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 Music
This week our music selection is taken from the CD Come to the Feast Instrumental Arrangements by Tom Kendzia. The piece is called Rain Down.
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 09. Jul, 2008 in Charity, Depression, Fundraising, Mental Health, Suicide
‘I don’t know where to turn’ ‘Nobody cares’ ‘I’m all alone in the world’ ‘I just want to hear a human voice’ – these are just some of the comments that Samaritan volunteers hear regularly on their 24/7 helpline. On the 24th. of this month (24/7) the Samaritans are having their Nationwide Awareness and Fundraising […]
Posted on 09. Jul, 2008 in Charity, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
As food and oil prices increase dramatically pushing more people into extreme poverty, the world waits for leadership from the G-8. Earlier this week, Pope Benedict XVI joined his voice to the appeals on the members of the G-8 to make good on promises to the poor. Miriam Gormally interviewed Max Lawson, policy officer with […]
Posted on 25. Jun, 2008 in Music, Vocation
Here is Marie Dunne’s Vocation song, written for this year of Vocations. It is called, “You will be my witnesses.”
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 25. Jun, 2008 in Community, Music, Young people
The teenage years are often associated with troubled years, but one group, Urban Soul, are bringing together passionate young people who want to make a difference. Together they help urban communities with any project that they have from clean-ups to running community events. And to celebrate all the work, there is going to be a […]
Posted on 25. Jun, 2008 in Church Teachings, Religious teaching, Schools
The Summer issue of the Jesuit publication ‘Studies’ deals with the complex issue of education – choices available to parents, school policies, ethics and professionalism in teaching, intercultural education – all issues in today’s Ireland. Editor, Fr. Fergus O’Donoghue acknowledges that parents want a religious aspect to their children’s education, but notes that “…many of […]