Posted on 11. Apr, 2014 in Faith and Justice, Poverty, Volunteering, War / Civil Unrest
Conor Deane went to speak with Eamonn Meehan CEO of Trócaire about Remembering Rwanda 20 Years On. The genocide against the Tutsi people in Rwanda in 1994 was one of the most horrific chapters of the 20th century. In just 100 days up to one million people were killed, mostly members of the minority Tutsi […]
Posted on 21. Mar, 2014 in Christian Values, Discrimination, Faith and Justice, Human Trafficking, Immigrants, Islam, Prostitution, Slavery, Vatican
On March 17 an unprecedented interfaith agreement was reached to eradicate modern slavery and human trafficking across the world by 2020. It is a call to Catholics, Anglicans and Muslims, all governments and people of goodwill to join the movement against modern slavery and human trafficking. Called the “Global Freedom Network”, this […]
Posted on 20. Mar, 2014 in Church Teachings, Community, Faith and Justice, Faith Groups, Gospel Values, Lent, Married Couples
It began in 1938. Four young married couples, rich in their new found love and convinced christians, wanted to live their love in the light of their Christian faith. They asked Fr. Caffarel to guide their search. “Let us journey together”, he replied. The very first meeting took place in Paris on the 25th of […]
Posted on 14. Mar, 2014 in Christian Values, Faith and Justice, Poverty
A group of courageous 4th year TY students in Beara Community School, Castletownbere Co. Cork have recently completed a very comprehensive YSI (Young Social Innovators) project after they were shocked to learn of the horrors of people trafficking and it’s prevalence around the world but also here in Ireland. They have set out to make […]
Posted on 27. Feb, 2014 in Faith and Justice, Prayer, Relationships, Retreats, Spiritual, Spirituality
Pat Reynolds is originally from Scotland. Here he talks of his faith journey and of his work with the youth of his parish. 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 […]
Posted on 27. Feb, 2014 in Faith and Justice
Pat Coyle talks with Fr. Bernard McGuckian SJ about the Apostolship Of Prayer. The Apostleship of Prayer began in France in 1844. At that time Fr. Francis Xavier Gautrelet told a group of Jesuit seminarians who were eager to work on the missions: “Be apostles now, apostles of prayer! Offer everything you are doing each […]
Posted on 27. Feb, 2014 in Community, Faith and Justice, Gospel Values, Vocation
Fr. Alan Neville MSC went along recently to the annual Divine Mercy Conference held in the RDS. He bumped into a man who had travelled all the way from Australia and here he shares his story. Dominic MacAndrews is 24 years old and comes from Brisbane, Australia. He enjoys many kinds of sport, the outdoors, […]
Posted on 20. Feb, 2014 in Faith and Justice, Prayer
Fr John Sullivans’ father was the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and he was brought up a Protestant, although his mother was a Catholic. He converted to Catholicism at the age of 35 and entered the Jesuits 4 years later. He was ordained on July 28, 1907 in the same ceremony as Fr Doyle. Fr John […]
Posted on 08. Feb, 2014 in Faith and Justice
Proinsias Mac Brádaigh SJ is the editor of the book ‘An Chuallacht Léannta’ which explores the huge contibution of Irish Jesuits to the Irish lanuguage and our culture. In this 2nd part of an interview he gave to Pat Coyle of Jesuit Communications he talks about the whole venture. Jesuits who loved their ‘teanga dúchais’… Seo leabhar […]
Posted on 08. Feb, 2014 in Achievement, Faith and Justice
Maura Garrihy recently facilitated the launch of Catholic Schools Week 2014 over in Cabra, Dublin. In this second and final of a 2 part series she shares her story with Conor Deane. At just 23 Maura Garrihy is an accomplished young woman who stands unashamedly over her faith. She is also a contributor to The […]