Posted on 07. Feb, 2007 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Music
This week’s music piece is James Kibane’s new single Ticket Home. Ticket Home has a powerful story of hope for every listener and a message that no act of kindness goes unpaid.
Posted on 07. Feb, 2007 in Book Reviews, Church Teachings, Lent
Lent is a time when we take stock and evaluate the meaning and purpose of our lives. Pat Coyle, Manager of the Jesuit Communication centre, looked at two books that allow you time and space for that reflection, Lent for the Not so Holy by Anthea Dove and a pocket-size Lenten edition of Sacred Space […]
Posted on 07. Feb, 2007 in Church Teachings, Music
Music is in every one of us. Sr. Marie Dunne has had a life long love of music and here she talks to Eileen Good about how her love of music developed from childhood. She explains how music and her life as a Holy Faith sister are connected and interlinked. For the past eighteen years […]
Posted on 07. Feb, 2007 in Charity, Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
The Miracle Tree is a campaign, launched by Vita, aimed at finding sustainable solutions for poverty. The Miracle Tree is the Moringa Tree which has a multitude of uses and Vita are running the campaign in schools throughout Ireland to get them to “sponsor a tree and make miracles happen.” Miriam Gormally met Mary Richardson, […]
Posted on 07. Feb, 2007 in Cancer, Chronic illness, Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Health, Spirituality
Pope John Paul the second instituted World Day of Prayer for Sick People in 1992 when he set aside February 11, Feast of our Lady of Lourdes, as a day of prayer for the sick and for those who care for them. The day has continued to be celebrated annually. The theme for this year […]
Posted on 07. Feb, 2007 in Church Teachings, Saints, Spirituality
This time last year, the relics of St. Claude la Colombiere toured the country to great attendances everywhere. A Frenchman, he was a Jesuit priest, ordained in 1669 and regarded as one of the most gifted orators of his time. He was Spiritual Director to St. Margaret Mary and she understood him to be Christ’s […]
Posted on 07. Feb, 2007 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Religious teaching, Schools
Throughout the country 2nd class pupils are being prepared for the Sacrament of Reconciliation – or First Confession as it is still commonly called. Maeve Mahon is co-author with Martin Delaney of Do this is Memory of Me providing preparatory material on the sacrament and she told Eileen Good how children today are prepared for […]
Posted on 07. Feb, 2007 in Church of Ireland, Faith and Justice, Vocation
The 50th anniversary of the death of Canon Hayes is currently being commemorated at Bansha, Co. Tipperary. A man of vision and probably ahead of his time, Canon Hayes is probably best remembered for his role in rural electrification and most notably as founder of Muintir na Tire. Martin Quinn from Bansha, one of the […]
Posted on 24. Jan, 2007 in Church Teachings, Music
This week’s music piece is Love’s Pure Light by Roger Gillian, taken from his CD Love’s Pure Light.
Posted on 24. Jan, 2007 in Charity, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
In a world still plagued by hunger, by disease, by inequality and by war and injustice, there is great need for us all to get involved in fighting injustice, eliminating poverty and empowering and enabling people to be agents of their own destinies. The IMRS or Irish Missionary Resource Service does just that in several […]