Posted on 23. Jul, 2008 in Faith and Justice, Saints
Periodically the Church sets aside an entire year to encourage all of us to focus on some important aspect of our Faith. Pope Benedict XVI has announced that from June of this year to June 29th. 2009 the Church would observe a year of celebration in honour of St. Paul the Apostle. Pat Coyle spoke […]
Posted on 23. Jul, 2008 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Young people
This month in Australia, young people from all over the world gathered for the 23rd World youth Day. They prayed, danced and celebrated their faith. The highlight was meeting the Pope. And this year, the Pope issued a full apology for child sex abuse by priests and clergymen, saying that “Victims should receive compassion and […]
Posted on 09. Jul, 2008 in Church Teachings, Community, Faith and Justice, Poverty
Fr. Barney McGuckian was the speaker at this year’s annual commemoration ceremony of Frank Duff, founder of the Legion of Mary. Fr. Barney spoke to Eileen Good about the influence of the Legion world wide and his memories of the times when he met Frank Duff.
Posted on 09. Jul, 2008 in Addiction, Alcohol, Depression, Faith and Justice, Health, Mental Health, Schizophrenia
Mention that someone is in ‘John of Gods’ and people usually assume that the person is being treated for an alcohol related problem. But there are many more services available there, under the ethos and philosophy of St. John of God – which is, “that people are the creation of God, with intrinsic value and […]
Posted on 25. Jun, 2008 in Crime, Faith and Justice
It is estimated that more that 1.5 million people are trafficked each year and that after Arms and Drugs, Trafficking is the next most profitable criminal operation. The industry is said to be worth €36 billion in Europe alone. Eileen Good spoke to Mercy Sister Sheila O’Gorman, co-ordinator of APT and asked her first to […]
Posted on 11. Jun, 2008 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice
CORI is made up of over 80 Religious Congregations of both men and women, with an estimated membership in excess of 10,000. CORI Justice are hosting their annual Social Policy on June 19th on the topic ‘Making Choices – Choosing Futures’. This year it will be followed by an international congress on Basic Income. Eileen […]
Posted on 11. Jun, 2008 in Achievement, Faith and Justice, Vocation
Brother Philip Pinto was re-elected congregation leader at the Christian Brothers 6 yearly General Chapter at Kunner, Kerala, South India in March of this year – a General Chapter which hearlded a new era for the Irish Province. Eileen Good asked Brother Donal Blake if this was a significant moment for the Irish Christian Brothers.
Posted on 28. May, 2008 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Prayer
Many people are familiar with the ‘Morning Offering’ prayer – but how many realise that in saying the Morning Offering they are part of the Apostleship of Prayer. The Apostleship of Prayer asks us to pray in the most profound way possible, to offer ourselves and the entire day as a prayer that God’s will […]
Posted on 14. May, 2008 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Feminism/Women in the Church
May is the month which we traditionally associate with devotion to Mary, Mother of God – with memories of May processions and visits to Marian Shrines. But is devotion to Mary common to all Christian beliefs and could this devotion be a barrier to Ecumenical dialogue? Eileen Good put this question to Carmelite Fr. Chris […]
Posted on 14. May, 2008 in Economy, Faith and Justice, Politics, Uncategorized
As the former Minister for Finance Brian Cowen steps in as our new Taoiseach, Sean Healy of CORI Justice looks at what needs to be done to make Ireland a fair and progressive society. Miriam Gormally first asked him what were the most important economic issues which need to be looked at for 2008.