Posted on 05. Mar, 2008 in Ecology, Environment, Nature
This year’s Trócaire campaign highlights the implications of Climate Change on those in Third World Countries. The responsibility for undoing the effects of climate change does not end after the six weeks of Lent and we must be open to action that is constant and sustaining. Eileen Good spoke to Trócaire’s Chairman, Bishop John Kirby […]
Posted on 05. Mar, 2008 in Faith and Justice, Lourdes, Pilgrimage
All over Ireland this year, dioceses expect the biggest number of pilgrims ever to travel to Lourdes to celebrate the apparition of Our Lady there, 150 years ago. Many will go hoping for a miracle but all come home talking about having received the miracle of peace and reconciliation. Fr. Pat O’Donoghue of Dublin’s Pro-Cathedral […]
Posted on 05. Mar, 2008 in Saints
St. Patrick’s Day will bring parades and parties to the whole country. But who was St. Patrick? So much is said and celebrated about him, but what do we really know about the true story? Miriam Gormally questioned Dr Dáire Keogh, lecturer in history in St Patrick’s College Drumcondra, She asked him how much we […]
Posted on 20. Feb, 2008 in Music
Our music selection this week is Agnus Dei taken from the Dublin Choral Foundation’s album Mozart 250 and conducted by Ite O’Donovan.
Posted on 20. Feb, 2008 in Film Reviews, Music
This week Peter O’Connor reviews All You Need Is Love, a musical love story directed by Julie Taymor. Set in the 1960’s and moving from Liverpool to New York, All You Need is Love is paired with a whole host of songs that defined the era.
Posted on 20. Feb, 2008 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Spirituality
Friday March 7th 2008 is the World Day of Prayer. It’s an international and interdenominational day of reaching out in prayer around the world. Catherine Murtagh, one of the Irish organisers of the event, told Eileen Good what was different about the title this year.
Posted on 20. Feb, 2008 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid
Darfur hit the headlines again recently when film director Steven Spielberg withdrew as artistic advisor to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing after unsuccessfully trying to persuade China to do more to end Sudan’s attacks in Darfur. In October of last year Bishop Macram Gassis of the Diocese of El Obeid in Sudan, which includes […]
Posted on 20. Feb, 2008 in Faith and Justice, Poverty
The banking system must develop a specific Set of Codes of Responsible Lending to the less well off to avoid the problems that have arisen in the sub-prime area in the USA and are becoming evident in Ireland also. This is the view of Fr. Seamus Finn Director of ‘Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation […]
Posted on 20. Feb, 2008 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Spirituality, Young people
Sexuality and spirituality are often considered to be separate, almost opposite. However Christine Clear from the Milltown Institute in Dublin claims that the two are linked, that a healthy and life giving sexuality leads to a vibrant spirituality. Miriam Gormally met Christine to find out more.
Posted on 20. Feb, 2008 in Crime, Faith and Justice
Kenya continues to remain in turmoil. Ancient conflicts have raised their head and continue drive communities apart. Miriam Gormally phoned Fr. Patrick Hyland, who works in the area of Kenya most affected by the violence. She asked him about the scale of the violence and the hopes for resolution. He began by explaining the origins […]