Posted on 12. Feb, 2015 in Depression, Stress, Suicide
National suicide prevention and bereavement charity Console has appointed fitness coach Pat Divilly as its youth mental health ambassador. The well-known Galway sports trainer and author has vowed to get one thousand people together under the Console banner to form the biggest team ever to enter the worldwide Tough Mudder fitness challenge. He is even planning a trip to […]
Posted on 05. Feb, 2015 in Church of Ireland, Church Teachings, Faith and Justice
The Alpha course has been one of Christianity’s biggest success stories. First started in the church of Holy Trinity Brompton in west London it is now practiced in 169 countries. It is a ten week course that explores basic truths of the Christian faith. The course asks questions such as “who is Jesus” and “why […]
Posted on 05. Feb, 2015 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Church of Ireland, Church Teachings, Gospel Values
Ireland will make history in May 2015 when it becomes the first country to hold a referendum on gay marriage. While other countries have legislated for it, no country has ever held a referendum until Ireland decided to do so. This coming May, the people of Ireland will be asked to decide whether the following […]
Posted on 05. Feb, 2015 in Community, EcoCongregations, Ecology, Nature, Saints
Spring is a season, bringing fresh life and new hope, beginning with St. Brigid’s Day. It is a time of renewal and planting, something that is well known to Sr. Pauline McGrath, a Dominican sister who lives and works down in An Tairseach. An Tairseach is an organic farm where the Dominican sister live and […]
Posted on 29. Jan, 2015 in Community, Feminism/Women in the Church, Gospel Values, Saints, Young people
With interest and excitement members and friends of the Focolare in Ireland and all over the world have welcomed the news that their founder Chiara Lubich has begun the journey towards beatification. The beatification takes place in Rome where Msgr. Raffaello Martinelli has chosen the Cathedral of Frascati, for the official opening of the “process on the life, […]
Posted on 29. Jan, 2015 in Community, Economy, Faith and Justice
Social Justice Ireland are working to build a just society where human rights are respected, human dignity is protected, human development is facilitated and the environment is respected and protected. At a recent conference they looked at some ways in which the tax system could help contribute towards a fairer society. Michelle Murphy, from Social […]
Posted on 22. Jan, 2015 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Gospel Values, Uncategorized
“À la carte Catholic” was often a derogatory term used to describe somebody who selectively picked the pieces of Catholicism that suited them while not being fully committed to the religion. Angela Hanley turns the term À la Carte Catholic around in her new book, “Whose à la Carte Menu?” In it she argues that essentially everybody […]
Posted on 22. Jan, 2015 in Community, Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid, Mass
The Pope captured the world’s attention with his recent trip to the Philippines. Gathering record crowds of over six million in Manila, he brought a message of compassion and simplicity to the people. His Papacy has been strongly focused on people living in the economic margins and he faced up to some hard questions from […]
Posted on 22. Jan, 2015 in Christian Values, Conflict
Conflict is something that we all have to deal with. Fodla McGrane runs retreats on “Managing Conflict in Our Relationships: The Christian Way” which will soon be starting in Avila retreat centre. Fodhla works as a qualified teacher and trainer in interpersonal communication skills. She is an Oblate of St Benedict (a lay person who follows […]
Posted on 15. Jan, 2015 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Gospel Values
Recently we have been looking at how being a member of a group called “The Twelve” has helped people turn their lives around. Fr. Gerry Campbell is the founder of this idea. Based on the original twelve apostles, he looks at how people can come together to support each other and renew the faith of […]