Posted on 26. Jan, 2017 in Christian Values, Community, Religious patronage, Schools
Bishop Kevin Doran has been the bishop of Elphin since May 2014. He was education secretary for vocational services during his career and faith based education is something that is very important to him. Here he talks with Conor Deane about why he still believes that faith based education has a role to play in […]
Posted on 26. Jan, 2017 in Christian Values, Community, Conflict, Crime, Gospel Values, Young people
Feb 8th is the feast day of St Josephine Bakhita, a Sudanese-born former slave who became a nun. It is also the international day of prayer and awareness against human trafficking. St Bakhita’s experience of being enslaved and sold continues today with human trafficking still being one of the largest illegal industries. Ruth Kilcullen from MECPATHS […]
Posted on 26. Jan, 2017 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Music, Saints
“Nothing is more practical than finding God” is the name of this song composed by Niall Leahy SJ. The lyrics are adapted from Pedro Arrupe poem, “Fall in love”. Vocals are by Nicola Perry
Posted on 19. Jan, 2017 in Christian Values, Education
Making good decisions is critical to our everyday life. Irish Jesuit Communications have launched a free online course called “Making Good Decisions” on their website Jesuit.ie. Here Pat Coyle, director of Irish Jesuit Communications talks with Miriam Gormally about the process of discernment, the Ignatian way of reflecting on daily decisions. Pat begins by […]
Posted on 19. Jan, 2017 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Community, Laity, Liturgy
Bishop Fintan Monahan was ordained Bishop of Killaloe in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Ennis on Sunday 25 September. At his ordination Bishop Fintan talked about his challenges and priorities, in particularly around the involvement of laity, youth ministry and safeguarding children in the Church. Now four months into the role he talks […]
Posted on 19. Jan, 2017 in Economy, Politics, Poverty
Eight men own the same wealth as the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorer half of the world’s population, according to a new report published by Oxfam. ‘An Economy for the 99 Percent’ shows that the gap between rich and poor is far greater than had been thought thanks to new and better […]
Posted on 12. Jan, 2017 in Christian Values, Church of Ireland, Church Teachings, Community
January 18th to 25th is known as the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity around the world and it is now organised by the World Council of Churches and the Holy See. Martin Browne OSB talked to Marie Stuart about the origins of the week in 1908. This year is a particularly important year as […]
Posted on 12. Jan, 2017 in Community, Family
In an Amarach poll commissioned by the Iona Institute, it showed that given the choice only 17% of mothers with children under the age of 17 would work full-time, 35% of mothers would prefer to stay-at-home full time and 48% would work part-time. The figures for men were similar for part-time work, 45%, but almost […]
Posted on 12. Jan, 2017 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Gospel Values
The C.M.A or Christian Motorcyclists Association is an international motorcycle ministry that is interdenominational and evangelistic in nature. It was born out of the idea that there was a place in the Christian community for everyone. Bikers were often seen as some of the roughest groups who lived in gangs and refused to be part […]
Posted on 05. Jan, 2017 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Festivals, Seasons of the Church Year
When we think of the feast of the Epiphany, we usually think of the three wise men coming from the East. People often joke that they arrived late with totally impractical gifts for a new mother who was forced to give birth to her son in a manger. Abbot Brendan Coffey of Glenstal Abbey talked […]