Posted on 18. Apr, 2013 in Church Teachings, Feminism/Women in the Church
Women, Hope and Ministry is a one day conference that will be taking place on April 26th. Miriam Gormally spoke with the keynote speaker, Dr. Phyllis Zangano, an internationally acclaimed Catholic scholar and lecturer on contemporary spirituality and women’s issues in the church. She will be looking at the issue of ordaining women as deacons. Here, […]
Posted on 11. Apr, 2013 in Religious patronage, Religious teaching, Schools
Last week, we looked at the topic of religious patronage; this week, we are looking at religious education within the classroom and the difficulties that may arise in teaching the subject. Dr. Gareth Byrne is head of Religious Education in Mater Dei. He is editor of the book Toward Mutual Ground: Pluralism, Religious Education and Diversity […]
Posted on 11. Apr, 2013 in Church Teachings, Ecology
In the third part of our series, Pope Francis and me, we hear from Noelle Fitzpatrick, who works for the Jesuit organisation Magis Ireland. They offer leadership opportunities to young people wanting to build a better world. Her particular interest is ecology, and in this piece with Miriam Gormally she talks about whether Pope Francis will […]
Posted on 11. Apr, 2013 in Art, Different abilities
This year’s Bealtaine Festival, celebrating creativity in older age during the month of May, will start with a song composed around people’s complaints. The idea being to sing them out of your system and clear the way for more positive things to come. Miriam Gormally met Dominic Campbell, Artistic Director of Age and Opportunity, to […]
Posted on 04. Apr, 2013 in Religious patronage, Schools
A recent report on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector highlighted that there was a desire for change amongst parents. However Fr Michael Drumm, Chairperson of the Catholic Schools Partnership believes that some of the figures being mentioned in the media were misleading. He explained to Miriam Gormally how the report actually illustrates that most people […]
Posted on 04. Apr, 2013 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Spiritual
In a second piece with Bro. Guy Consolmagno, astronomer with the Vatican, he discusses a talk he delivers on “Astronomical Ideas that were Almost Correct”. He explains how it is often those mistakes that later lead to the greatest breakthroughs. He tells Pat Coyle that in life and astronomy, we should honour those who make […]
Posted on 04. Apr, 2013 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Uncategorized
In this second part of our series, “Pope Francis and me” Fr. Peter McVerry talks about how Pope Francis’ work with the poor could return the Church to its roots as an organisation dedicated to those living on the margins. Fr. McVerry has been a long-time campaigner for the rights of homeless men in Dublin […]
Posted on 28. Mar, 2013 in Easter, Holy Week, Seasons of the Church Year
The Passion story is a tale of betrayal, suffering, forgiveness and redemption. Pat Rogers CP, long term lecturer in the New Testament in Milltown Institute and currently Assistant Director for religious life at CORI spoke about how the Passion story can bring meaning to our own lives and help us to make sense of our […]
Posted on 28. Mar, 2013 in Church Teachings, Environment
In this four part series we look at people who work with Jesuit organisations to understand the difference and impact that Pope Francis will make to their work and lives. In this first one, Pat Coyle talks with Guy Consolmagno, a Jesuit brother and Vatican Astrologer. Science is often seen as running counter to religion, […]
Posted on 28. Mar, 2013 in Prison, Rehabilitation
A study by the JointOireachtas Committee on Justice has called on the Government to pledge to reduce the prison population by a third over the next 10 years, saying that non-violent offences should be replaced with community service orders. Peter McVerry who has worked with prisoners for many years, strongly agrees. He also says that […]