Posted on 02. May, 2007 in Church Teachings, Community, Music, Retreats
The Nuns in St. Mary’s Abbey in Glencairn, Co. Waterford are Ireland’s only Cistercian nuns -an enclosed order. This year they are celebrating 75 years in Glencairn where they constantly receive visitors, some for retreat, some day trippers, to experience time-out, peace, and rediscover their spirituality. To mark their 75 years the nuns are planning […]
Posted on 02. May, 2007 in Church Teachings, Festivals, Irish - knock, Lough Derg, Croagh Patrick
Devotion to St. Therese was reinforced in Ireland with the outstanding success of the visit of her relics in 2001. 2007 marks the 80th anniversary of the proclamation by Pope Pius X1 of St. Therese as co-patroness of all missions and missionaries. Together with the Carmelite Sisters in Lisieux and the St. Therese Shrine there, […]
Posted on 02. May, 2007 in Education, Religious teaching, Schools, Vocation
May 5th is the feast of Blessed Edmund Rice, who founded the Christian Brothers in 1802 and was beatified by Pope John Paul 11 in 1996. Christian Brother Schools were established in every diocese in the country and are still providing excellent education opportunities. Because of declining numbers the Brothers have had to re organise […]
Posted on 02. May, 2007 in Church Teachings, Family, Media
‘Children and The Media: A Challenge for Education’ is the theme chosen by Pope Benedict XV1 for the 41st. World Communications Day on May 20th. In his letter he says ”…… educating children to be discriminating in their use of the media is the responsibility of Parents, Church and School – the role of Parents […]
Posted on 02. May, 2007 in Church Teachings, Family, First Communion
We are constantly hearing and reading about the huge changes around the celebration of the First Communion Day – designer dresses, fake tans, nails, hair dos and so on ….. is this reality? Has the whole meaning of the importance of the day for the child and his/her family been forgotten? Debbie Robinson is a […]
Posted on 02. May, 2007 in Faith and Justice, Politics
Voting day is May 24th and canvassing is in full swing, so what should we be preparing to quiz our would-be TD’s about when they come looking for our vote? It certainly is an opportunity for us to consider how we, as residents of one of the wealthiest countries in the world, can strive to […]
Posted on 18. Apr, 2007 in Music
Ever since he first captured the nation’s hearts in 2004, as the valiant runner-up in the hit RTE show ‘You’re a Star’, popular singer James Kilbane has gone from strength to strength with a career that has now reached international level. His latest CD ‘Life’s Miracle’ has 14 wonderful tracks and Precious Moments is just […]
Posted on 18. Apr, 2007 in Charity, Church Teachings, Community, Homelessness
As house prices continue to remain at an all time high, many more people are faced with the prospect of never owning their own place. And yet the government has promised to end homelessness by 2010. Miriam Gormally met Sr. Stanislaus Kennedy, an Irish Sister of Charity, visionary and social innovator, who has done enormous […]
Posted on 18. Apr, 2007 in Church Teachings, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
St. Patrick’s Missionary Society was founded on March 17th. 1932, 75 years ago this year. Today the Society has 312 priests, mainly Irish and about 70 overseas students, mainly from Africa. During their 75 years, the Society has facilitated 260 volunteer priests to do missionary work and this aspect of their work continues today. Fr. […]
Posted on 18. Apr, 2007 in Faith and Justice, Relationships, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Vocation
It’s just over two years ago since we saw those amazing scenes in St. Peter’s Square in Rome when we witnessed first the funeral of John Paul 11 and later on, the election of Pope Benedict the sixteenth who has just celebrated his 80th birthday. John Paul II was 84 when he died – a […]