Posted on 25. Jun, 2008 in Music, Vocation
2008 is the year of Vocations and in honour of this, Marie Dunne CHF composed a song entitled, “You Will Be My Witnesses” The song will be used to celebrate what it means to have a vocation and will be sung at the Australian World Youth Day in July. Miriam Gormally met Marie Dunne to […]
Posted on 25. Jun, 2008 in Charity, Education, Nature
Everest is the ultimate challenge for all climbers. But two men, Ian Taylor and Graham Kinch decided to do more than just climb. They decided to raise €1 for every foot climbed, a total of €85,000 for a much needed primary school in the Ugandan village of Kitandwe. Miriam Gormally met up with them when […]
Posted on 25. Jun, 2008 in Church Teachings, Community, Vocation
The Franciscans arrived in Limerick about 1279, and in 1824 settled in their premises in Henry St. In the course of more than 730 years they have been supported and heartened by the people of Limerick and its environs. Eileen Good spoke to Fr. Cletus Noone, Vicar of the Friary, prior to their final Mass […]
Posted on 11. Jun, 2008 in Music
This week’s music piece comes from the Gardner Street Gospel Choir. The song is Oh Happy Day and it is taken from their album One Love.
Posted on 11. Jun, 2008 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice
CORI is made up of over 80 Religious Congregations of both men and women, with an estimated membership in excess of 10,000. CORI Justice are hosting their annual Social Policy on June 19th on the topic ‘Making Choices – Choosing Futures’. This year it will be followed by an international congress on Basic Income. Eileen […]
Posted on 11. Jun, 2008 in Achievement, Faith and Justice, Vocation
Brother Philip Pinto was re-elected congregation leader at the Christian Brothers 6 yearly General Chapter at Kunner, Kerala, South India in March of this year – a General Chapter which hearlded a new era for the Irish Province. Eileen Good asked Brother Donal Blake if this was a significant moment for the Irish Christian Brothers.
Posted on 10. Jun, 2008 in Church Teachings, Family
Last year over 5,000 grandparents attended the first ever National Grandparents Pilgrimage to Knock Shrine – this year that number was doubled. The brainchild of returned Castlebar woman Catherine Wiley, the pilgrimage aims to give a voice to this most valued group of people in every community. Catherine herself has ten grandchildren and feels very […]
Posted on 09. Jun, 2008 in Charity, Poverty
Applying for refuge status in Ireland is a long and drawn out ordeal. While waiting news people live in what is known as direct provision. This usually means very basic food provisions and often-overcrowded accommodation, plus a weekly allowance of 19euro a week. These conditions have been strongly criticised by the Vincentian refuge centre as […]
Posted on 28. May, 2008 in Saints
This week for our music piece we have something a little bit different. Julie Dubsky, one of the students honoured by the Young Social Innovators, wrote a song about ‘A Street Child in Calcutta’.
Posted on 28. May, 2008 in Charity, Poverty, Young people
Recently young people from all over the country were honoured for their contributions to society though the Young Social Innovators projects. It is an opportunity for people to take on projects wherever they feel there is a need. Miriam Gormally met two students Julie Dubsky and Karen Milne from Newtown school in Waterford who helped […]