Posted on 13. Mar, 2012 in Death
Lent is a season building up to the ultimate Christian Feast, the Resurrection, which offers hope and salvation for overcoming death. But is there really life after death and what is that going to be like? Brian Grogan SJ explores this idea in his latest book, Where To From Here? The Christian Vision of Life […]
Posted on 12. Mar, 2012 in Religious patronage, Religious teaching, Schools
Religious education is a very important issue for parents and children alike. From choosing a school to deciding whether to partake in Faith formation, parents are constantly faced with choices around education. Sean Goan is Faith Development Officer with Le Chéile, as well as being active in giving courses and retreats on scripture. Here he […]
Posted on 12. Mar, 2012 in Charity
Lent is marked by the Trócaire box. This year it features Daniel Okweng, a young boy from Bar Kawach in Northern Uganda, who has had a remarkable story of survival. Here Sean Farrell, who works and lives in Northern Uganda, spoke with Miriam Gormally about the campaign, why it focuses on Northern Uganda and the […]
Posted on 29. Feb, 2012 in Death
Roma gypsy Marioara Rostas, was brutally murdered in 2008. When her body was found years later in a shallow grave in Wicklow, the brutality of the act shocked the nation. It raised many questions about the safety of minors and in particular vulnerable, socially excluded minors. Miriam Gormally spoke with Siobhan Curran, who works in […]
Posted on 21. Feb, 2012 in Addiction, Drugs
As a final piece on our Addiction series, we hear from Stephen Kelly, also an addict who has been in the Camino for the last few weeks. Like the others, he suffered greatly before finally getting the courage together to check himself into the centre and get his life back together. Here he talks to […]
Posted on 21. Feb, 2012 in Faith and Justice
Ever since the visit of Obama to Ireland, people have had an increased interest in their own family tree and where they come from. Dr. Susan Hood is assistant librarian and archivist at the Representative Church Body Library, Churchtown, South Country Dublin. She was involved in some very interesting genealogy studies, including one with Graham […]
Posted on 21. Feb, 2012 in Faith and Justice
Emmet Sheerin is a former Belvedere pupil and Magis Ireland volunteer who says that the Jesuit emphasis on ‘a faith that does justice’ has made a deep impact on him. On 9 February he headed off to the South Hebron Valley to monitor human rights abuses in Palestine. There, he will be working as an […]
Posted on 13. Feb, 2012 in Faith and Justice
Mother of the Kennedy’s with Rose Kennedy and The Earth Belongs to Everyone with Dom Hélder Pessoa Câmara were two major hits for Radharc films. Miriam Gormally spoke with Fr. Dermod McCarthy, who worked with Radharc and then went on to become Head of Religious Programming in RTE about these two piece and why they […]
Posted on 13. Feb, 2012 in Faith and Justice
A Minimum Income Standard for Ireland, is a study funded by the Department of Social Protection and carried out by the Policy Institute at Trinity College in conjunction with the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice, to establish the cost of a minimum standard of living for Irish families. It showed that low-income families and those […]
Posted on 30. Jan, 2012 in Gospel Values
Today marks the end of Church week of Unity and is a good time to remember a pivotal figure in this area, Fr. Michael Hurley SJ. He was co-founder of the Irish School of Ecumenics and worked tirelessly on that subject. Rev. Patrick Lawrence spoke with Kenneth Milne, author and educator, about his memories of […]