Posted on 07. May, 2020 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Community, Spirituality
In this piece from the archive Professor Stuart Walker, who holds the Chair of Design for Sustainability at Lancaster University in the UK, speaks to Pat Coyle about how materially saturated we are in this world and how design needs to become sustainable and better at promoting human happiness rather than accumulating more material goods. […]
Posted on 07. May, 2020 in Christian Values, Community, Music Therapy
This week, we our chant draws inspiration from the Christian psalms where we are promised rest. My Soul Finds Rest Psalm 62:1-2 My soul finds rest in you my God, my soul finds rest in you; You are my rock and you are my strength, my soul finds rest in you. Shelter me from the […]
Posted on 30. Apr, 2020 in Community, Feminism/Women in the Church
We continue our “Women of the Cross” series. This time we are listening to the story of Mary of Bethany, looking for her sister to help her deal with horror of death and reflecting on happier times when she was inspired to anoint the feet of Jesus.
Posted on 30. Apr, 2020 in Christian Values, Community, Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid
Families in the refugee camp in Maban, South Sudan, where Irish Jesuit Tony O’Riordan works, have one bar of soap to last them a month – just one of the challenges facing refugees as the government of one of the poorest countries in the world struggles to keep the coronavirus at bay. Tony O’Riordan is […]
Posted on 30. Apr, 2020 in Christian Values, Community, Music
In these times of hardship, we draw inspiration from the core Christian philosophy to “love one another”. The chant draws its inspiration from John 13:34 Love one another as I have loved you, This is all I ask of you; That you love one another, serve each other, Just as I have shown to you […]
Posted on 23. Apr, 2020 in Achievement, Book Reviews, Charity, Uncategorized
Struggling to come to terms with his brother’s suicide, Jesuit priest Brendan McManus decides to walk the Camino de Santiago, where he undergoes a transformative journey of rebirth and renewal that moves through grief and anger to hope and acceptance. He seeks understanding in the spirituality of St Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, […]
Posted on 23. Apr, 2020 in Christian Values, Community, Feminism/Women in the Church, Vocation
For Eastertide, we continue our series on Women of the Cross, this time looking at Martha, who opened her house to Jesus. Here we hear her side of the story, told in a way that brings this story to life and reminds us not to judge others.
Posted on 23. Apr, 2020 in Christian Values, Community, Music
The chant, “Do Not be Afraid”, inspired by Isaiah 41.10 is a reminder of how we are not alone in these dark times. “Do not be afraid I am with you, I am by your side; Trust in me, have faith in me and do not be afraid.” It is from an album by Marie […]
Posted on 16. Apr, 2020 in Christian Values, Community, Feminism/Women in the Church
For Eastertide, we continue our series on Women of the Cross, this time looking at the women who was brought to Jesus accused of adultery. Here we hear her side of the story, told in a way that brings this story to life and reminds us of the human instinct to accuse others before looking […]
Posted on 16. Apr, 2020 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Easter, Feminism/Women in the Church, Seasons of the Church Year
Walking to Emmaus © Mary Stephen CRSS Eastertide is the period of fifty days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday. Celebrated as a single joyful feast, known as the “Great Lord’s Day”, it is one of the most exciting times in the Church, so says Luke Macnamara OSB, monk of Glenstal Abbey and lecturer in Sacred Scripture […]