Posted on 07. Sep, 2017 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Ecology, Economy, Nature
Founder of Social Arcade, a cutting edge gaming company, Mariano Di Murro, recently had an innovate career opportunity – he went from making computer games to working in the Vatican. Answering Pope Francis’ appeal to bring about change that would save the planet, he found himself living in the Vatican working on a project to […]
Posted on 27. Jul, 2017 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Community, Vocation
Summit 17, a Catholic conference, recently took place in Croke Park in Dublin. Leading key note speakers from all around the world gave talks to help inspire Irish Catholics. Conor Deane from Soul Waves Radio went to the conference. He met with Fr. James Divine, David Marsden and Matti Harte. He began by speaking with […]
Posted on 27. Jul, 2017 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Community, Gospel Values
Stephen Fry famously said on the Meaning of Life that God was mean minded and capricious. It was a remark that caused a great deal of debate. Miriam Gormally met with Brian Grogan SJ, author of God, You are Breaking my Heart to find out what he thinks. He said the heart-felt title came from the fact […]
Posted on 27. Jul, 2017 in Achievement, Christian Values, Faith and Justice, Gospel Values, Liturgy, Music
A beautiful song in praise of God by Noirín Ní Riain and the Monks of Glenstal from the album Vox de Nube.
Posted on 06. Jul, 2017 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Community, Faith and Justice, Vocation
Seeing a need for prayer in the world today, Archbishop Eamon Martin has launched a new website called, Myprayer.ie. On it people are asked to form a community to offer prayer and intercession for the benefit of others. People have the option of praying for others or asking for others to pray for them. Participants […]
Posted on 06. Jul, 2017 in Christian Values, Community, Faith Groups, Family, Festivals
Summit `17 takes place in the Croke Park Conference Centre, July 13th to 15th in Dublin. Christopher Gault from the Summit team said it was an opportunity for Christians to meet together to renew their faith and revitalise their sense of purpose. The idea for the conference came from an Irish priest, Fr James Divine, […]
Posted on 06. Jul, 2017 in Church Teachings, Community, Faith Groups, Liturgy, Media, Prayer
Over 29 million people have tried Alpha in 169 countries, and it has been translated into 112 different languages. Developed as a short course in London in 1990, Nicky Gumbel took over running Alpha and aimed it at introducing the Christian faith to the many people outside of the church who were curious. With a […]
Posted on 29. Jun, 2017 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Community, Humane Vitae, Young people
This Saturday, the Pro Life campaign is holding a Rally for Life. Some of the speakers include Karen Gaffney, a public advocate and woman with Down Syndrome. She has recently spoken to TDs at the Dáil to tell them that her life is “worth saying ‘yes’ to,” and to urge them to protect the right […]
Posted on 29. Jun, 2017 in Christian Values, Church of Ireland, Faith and Justice, Gospel Values, Humanitarian Aid, Refugees
Eddie Lyle is president of Open Doors UK & Ireland. He is returning to Lebanon for his fifth visit and he looks at the Church’s response to the Syrian refugee crisis. He looks at various forms of persecution around the world. He focuses in particular on Christian persecution and how the Church is one body […]
Posted on 25. Jun, 2017 in Achievement, Art, Community, Conflict
It is just over three years since Martin McGuiness passed away. He was a complex and remarkable man who went from being a former IRA leader to deputy first minister of Northern Ireland. Eve Parnell, the artist, remembers him as the man who opened her “Souls of the Slain” exhibition in The Long Gallery in […]