Posted on 31. Oct, 2007 in Church Teachings, Vocation
After 31 years in existence the NCPI – the National Council of Priests of Ireland – disbanded recently at their AGM in Athlone. Many reasons have been cited as to why this has happened – low morale, apathy – whatever the reasons, priests no longer have such a forum to address their concerns. Eileen Good […]
Posted on 31. Oct, 2007 in Death, Faith and Justice, Hospice
Death is an inevitable and normal part of life and work. It is a painful reality which all of us have to face at some point in our lives, though as Woody Allen highlights – most of us would prefer not to have to deal with it. Death is challenging, especially at work where it […]
Posted on 17. Oct, 2007 in Music
Our music track this week, Call my Name, is taken from Ronan Johnston’s album Songs of Consolation.
Posted on 17. Oct, 2007 in Church Teachings, Community, Faith and Justice
Sr. Anne Codd, resource person for the Irish Catholic Bishops Commission for Pastoral Renewal and Adult Faith Development, was at the recent launch of a most informative and timely booklet ‘Pastoral Councils: A Framework for Developing Diocesan Norms and Parish Guidelines’. She told Eileen Good why there was a need now to address the issue […]
Posted on 17. Oct, 2007 in Death, Family, Music
Rónán Johnston recently lost his mother due to the MRSA virus. This shook up his life, his faith and brought great sorrow. Through dealing with the grief, he produced an album, “Songs of Consolation” for himself and for others in a similar situation. And “Songs of Consolation” is particularly important at this time of the […]
Posted on 17. Oct, 2007 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
How many of us have ever made a pilgrimage to the place where Christianity all started? Eoin Murray, from Trócaire, who works continuously with Palestinians, said that many Christians would be shocked to see the current state of Bethlehem. And even more shocked to see the conditions that people live in. Eoin works with a […]
Posted on 17. Oct, 2007 in Church Teachings, Saints
This year the Dominican Order is celebrating 800 years since it’s founding, by the Spanish Saint Dominic. Here Tom McCarthy, who spent 6 years living in Rome as Secretary General of the Dominican Order, explains to Eileen Good how St. Dominic came to set up a group of preachers in response to a feeling that […]
Posted on 17. Oct, 2007 in Church Teachings, Family
November is a time to remember the dead and the season starts with two feasts to honour and commemorate those who have gone before us, All Saints and All Souls. But what relevance do these days have in our lives? Do will still think about or remember our dead? Miriam Gormally put it to Fergus […]
Posted on 05. Oct, 2007 in Music
Our music this week is taken from Liam Lawton’s CD The Clouds Veil – The Song of the Celtic Soul.
Posted on 03. Oct, 2007 in Charity, Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
The Presentation Volunteer Programme offers young adults the opportunity to work in St. Lucia in the West Indies or in Ghana for 1 or 2 years. However some young people while still in school, take time out during their Summer holidays to go abroad and experience the work of the Brothers in these locations. Eileen […]