Treating Addiction

Posted on 03. Sep, 2015 in Addiction, Alcohol, Drugs

Dr. Michael Kinsella is a doctor in corporate and legal ethics, currently working with Cuan Mhuire. Cuan Mhuire is Ireland’s largest voluntary provider of Rehabilitation Treatment for individuals suffering from addiction and other related issues.  Since its formation in 1966 by Sr. Consilio, Cuan Mhuire has treated over 75,000 people and it’s success rate of […]

Brother Roger of Taizé

Posted on 06. Aug, 2015 in Church Teachings, Crime, Death, Faith and Justice, Young people

The Taizé Community is an ecumenical monastic order in Taizé, France. It is composed of more than one hundred brothers, from Protestant and Catholic traditions, who originate from about thirty countries across the world. It was founded in 1940 by Brother Roger Schutz. Bronagh McAuley, a volunteer at Taizé, spoke to us about the events […]

The Young as New Prophets

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 […]

Evangelium Conference

Posted on 09. Jul, 2015 in Christian Values, Young people

The second annual Evangelium Conference to be held in Ireland will take place from 10th to 12th of July, at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth. The theme of the conference is explaining the Catholic Faith in the Modern World. Miriam Gormally met with Fr. Dave Marsden, Vocational Growth Counsellor in Maynooth college, who is involved in […]

Experiencing God

Posted on 02. Apr, 2015 in Addiction, Drugs

Ferghal McGrath battled with addiction for many years. Having lost his father at a young age, he turned to drugs to find a way to fill the gap. However his life was turned around by a profound experience of the divine which told him that he was loved and protected. He explains more to Conor Deane.

Beatification of Chiara Lubich

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, […]

Sli Eile

Posted on 01. Jan, 2015 in Community, Humanitarian Aid, Young people

Self-reflection and challenging oneself by living among people from a different community is one of the most important aspects of self development. Sli Eile is an organisation, which offers young people this opportunity. They run “live-in” programmes where people go to socially disadvantaged areas or developing countries and work among them. Debbie Moore is the […]

Christmas Youth 2000

Posted on 18. Dec, 2014 in Church Teachings, Uncategorized, Young people

Youth 2000 is an international movement of young people called to spread the Good News of the Catholic faith and share this experience with other young people. They recently had their national Christmas retreat where young people from all over the country gathered in Newbridge to celebrate the Theme that “The Spirit of the Lord […]

Call On Me Again

Posted on 25. Sep, 2014 in Art, Community, Music Therapy, Rehabilitation, Spiritual, Spirituality, Young people

Here is the latest piece of music from Eamon Keane, musician, therapist and radio presenter. It is called “Call on Me Again” and was written while Eamon was working in South Africa. The song derives its inspiration from his work as therapist listening to the stories of many students who feel forgotten. He will be […]

Fr Browne’s Forgotten War

Posted on 31. Jul, 2014 in Achievement, Art, Young people

Fr Frank Browne SJ left behind some 40,000 negatives from his 60 years of taking photographs. His most famous photographs were the last images of the Titanic and of Captain Edward Smith, which were printed in newspaper around the world following the disaster. He also worked as a chaplain to the Irish Guards and served on […]