Posted on 18. Oct, 2006 in Church Teachings, Economy, Environment, Faith and Justice, Health, Poverty
All over the country children here are dressing up for Halloween, many of them as witches and sorcerers. And it’s all in good fun. But in the Congo, witchcraft and sorcery has become very sinister and disturbing. Young children, accused of witchcraft are being thrown out of their homes –and it’s not to go trick […]
Posted on 04. Oct, 2006 in Church Teachings, Economy, Faith and Justice, Poverty
Harvest Festival, usually celebrated in September or October is a time to give thanks and be grateful for the abundance of food that we enjoy. Darren McCallig, curate of Monkstown in Dublin, believes that it is also a time when we should remember those less fortunate. Miriam Gormally asked Darren to explain the history of […]
Posted on 20. Sep, 2006 in Church Teachings, Economy, Faith and Justice
The football results have given Kerry great cause for celebration. But another outstanding feature of the county is its diversity. Currently about 7% of the population are Polish and the county is growing in strength and diversity. Diversity brings opportunity and challenge and Miriam Gormally met Michael Moynahan, a priest in the parish, who is […]
Posted on 02. Nov, 2005 in Economy, Faith and Justice
Eugene Quinn, director of the Jesuit Centre of Faith and Justice and a trained economist, talks to Miriam Gormally about the impact of European policies and the worry that Europe is at a crossroads and the most vulnerable will suffer. He explains that Europe is developing three pillars: economic, social and environment but that some […]
Posted on 05. Oct, 2005 in Community, Economy, Faith and Justice
The Jesuit Centre of Faith & Justice has recently held a conference called “Future of Europe”. John d’Ardis SJ talks to Miriam Gormally about why they felt there was a need to discuss the future of Europe and why they believe we need to establish a new vision and new values for Europe. Miriam Gormally […]
Posted on 07. Sep, 2005 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Church Teachings, Economy, Faith and Justice, Young people
Liam Cahill reports on a number of current issues from around the globe including news on an economic and social research institute report investigating how vulnerable people fared during the Celtic Tiger, an appeal from the UN high commissioner for human rights for greater international cooperation to prevent the modern day slave trade and a […]
Posted on 08. Jun, 2005 in Economy, Poverty
Getting access to a bank is something most of us take for granted. However, for certain groups it is a lot more difficult. Moreithi Keigi is a trained economist, originally from Kenya, who works with Micro Finance. Micro Finance offers financial services to people on low incomes. He talks to Miriam Gormally and she asks […]
Posted on 08. Jun, 2005 in Economy, Faith and Justice, Poverty
Ireland’s population is heading towards 5 million, but there are no signs of decent housing policy. Sean Healy of CORI argues that these ideas need to be addressed if current challenges are to be met. He claims the government is doing very little to tackle the problems faced by the most vulnerable. Miriam Gormally met […]
Posted on 16. Mar, 2005 in Economy, Humanitarian Aid
Bishop Berhaneyesus talks to Miriam Gormally about the problems surrounding trade in Ethiopia and how prices determined outside the producing country is putting small farmers in the situation where they can no longer feed their families. He feels trade policies are now required to give the poorer producing countries more control over their products and […]