Posted on 05. Jan, 2017 in Art, Caring for Children, Christian Values, Church Teachings, Community, Music Therapy, Young people
Natalya Pakshyna is a Russian dancer who has been bringing her dancing passion to Ireland. Based in a studio in the Malahide Industrial Estate, she has a particular interest in working with students who have special emotional or physical needs. She believes dance and music to be a way to heal the person and allow them to […]
Posted on 05. Jan, 2017 in Christian Values, Community, Gospel Values, Human Trafficking, Prostitution
RENATE stands for Religious in Europe Networking against Trafficking and Exploitation. Mary Ryan rsm has worked with many others for some 30 years on all aspects of Trafficking & Exploitation. While she is engaged in working directly with people who have been trafficked into Ireland, she is also engaged in collaborating at National and International […]
Posted on 22. Dec, 2016 in Uncategorized
The original story of Christmas was one of refugees fleeing danger and being turned away from every door. A story which unfortunately continues today. John Guiney, director of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice and former Jesuit Refugee Services Regional Director for East Africa, has spent years working with refugees around the world. He […]
Posted on 22. Dec, 2016 in Christian Values, Christmas, Church Teachings, Community, Gospel Values
Christmas, in the modern age, is usually a time of parties and excess. Fr Brendan McConvery CSsR says we need to take a step back and remember what the season is really about. He talks about putting Christ back into Christmas and remembering the true meaning and simplicity of the season. He begins by telling […]
Posted on 22. Dec, 2016 in Christmas, Music Therapy, Poetry, Prayer
As carols singers across the country sing out for Christmas, it’s nice to remember some of the traditional Irish songs. Hers is “The Darkest Midnight’ sung by Noirin ni Riain’s celebrating the birth of Jesus.
Posted on 15. Dec, 2016 in Book Reviews, Charity, Christian Values, Church Teachings, Community, Eastern Spirituality, Faith and Justice, Film Reviews, Gospel Values
Martin Scorsese considered joining the priesthood before becoming a director and that interest is certainly obviously in Silence, his most theologically dense film yet. James Martin SJ, an advisor on the film said ‘it was like a prayer’. An adaptation of the book by Shūsaku Endō, it follows two 17th century Jesuit priests, Father Rodrigues (Andrew Garfield) […]
Posted on 15. Dec, 2016 in Charity, Christian Values, Church Teachings, Community, Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid
Trócaire gifts bring a welcome antidote to the madness of Christmas excess. Eoghan Rice, Head of Communications at Trócaire talks about how people can give the gift of solar lamps and olive trees instead of buying socks or chocolates that people may not even want. He points out that their Christmas appeal this year is […]
Posted on 08. Dec, 2016 in Christian Values, Community, Gospel Values, Media
Reality magazine, the Redemptorist publication is celebrating eighty years. It has been running from 1936 to 2016. It started as The Redemptorist Record, a small black and white publication and has grown to Reality a full-sized glossy magazine. Miriam Gormally met editor Brendan McConvery CSsR to find our more about the changes over the years; […]
Posted on 08. Dec, 2016 in Church Teachings, Ecology, Faith and Justice
It’s now a year on since the Paris agreement of December 12, 2015. It brought together leaders from all over the world to make a real commitment to limiting climate change. Catherine Devitt, Environmental Justice Officer with the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, wrote about the Paris agreement when it first happened. Here she […]
Posted on 08. Dec, 2016 in Christian Values, Community, Family, Marriage therapy, Relationships, Weddings and Marriage
Alan and Dianne Morris are a married couple who work together to help others strengthen their marriages. This year they gave a talk in St Joseph’s Parish, Glasthule on “Practical Tools for Christian Relationships.” Miriam met with Alan to find out more about what makes marriage survive and thrive. She began by asking him whether […]