Posted on 21. Nov, 2013 in Caring for Children, Charity, Christian Values
Aoife Martin is the newly appointed National Fundraising Co-ordinator for Ireland for Mary’s Meals. www.marysmeals.org Here Aoife tells the story about how such a wonderful charity manages to feed well over 800,000 children every day in 16 developing countries such as Malawi. It is a charity borne out of love and […]
Posted on 17. Oct, 2013 in Charity, Church of Ireland, Community
The Rev Ása Björk Ólafsdótirr is an Icelandic woman who is the Church of Ireland rector for Christchurch in Dún Laoghaire. The Revd. Ása (pron. Awsa) Bjőrk Ólafsdőttir is the Vicar of Dun Laoghaire and Diocesan Development Officer for the COI Archdiocese of Dublin and Glendalough. She is very strong on following Christ’s teaching to […]
Posted on 10. Oct, 2013 in Charity, Faith and Justice, Poverty
SVP’s John Mark McCafferty Discusses The 2013 Budget The society’s Head of Social Justice & Policy dropped in to talk with Conor Deane about the forthcoming budget and how the Society wish to see an immediate end to the Austerity Program given how harsh its’ effects have been on families and individuals in the State. […]
Posted on 05. Sep, 2013 in Charity
All Ireland Vintage Bike Gathering The VINCENTIAN LAY MISSIONARIES (VLM) has been sending volunteers to Ethiopia since 1995. Two young Cork women, Mary O’Sullivan from Sundays Well and Katie McGrath from Riverstown were the first volunteers. They taught in a school which caters for over 800 deprived children, with various life-challenges. Since then the VLM has grown […]
Posted on 23. May, 2013 in Charity, Church Teachings, Community, Faith and Justice
“Forgiveness is the most difficult thing in the whole world,” says Michael McCullagh CM, Spiritual Director in Maynooth College. Yet it is one of the central tenets of Christianity. So how do we find the strength to achieve it? Fr. Michael tells the story of one woman who found it within herself to forgive a […]
Posted on 02. May, 2013 in Charity, Church Teachings, Faith and Justice
Millions of people in Syria have been displaced due to the civil war, many of them flooding into neighbouring countries. Gerry Clarke, based in Beirut, works with the JRS helping those who have had to flee their country due to the conflict. He talks with Pat Coyle about the tragedy of the lives of those […]
Posted on 15. Nov, 2012 in Charity, Ecological, Ecology
Everyday in Ireland, huge amounts of food are wasted, by individuals, supermarkets and suppliers. In an attempt to reclaim some of the food and to increase our awareness of food wastage, Feed the Five Thousand plan to feed 5,000 people on Saturday, November 24th. Iseult Ward, who has been involved in the project from the […]
Posted on 08. Nov, 2012 in Charity, Environment, Poverty
In 2000, 189 nations made a promise to free people from extreme poverty and multiple deprivation. The pledge became the eight Millennium Development Goals, which were to be achieved by 2015. They are to reduce hunger, achieve universal primary education, promote gender equality, reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, combat disease, ensure environmental sustainability and […]
Posted on 15. Mar, 2012 in Charity, Faith and Justice, Gospel Values
Bishop Undercover is a two part Would you Believe Special. In it, the Right Reverend Trevor Williams goes undercover to work with people without telling them that he is a Bishop. He is the Church of Ireland Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe, presiding over 16 parishes and 64 churches across 5 counties. At a time […]
Posted on 12. Mar, 2012 in Charity
Lent is marked by the Trócaire box. This year it features Daniel Okweng, a young boy from Bar Kawach in Northern Uganda, who has had a remarkable story of survival. Here Sean Farrell, who works and lives in Northern Uganda, spoke with Miriam Gormally about the campaign, why it focuses on Northern Uganda and the […]