Posted on 15. Mar, 2012 in Charity, Faith and Justice, Gospel Values
Bishop Undercover is a two part Would you Believe Special. In it, the Right Reverend Trevor Williams goes undercover to work with people without telling them that he is a Bishop. He is the Church of Ireland Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe, presiding over 16 parishes and 64 churches across 5 counties. At a time […]
Posted on 30. Jan, 2012 in Gospel Values
Today marks the end of Church week of Unity and is a good time to remember a pivotal figure in this area, Fr. Michael Hurley SJ. He was co-founder of the Irish School of Ecumenics and worked tirelessly on that subject. Rev. Patrick Lawrence spoke with Kenneth Milne, author and educator, about his memories of […]
Posted on 18. Jan, 2012 in Church Teachings, Eucharistic Congress 2012, Gospel Values
What are the challenges of being a Christian today and more specifically a Roman Catholic? Miriam Gormally spoke with Colette Furlong, Pastoral Services Manager with the International Eucharistic Congress, about Christianity and Community. They looked at what this means particularly in the current economic crisis and how willing we would be to help our neighbour. […]
Posted on 22. Sep, 2011 in Church Teachings, Gospel Values
Miriam Gormally spoke with Peter McVerry regarding what he sees as the Gospel response to the issue whether we should forgive our neighbours their debts.
Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 in Church Teachings, Education, Gospel Values
Slí Eile is an Irish Jesuit Outreach for young Adults, which involves faith and justice activities for 18-35 year olds. Slí Eile seeks to empower young adults with Gospel values to realise their potential. They offer a range of activities from Volunteering to Certificate Courses. Eileen Good met with Slí Eile’s Noelle Fitzpatrick who began […]
Posted on 02. Sep, 2009 in Book Reviews, Church Teachings, Gospel Values
Many of us would love to read some scripture, but just don’t know where to start and are daunted by the thought of opening the Bible. Fr. Jim O’Connell, from the Mill Hill Missionaries, has come up with the perfect solution to this dilemma with his book Going the Heart’s Way. Eileen Good met up […]
Posted on 10. Jun, 2009 in Church Teachings, Gospel Values
The Focolore are a Christian movement who emphasise the Spirit of Unity. Every year they hold a “Mariapolis” a spiritual conference where people get together and share gospel values. This year they will be looking at the theme -which is very relevant for this recession- Towards a Culture of Sharing. Miriam Gormally met Susan Gately, […]
Posted on 29. Apr, 2009 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Gospel Values, Music
The Focolare, a group working for unity, have recently put together an inspirational music CD entitled, “In Every Moment.” Miriam Gormally met Susan Gately one of the authors of the CD and asked her about the inspiration behind the music.
Posted on 04. Mar, 2009 in Church Teachings, Gospel Values
Do scripture stories have any relevance for people today? Miriam Gormally met Frances Hogan who claims that the stories have universal lessons, but that we need to communicate them in a more interesting way. She makes DVDs illustrating scripture stories with music and art. Frances began by explaining why there is a need for such […]
Posted on 10. Dec, 2008 in Church Teachings, Gospel Values, Mass
The first Sunday of Advent introduced us to the readings of St. Mark’s Gospels, which we will hear throughout this year – last year we listened to St. Matthew’s Gospels. Eileen Good asked Fr. Martin Hogan, author of a new book, Jesus Our Servant – Reflections on the Sunday Readings for Mark’s Year (published by […]