Addict’s Parent
Posted on 15. Nov, 2006 in Addiction, Drugs, Young people
Every day there’s a new headline telling us about drug seizures, drug abuse and the rising numbers of young people experimenting with drugs. For parents, it’s their worse nightmare – despite all they’ve done to keep a child on the right path, they discover he or she is taking drugs. What does this do to […]
Speaking Out at the UN
Posted on 15. Nov, 2006 in Different abilities, Discrimination, Faith and Justice, Relationships
Ann O’Brien, a traveller, recently spoke at a UN conference in New York about the rights of people who suffer discrimination and barriers. She addressed an assembly of people from all around the world, highlighting the divisions that exist in society and looking for change. Miriam Gormally met Ann after the conference and asked her […]