Posted on 03. Sep, 2015 in Economy, Faith and Justice, Homelessness
Kerry Anthony is Chief executive of an organisation called Depaul, which has been in Ireland for about twenty years. They work in partnership with St Vincent de Paul and were set up in the 80s in London to respond to people sleeping rough. Kerry says that homelessness in Ireland is now worse than it ever […]
Posted on 30. Jul, 2015 in Charity, Christian Values, Church Teachings, Young people
Speaking at this year’s SMA Summer School in Newry, Fr McVerry said that young people who are leaving the Church need to be listened to. “Those young people who are walking away from the Church, disinterested, are the prophets of today, telling the Church that there is something fundamentally wrong with the message which our […]
Posted on 30. Jul, 2015 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Gospel Values, Sexuality
Pro-Gay Faith groups have met Dr Eamon Martin, the Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland. Archbishop Eamon Martin, along with Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, is to represent the Irish Bishops at the forthcoming Synod of Bishops in Rome in October. Jim O’Crowley, a gay Catholic, shared with Archbishop Martin the experiences and views […]
Posted on 30. Jul, 2015 in Christian Values, Religious teaching, Schools
Jesuit Education and their schools are renowned the world over, often which far more people wanting to attend than there are places. But what is it that makes them so special or desirable? Dr Jean-Pierre Eyanga Ekumeloko was educated in Boboto College in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He says that “There are values, […]
Posted on 23. Jul, 2015 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Community, Faith and Justice, Gospel Values
Finding God in all things is the core philosophy of the Jesuits. Brendan McManus SJ works as a spiritual director in Belfast and deals with all the various obstacles that people can encounter. He offers himself as “an ear, where people can come and talk about their lives…and especially their decisions.” He helps them through a process […]
Posted on 16. Jul, 2015 in Church Teachings, Economy
After much negotiations and disagreements, Greece accepted a third bailout programme from the ECB. Prime MinisterAlexis Tsipras told lawmakers he had accepted a package he did not believe in and which would harm Greece, but the alternative was a disorderly bankruptcy that would be catastrophic. Many onlookers felt that the package was harsh and that fiscal […]
Posted on 16. Jul, 2015 in Christian Values, Community, Discrimination, Economy, Refugees
Ireland has become ones of the most globalised economies in the world. People from all over the world are coming to work and live in this country. Dr. Jean-Pierre Eyanga Ekumeloko is one such person, who arrived in Ireland in 1997. Qualified as a Doctor in Veterinary Medicine, he was unable to work here, even […]
Posted on 16. Jul, 2015 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Ecology, Gospel Values
The publication of the Papal Encyclical, Laudato Si, is a very significant event for the Catholic Church, and indeed for the world. Pope Francis, in this encyclical, has further established himself as probably the most significant moral voice in the world today. However, not everyone will be aware of the fact that an Irish Columbian […]
Posted on 09. Jul, 2015 in Christian Values, Climate Change, Community, EcoCongregations, Ecology, Economy, Environment, Health, Nature
Nellie McLoughlin rsm has worked all her life in the area of cosmology, ecology and sustainable living. Her love of life and her early interest in geology/geography, was nurtured through learning and reflecting on life’s experience. She taught on the MA in Ecology and Religion Programme at Dalgan Park, Navan, Ireland. Her book ‘Out of […]
Posted on 09. Jul, 2015 in Community
Personal Development is an ongoing life challenge, according to Marie Stuart rsm, a psychotherapist and group facilitator. We have, she says, a desire to present our positive traits to the world while trying to deny or hide traits we perceive as negative. However this leaves us cut off from full selves. Here she talks with Miriam […]