Posted on 26. Jul, 2006 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Music
As Frank Kearns, Francis Xavier was the founder and guitarist with legendary rock band Cactus World News, whose debut album sold over a quarter of a million copies world wide and whose music was featured on TV dramas such as ‘Miami Vice’. As a composer he is always seeking and travelling, experimenting and investigating – […]
Posted on 14. Jun, 2006 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Vocation
Next Sunday is Father’s Day – (Happy Father’s Day Dads!). There will be many celebrations taking place around the country but perhaps for one family in Dublin it will be an extra special Father’s Day. Ted Ardis is Church of Ireland rector in Donnybrook, Dublin 4 and on Sunday he will be in Christ Church […]
Posted on 03. May, 2006 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice
Who really makes the decisions in a Parish? Pastoral Councils are springing up all over the county, taking on some of the decisions formerly held by priests. They are still a fairly recent phenomenon in Ireland, but one that is quite well established in America. Pat Coyle asked Sr. Donna Ciango, a Dominical Sister and […]
Posted on 03. May, 2006 in Faith and Justice, Health, HIV/Aids
This June Bank Holiday will see Sisters of Mercy with their friends and family running in the Mini Marathon to help raise money for HIV programmes. Miriam Gormally asked Bairbre Ryan, the Mission and Development co-ordinator for the Sisters of Mercy, when she originally decided on this particular project and how she was going to […]
Posted on 03. May, 2006 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Gospel Values, Uncategorized
All over Easter there were reports in many papers about the findings of a gospel attributed to the disciple Judas. The National Geographic Society released the first modern translation of the ancient text which has been known since it was denounced as heresy by the bishop of Lyon in AD 180. Eileen Good asked Jesuit […]
Posted on 03. May, 2006 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Religious teaching, Schools
Maeve Mahon, with Martin Delaney, is one of the authors of the programme ‘Do This in Memory ….. A Parish-based Preparation Programme for the First Eucharist.’ Right now all over the country boys and girls in 2nd class along with their teachers and parents are getting close to the ‘Big Day’. Eileen Good met up […]
Posted on 03. May, 2006 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice
May is a month traditionally associated with Mary and the Rosary. through the Rosary, we are invited to look at the life of Jesus through the eyes of Mary. Fr. Jackie Corkery, a priest of Cloyne diocese, is a well-known storyteller, communicator and broadcaster. In thei piece, Andrew McCarthy gets Fr. Jackie’s thoughts on the […]
Posted on 14. Dec, 2005 in Achievement, Faith and Justice, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Patricia Scanlan is one of our most popular female authors today – titles like City Girl, Apartment 3B, Foreign Affairs and Double Wedding are just some of her books that have been on the best sellers lists – thanks she believes to the gifts God has given her. She explains to Eileen Good…
Posted on 30. Nov, 2005 in Church Teachings, Community, Faith and Justice, Seasons of the Church Year
Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin, Jim Moriarty, talks to Eileen Good about the Reach Out campaign in his diocese. He explains it was an initiative to encourage participation in parish life and also to welcome those who may not attend mass, those who may not feel included and those new to the Community. Jim talks […]
Posted on 30. Nov, 2005 in Community, Faith and Justice, Poverty
Barbara McCarthy, Oxfam Ireland, speaks to Miriam Gormally about the importance of the Oxfam Fair Trade shops and about the number of products they are stocking for Christmas. Miriam also speaks to a number of shoppers in the Fair Trade shop and asks them what they are buying and their reasons for shopping there.