Posted on 21. Jun, 2012 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Church Teachings
Pure in Heart are a group who promote chastity until marriage. Due to its counterculture message, some have called their movement the new Sexual Revolution. Miriam Gormally met Fergal McGrath from the Pure in Heart mission team at the Eucharistic Congress and he talked about their work and the response their teaching receives from people. […]
Posted on 21. Jun, 2012 in Ecology, Environment
Rio +20 is currently (June 20-22) taking place to look at the issue of sustainable development. It is placing a particular emphasis on climate change and intergenerational equity. Miriam Gormally met Judith Turbine from Progressio Ireland. Progressio Ireland is an independent Irish international development organisation, with a particular interest in water. Miriam put it to […]
Posted on 14. Jun, 2012 in Eucharistic Congress 2012, Uncategorized
Music is an integral part of prayer. This year the music for the Eucharistic Congress was put together for a diverse range of people coming from all over the world. Liam Lawton, who has been composing sacred and inspirational music for twenty years is performing at the Congress. Miriam Gormally began by talking to […]
Posted on 14. Jun, 2012 in Eucharistic Congress 2012, Uncategorized
The Eucharistic Congress this year celebrated Ecumenism by inviting members of other churches to preside over the Liturgy of Word and Water, including Archbishop Michael Jackson; Anglican Archbishop of Dublin and Glendalough, Rev. Kenneth Lindsay; President of the Methodist Church, Bishop Brian Farrell; Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, Fr George Zavershinsky; Russian […]
Posted on 07. Jun, 2012 in Eucharistic Congress 2012
One of the events at the Eucharistic Congress will be the Annual Global Rosary Relay. People from all around the world will pray the Rosary and the Sorrowful Mysteries will be prayed at the Congress in Dublin on June 15th. Miriam Gormally met Marion Mulhall, founder and president of Worldpriest, who will be leading the […]
Posted on 07. Jun, 2012 in Eucharistic Congress 2012
Peter Kelly worked for Radharc productions for many years and now works on making programmes for TG4. He is currently working on a programme comparing the 1932 Congress to the upcoming one next week, June 10th to 17th. Miriam began by asking him whether it was a fair comparison given the number of changes that […]
Posted on 07. Jun, 2012 in Church Teachings, Eucharistic Congress 2012
The majority of Catholics in Ireland do not attend Mass regularly and significant numbers do not believe in key tenets of the church’s teaching, according to an Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll. One of the key teachings, the transformation of the bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ during the Eucharist, was only […]
Posted on 31. May, 2012 in Church Teachings
The Church of Ireland Gazette has being running for over one hundred and fifty years. It brings together news and views that pertain to the Church of Ireland. Rev. Patrick Lawrence spoke with Canon Ian Ellis, editor of the Gazette since November 2001. Started in 1856, as a monthly paper, The Gazette now goes out […]
Posted on 31. May, 2012 in Church Teachings, Ecology
‘God’s Creation – Our Responsibility?’ This is the theme of Eco-Congregation Ireland’s inaugural conference. In this two part series, we look at this theme and the urgent need to engage with it. In this first part, Sr. Catherine Brennan looks at the theology that reinforces the Christian imperative to live in harmony with God’s creation. […]
Posted on 31. May, 2012 in Religious patronage, Schools, Uncategorized
The future of children and their education is one of critical importance and many parents will go to great efforts to choose the right school for their son or daughter. Fr. Michael Drumm is Chairperson of the Catholic School’s Partnership and has spoken extensively on the issue of the future of Catholic Primary Schools in […]