Posted on 01. Nov, 2006 in Church Teachings, Death, Faith and Justice
November is the month when we traditionally remember and pray for those who have died. For some it is a difficult month because of its connection with death –and that ultimately we are going to die. Jesuit priest Philip Fogarty has a significant reason to reflect on death as he explained to Eileen Good.
Posted on 01. Nov, 2006 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Pilgrimage
Just home from the Irish Bishops’ Ad Limina Pilgrimage to Rome Bishop Michael Smith, a member of the Bishops’ Dept. of Planning and Communications, was one of the Bishops who presided at the closing press conference for the Irish media in the Irish College in Rome. He told Eileen Good about the trip and why […]
Posted on 18. Oct, 2006 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Music
Our music this week is Be Thou My Vision sung by the Dublin Choral Foundation.
Posted on 18. Oct, 2006 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Saints
November 1st and 2nd are two important back to back Feast days which are significant dates in the church calendar. All Saints on November 1st is followed by All Souls on November 2nd which marks the time of year when we traditionally remember the Souls of the Faithful Departed. Fr. Joe Cullen Dominican offers this […]
Posted on 18. Oct, 2006 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Health, Vocation
Una O’Doherty, a former nurse, firmly believes that nursing is a calling and that Florence Nightingale and Louise de Mariac, the founder of the Sisters of Charity, are largely responsible for the ethos of care enshrined in nursing. Eileen Good asked her about patient care and if she believed that nursing is a vocation.
Posted on 18. Oct, 2006 in Church Teachings, Different abilities, Environment, Faith and Justice, Festivals, Relationships
Sydney‘s Randwick Racecourse has just been announced as the location for World Youth Day 2008. The venue is just one of the many details currently being discussed by the organisers in Sydney. Bishop Anthony Fisher is coordinator of World Youth Day 2008 and he told Piaras Jackson of his hopes for the big event.
Posted on 18. Oct, 2006 in Charity, Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Festivals
Mission Alive 2006 highlights Hospitality – Welcoming the Stranger as its theme for this years programme. The month of October has many exciting and creative events organised throughout the country. Over 450 parishes, 400 secondary schools, hospitals and third level colleges are celebrating the role of Irish Missionaries in welcoming other nationalities into our Irish […]
Posted on 18. Oct, 2006 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Health, HIV/Aids, Poverty
AIDS is a disease that is destroying Africa. Fr. Michael T Kelly, from Kilkenny has spent most of his life in Zambia working with people with AIDS. Miriam Gormally asked him about the children, the most vulnerable people with AIDS. She asked them if there was a stigma surrounding children who have AIDS.
Posted on 18. Oct, 2006 in Charity, Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Health, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
Christian Aid is an organisation that believes in life before death. They are present in more that 50 countries throughout the world, helping to improve the lives of those living on the margins of society and wipe out the injustices that cause poverty. Rev. Ian Poulton met Dr. Daleep Mukarji (Muckargee), Director of Christian Aid […]
Posted on 18. Oct, 2006 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Pilgrimage, Vocation
The Irish Bishops are currently in Rome at an Ad Lumina conference discussing the future of the Irish Church and the challenges and opportunities currently being faced. Martin Long, Director of Communications in Maynooth, spoke with Miriam Gormally over the phone, about the conference and the relevance it will have to people in Ireland.