Posted on 25. Jul, 2007 in Charity, Festivals, Music, Poverty
Oxjam is Ireland’s First music festival organised by Oxfam taking place this October in Ireland. Anyone can get involved and the money goes to a good cause. Miriam Gormally met Rebecca Emery, Oxfam’s Campaigns Co-ordinator and Ger Murphy, a musician and volunteer. She first asked Rebecca to explain what exactly is going to happen in […]
Posted on 25. Jul, 2007 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Media
Early this month Pope Benedict XVI reasserted the Roman Catholic Church as the one true church saying that it had “the fullness of the means of salvation.” It was a statement that aimed to clarify the differences between the Roman Catholic Church and other Christian faiths. However many other Christian Churches were angered by the […]
Posted on 25. Jul, 2007 in Charity, Community, Faith and Justice, Poverty
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul has just elected a new president – and for the first time in its 165 years the new president is a woman – Mairead Bushnell. Mairead is from Cork where she has been an active member of the V. de P. for many years, most recently as Regional […]
Posted on 12. Jul, 2007 in Ecology, Education, Environment
Care for the environment is a critical issue and last month we were asked to notice nature and particularly to be aware of biodiversity. Sean McDonagh is one of the world’s foremost Christian ecologists and has spent the last 30 years trying to help Christians become aware that this is an ethical issue and it […]
Posted on 11. Jul, 2007 in Music
This piece is from a recently recorded CD by the Choir of Gonzaga College in Dublin.
Posted on 11. Jul, 2007 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice
This year the Brigidine Order is celebrating their bicentenary and with that they are also celebrating the life of their founder Bishop Daniel Delaney, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin. Sr. Louise Cleary is the outgoing congregational leader and she spoke to Eileen Good about Bishop Delaney.
Posted on 11. Jul, 2007 in Community, Economy, Environment, Faith and Justice
As we head into the summer months the new Government is in recess. We heard all the election promises and now we must wait and see how many of them will be delivered. Eileen Good asked Fr. Sean Healy of CORI what he felt their priorities should be for the next five years.
Posted on 11. Jul, 2007 in Church Teachings, Environment
The Church has not always taken a strong stance on environmental issues, focusing rather on the individual sufferings of mankind. However with climate change affecting more people around the world, environmental protection is now a critical issue in terms of global equality and justice. Seán McDonagh, a Columbian priest and author of many books on […]
Posted on 27. Jun, 2007 in Music
This track is taken from Liam Lawton’s new CD, Ancient Ways: Future Days: A Celtic Season of Songs.
Posted on 27. Jun, 2007 in Book Reviews, Church Teachings, Spirituality
The search for the mystery of God as revealed in creation and in human beings has been a life long preoccupation of Enda McDonagh, one of the most eminent theologians of our time. Theologian and author Catherine McCann told Eileen Good why she read his latest book ‘Immersed in Mystery.’