Posted on 15. Sep, 2016 in Uncategorized
On Sept 4th, Mother Teresa, a Catholic nun who devoted her life to helping India’s poor, was declared a saint in a canonisation Mass held by Pope Francis in the Vatican. Long before her canonisation, many people already saw her as a saint and she was affectionately known as the “saint of the gutters”. Sr […]
Posted on 15. Sep, 2016 in Christian Values, Economy
Ireland’s refusal to accept the 13bn euro in recovered taxes that Europe deemed they had given to Apple as unfair state aid, left many people angry at the tax double standard. Spanish MEP Pablo Zalba Bidgegain said that “Citizens who have been asked for great sacrifices cannot understand that big multinationals do not participate in […]
Posted on 08. Sep, 2016 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Climate Change, Community, Ecology, Environment, Faith Groups
“Everything is interconnected, and this invites us to develop a spirituality of that global solidarity which flows from the mystery of the Trinity.” This is the quote from Pope Francis which inspires Loving Sister Earth. On Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th October, they will be leading creative prayer rituals, which will be live streamed globally […]
Posted on 08. Sep, 2016 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Climate Change, Community, Ecology, Environment, Nature, Recycling
Inspired by Laudato Si’, Frank Sammon, SJ has established a ‘Care for Our Common Home’ based in Rathgar Parish. The group aims to promote the encyclical’s message both within Rathgar parish, and in the greater Dublin region. It hopes to stimulate discussion on key issues such as climate justice, and to translate such discussion into […]
Posted on 01. Sep, 2016 in Community, Conflict
On September 10th, over lunch in the Westin Hotel Dublin there will be a launch of an important global awareness campaign for women and peace, “Women’s Peace Tables Worldwide”. Dublin has been chosen as the location for the launch that will be the first of over a hundred peace table gatherings taking place in more […]
Posted on 01. Sep, 2016 in Charity, Christian Values, Church Teachings, Community, Faith and Justice
Ailish O’Brien rsm has spent the last year in South Sudan. Inspired by a letter she got from an organisation “Solidarity with South Sudan” looking for volunteers, she decided to commit three years of her life to working there. The decision to go was difficult. She explains how she prayed on it and asked the […]
Posted on 01. Sep, 2016 in Christian Values, Church of Ireland, Community, Feminism/Women in the Church, Gospel Values
Pat Storey, Ireland’s first woman bishop talks about her personal understanding and experience of mercy in this jubilee year declared by Pope Francis. She focuses on a phrase that resonates with her, “grace is getting what you don’t deserve, mercy is not getting what you do deserve” and says that this is true in her […]
Posted on 11. Aug, 2016 in Faith and Justice
Our second piece from the archives comes from Jan 2006 – it looks at travellers and their centre in Pavee point. Travellers have a long shared history and value system which make them a distinct group. Yet these values and differences often bring them into conflict with the settled community. Miriam Gormally met Phillip Watt […]
Posted on 11. Aug, 2016 in Marriage therapy, Weddings and Marriage
Our final piece from the archives is also from Jan 2006, looking at marriages abroad. Helping to create a happy marriage is a challenge, but even more so in a foreign culture. Fr. Liam Dunne, Divine Word Missionary, worked in Papua New Guinea for many years, where he helped prepare people for marriage. He […]
Posted on 28. Jul, 2016 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Community, Gospel Values
Professor Patrick Riordan (Heythrop College) talks about how people of faith can respond to a secular world. In his paper entitled, The Secular is not Scary: Cooperation beyond Coexistence, he looks at the values that the Church and secular society can learn from each other. He also explores how in the past the Church and State fought to have the ultimate […]