Posted on 10. Jul, 2014 in Christian Values, Young people
The image of online dating as something for people who can’t meet anybody elsewhere is long gone. It is now a respectable and useful way of meeting new people, that allows you to be up front about what it is you are looking for. Wendy Grace, Managing Director of Compass Communications, and features writer with […]
Posted on 22. May, 2014 in Church of Ireland, Church Teachings, Young people
“New Media is a communication revolution,” so says Bishop Trevor Williams, the Church of Ireland Bishop of Limerick, Killaloe and Ardfert. He has extensive experience in media; he worked as a producer for the BBC and has featured on several television programmes in Ireland. He also maintains his website and tries to tweet as much as […]
Posted on 21. Mar, 2014 in Christian Values, Eating Disorder, Education, Health, Mental Health, Music Therapy, Young people
Dr Goodwin McDonnell is a practicing GP who along with a great many of the medical profession have committed themselves to help children and families who are living with autism and related life challenging illnesses. Dr. Goodwin is not just a GP but also a homeopath, and approaches his medical practice with an integrative approach […]
Posted on 06. Mar, 2014 in Alcohol, Lent, Seasons of the Church Year
Could You Do the Pioneers’ Lenten Challenge? (And if not why not?) http://jesuitcommunicationcentre.newsweaver.com/nwstatic/spacer.gif The Pioneer Association is making its annual appeal to Irish people, asking them to take a short term pledge for the Lenten season which begins on Ash Wednesday 5 March, 2014. They hope that by signing up to their Lenten challenge the […]
Posted on 20. Feb, 2014 in Community, Confirmation, Laity, Young people
Catholic Parishes across Ireland are going through seismic transformations due to the lack of vocations to the Priesthood. This has meant that they are being “clustered” whereby 2 or 3 parishes are put together in a new group and being served by the same priests. However this has also opened up new opportunities for new […]
Posted on 14. Feb, 2014 in Addiction, Alcohol, Drugs, Poverty
The mostly affluent borough of Dun Laoghaire might not seem the kind of place that would need a free meals service but the Reverend Asa Bjork Olafsdottir thinks it is. The Icelandic native has been Vicar of Christ Church Dun Laoghaire for the past year and as well as proving herself a very good and […]
Posted on 30. Jan, 2014 in Places of Conflict, War / Civil Unrest, Young people
In this 4th and final part of our mini series with Dr Paul O’Callaghan of Queens University Belfast, Conor Deane talks to Dr. O’Callaghan about his time in Uganda working with Child Soldiers. Strong Advisory!This is a harrowing story about children who have been through some of the worst atrocities. It does not make […]
Posted on 23. Jan, 2014 in Schools, Young people
Catholic Schools Week is a celebration of the Catholic Faith and it’s deep involvement in the education of our youth. Conor Deane went along to the launch of Catholic Schools Week in St. Dominics College Cabra to learn more about what it’s about and to see first hand the involvement of students and teachers and […]
Posted on 09. Jan, 2014 in Achievement, Alcohol, Christian Values, Church Teachings, Crime, Drugs, Feminism/Women in the Church, Gospel Values, Young people
Fr. Alan Neville takes a moment to talk with World Champion Kick Boxer Ursula Agnew about her faith. Ursula Agnew who is the current World Featherweight Kickboxing Champion in the Ladies division talks about how her life was on the wrong side of the tracks and quickly spiraling out of control and getting herself into […]
Posted on 02. Jan, 2014 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Young people
Fr. Alan Neville MSC talks with John Pridmore about his ongoing pilgrimage through life as an apostle of Christ who once lead a very different lifestyle as a gangster. Mr Pridmore’s existence once revolved around fast cars, sex, drug deals and money, but he has […]