Posted on 15. Oct, 2008 in Charity, Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid, Missionary
Mission Sunday is celebrated throughout the country on this coming Sunday Oct, 19th. Many parishioners will have spotted the poster about this important day, and would recognise our next guest – Sr. Patricia Speight as one of the people featured on the poster. She has been working in Africa since 1989, and when Eileen Good […]
Posted on 01. Oct, 2008 in Charity, Economy, Faith and Justice
As Ireland heads into another recession and jobs look as like they may be in scarce demand, Miriam Gormally visited a Christian charity, Jobcare, who were set up to help people find work that suits their individual needs and abilities. There she spoke with Paul Mooney who explained what Jobcare was all about.
Posted on 01. Oct, 2008 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Family
Earlier this year in a series in the Messenger, called ‘Passing on the Faith’ Michael Paul Gallagher S.J. noted that….”Faith in the future will need to be more mature to survive in a more complex culture, just as a plant in the ground can weather storms only if its roots are firm and strong.” Eileen […]
Posted on 01. Oct, 2008 in Faith and Justice, Lourdes, Pilgrimage
This year marks the 150th anniversary of Bernadette’s apparition in Lourdes, making it a place of special pilgrimage. Damien Fitzsimons has recently returned from a trip there as a volunteer, making it his tenth visit to Lourdes. On his return, he met Miriam Gormally who asked him whether his friends were surprised at his dedication […]
Posted on 01. Oct, 2008 in Charity, Faith and Justice, Poverty
As we celebrate Mission Month, Bishop Hyacinth Egbebo is in Ireland as a guest of the Irish Missionary Union to speak about Mission and Missionaries. A member of the National Missionary Society of St. Paul of Nigeria, Bishop Egbebo was superior general of the order prior to being ordained bishop in February of this year. […]
Posted on 17. Sep, 2008 in Faith and Justice, Saints
The feast of Saint Francis is October 4th and it is a time to remember the animals in our community. Fr. Brían (pronounced Breen) O’Sullivan is a parish priest in Glasthule and chairman of Peata, an organisation which promotes the relationship between pets and people. Every year on the first Sunday in October, Fr. O’Sullivan […]
Posted on 17. Sep, 2008 in Community, Faith and Justice
The diversity of the many lay organisations involved with Church can provide a great source for growth and development within parish life, but does this always happen? Do they work together and share their talents? Sr. Anne Codd is the organiser of the forthcoming Pastoral Conference and she told Eileen Good why the conference is […]
Posted on 17. Sep, 2008 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Saints
September 27th is the Feast Day of St. Vincent de Paul, a man whose dedication to relieving the distress of the poor and abandoned influenced many, including Frederic Ozanam when setting up the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in 1833. Sr. Catherine Prendergast, Provincial of the Daughters of Charity Ireland, told Eileen Good about […]
Posted on 03. Sep, 2008 in Faith and Justice, Prayer, Vocation
In the recently published book ‘Meeting God’ – the section about Carmelite Witnesses through the centuries – includes a feature on Brother Laurence of the Resurrection who worked in the kitchens where he developed a great sense of the presence of God. Carmelite Fr. Chris O’Donnell told Eileen Good about this prayerful, but unknown, Carmelite […]
Posted on 23. Jul, 2008 in Community, Faith and Justice
In recent times parishes around the country are being asked to look at new ways of encouraging lay people to participate in the life of their local Church – and this means looking at traditional roles in a new light. Pat Coyle spoke to Fr. Eugene Duffy, lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies in Mary […]