Pieta
Posted on 21. Sep, 2005 in Faith and Justice, Poetry
Peter de Rosa recites a poem he calls ‘Pieta’.
The Focolare
Posted on 07. Sep, 2005 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Young people
“May they all be one,” was Christ’s prayer for humanity. Chiara Lubich was an Italian who took this idea and worked with it. Inspired by her loving message, other people soon joined her. Over time her message spread outside the Christian tradition and was embraced by people of all religions. Miriam Gormally met with Susan […]
Evangelisation
Posted on 07. Sep, 2005 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice
Evangelisation is not just the work of priests and other clergy. It is part of the role of every baptised Christian. Paddy O Keeffe, a husband and a father from Balally in Dundrum, takes this responsibility very seriously. His contribution to evangelisation is to run programmes such as CAFE and ALPHA – today he talks […]
Crossways
Posted on 07. Sep, 2005 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Church Teachings, Economy, Faith and Justice, Young people
Liam Cahill reports on a number of current issues from around the globe including news on an economic and social research institute report investigating how vulnerable people fared during the Celtic Tiger, an appeal from the UN high commissioner for human rights for greater international cooperation to prevent the modern day slave trade and a […]
Inclusive Society
Posted on 07. Sep, 2005 in Different abilities, Education, Faith and Justice
The Vision of Inclusion Ireland is that of people with an intellectual disability living and participating in the community with equal rights as citizens, to live the life of their choice to their fullest potential. Deirdre Carroll speaks to Miriam Gormally about the right of children with disabilities to have a place in mainstream schools […]
Living Christian Love
Posted on 22. Jul, 2005 in Church Teachings, Community, Faith and Justice
The Mariapolis – the summer event in the Focolare movement – is like a retreat where people live together for a week taking part in talks, workshops, reflections, discussions and outings. Susan Gately speaks to Miriam Gormally about this year’s event in Galway which is open to all members of the public. She describes the […]
University Chaplain
Posted on 22. Jun, 2005 in Education, Faith and Justice, Young people
The role of a university chaplain is very varied. Martin Loftus SDB – chaplain in Maynooth University describes his typical daily duties and the services his offers to the students there. He talks about the difficulties he faces in his job such as dealing with bereavement, breaking bad news to students and accepting that you […]
Preventing Torture
Posted on 22. Jun, 2005 in Church Teachings, Crime, Faith and Justice, Places of Conflict
SPIRASI is a humanitarian, intercultural, non-governmental organisation that works with asylum seekers, refugees and other disadvantaged migrant groups, with special concern for survivors of torture. Michael Begley talks to Miriam Gormally about the range of services they offer to those in need and their involvement in the United Nations day in support of victims of […]
Crossways
Posted on 22. Jun, 2005 in Faith and Justice
Liam Cahill reports on news from around the world including the response by Catholic Bishops to the recent report on assisted reproduction, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin launches an online resource for primary school teachers to encourage children’s curiosity in the different nationalities that they go to school with, increasing numbers of Irish people are converting to […]
Remembering John Paul II
Posted on 08. Jun, 2005 in Faith and Justice
There are so many varying memories of the life and work of the late Pope John Paul II. David Bircall talked to the leading theologian, Ann Thurston, about her memories of the Pope. She talks about his early years, his happiness and handsomeness. She looks at his role in ecumenism – especially his work on […]