Posted on 14. Nov, 2007 in Achievement, Church Teachings, Faith and Justice
Salesian priest, Fr. Jim O’Halloran is a native of Callen Co. Kilkenny – a town this year celebrating it’s 8th centenary. Out of an address he gave on this occasion he has published a short book ‘Observe the Rustling Leaves – The Church and the World of the Future’. Eileen Good met him recently and […]
Posted on 14. Nov, 2007 in Church Teachings, Ecology, Faith and Justice
Are you tired of a world of consumerism and hype and wish you could live more simply? Particularly in the run up to Christmas! The Christian message is certainly one of simplicity from its humble beginnings to its emphasis on spiritual rather than material growth. But these days with an overpopulated and over stretched planet, […]
Posted on 14. Nov, 2007 in Crime, Discrimination, Faith and Justice, Prison, Prisoner Sunday
Prisons and prisoners are words constantly in the headlines these days. Do we care about prisoners or their conditions? Should we care about them? This coming Sunday, November 18th is designated Prisoner’s Sunday when we are encouraged to think about those in prison, their families and those who look after them. Eileen Good spoke to […]
Posted on 31. Oct, 2007 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Spirituality, Technology
November is a month when we get a sense of the encroaching darkness and death in the natural world. It is also a time traditionally when we pray for the dead. And in this age of technology, prayer comes in the form of a website. Miriam Gormally met Piaras Jackson who works with the Jesuit […]
Posted on 31. Oct, 2007 in Community, Discrimination, Faith and Justice
Increasingly in Ireland today, we are becoming more aware of the need to reach out to the migrants living among us; but how can we do this in a way that shows care for the people involved rather than seeing them as a ‘problem’ to be addressed? The Irish Episcopal Commission for Emigrants is hosting […]
Posted on 31. Oct, 2007 in Church Teachings, Community, Faith and Justice
Maeve Heaney is a young Irish woman currently studying in Rome under the guidance of Fr. Michael Paul Gallagher. She studied theology in Spain and has worked with young people doing Pastoral work, in Spain and England – she uses music in the work of Faith transmission. She is also a member of Verbum Dei […]
Posted on 31. Oct, 2007 in Achievement, Church Teachings, Faith and Justice
The Church has been in the media a great deal recently, mostly for scandals and abuse stories, but what of the good things being done daily by people involved with the Church. Fr. Gerry Maloney, editor of Reality magazine, recently launched “The Reality Awards” to encourage the Irish public to show appreciation for those involved […]
Posted on 31. Oct, 2007 in Death, Faith and Justice, Hospice
Death is an inevitable and normal part of life and work. It is a painful reality which all of us have to face at some point in our lives, though as Woody Allen highlights – most of us would prefer not to have to deal with it. Death is challenging, especially at work where it […]
Posted on 17. Oct, 2007 in Church Teachings, Community, Faith and Justice
Sr. Anne Codd, resource person for the Irish Catholic Bishops Commission for Pastoral Renewal and Adult Faith Development, was at the recent launch of a most informative and timely booklet ‘Pastoral Councils: A Framework for Developing Diocesan Norms and Parish Guidelines’. She told Eileen Good why there was a need now to address the issue […]
Posted on 17. Oct, 2007 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
How many of us have ever made a pilgrimage to the place where Christianity all started? Eoin Murray, from Trócaire, who works continuously with Palestinians, said that many Christians would be shocked to see the current state of Bethlehem. And even more shocked to see the conditions that people live in. Eoin works with a […]