Posted on 10. Jan, 2007 in Economy, Poverty, Relationships
It is a fact that one in ten children in our society live below the poverty line. Children First is a foundation whose aim is to work at reducing those numbers by helping those less fortunate to break free of the poverty trap. Their latest scheme is the Graduate Programme, which links those who have […]
Posted on 10. Jan, 2007 in Charity, Faith and Justice, Poverty
Seamus O’Gorman is Communications and Finance Officer with the Irish Missionary Resources Service (IMRS). In this role he has the difficult task of allocating funding to the various projects being developed by Irish Missionaries throughout the world. 10 years ago he visited Zambia and when he recently returned there, he found a very different country, […]
Posted on 10. Jan, 2007 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice
Pope Benedict XV1 is one of the best-known Roman Catholic theologians and a prolific author. He served as a professor at various German universities and was a theological consultant at the Second Vatican Council before becoming Archbishop of Munich and Freising and then Cardinal. At the time of his election as Pope, Benedict had been […]
Posted on 27. Dec, 2006 in Music
Our music this week is ‘Mary’ Lullaby’ sung by the Dublin Choral Foundation.
Posted on 27. Dec, 2006 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice
Meditation of an Icon.
Posted on 27. Dec, 2006 in Church Teachings, Community, Relationships
Pat Elie was one of the guest speakers at a recent Lectio Divinia conference held in the Dominican Centre in Limerick. From Trinidad, she studied Lectio Divinia with the master, Fr. Michel de Verteuil and she told Eileen Good how it related to the lives of the people in Trinidad and how she first got […]
Posted on 27. Dec, 2006 in Church Teachings, Community, Relationships, Religious teaching
CL (Communion & Liberation) is a lay Catholic movement that started in Italy and has now spread to over 50 countries. Supported by the late Pope John Paul and Pope Benedict, it attracts people from all walks of life who are keen to find out how they can live their faith through their daily lives. […]
Posted on 27. Dec, 2006 in Charity, Community, Economy, Poverty
Despite the dramatic success of the Celtic Tiger, there is a constant need for the St. Vincent de Paul. Many people continued to be marginalised and excluded from the success and feel it all the more so surrounded by plenty. Miriam Gormally met Ciaran Murphy from St. Vincent de Paul to ask him about their […]
Posted on 27. Dec, 2006 in Church of Ireland, Community, Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid, Relationships, Young people
It seems extraordinary to think that anyone could decide on a career at the age of 15 and years later be in the same job and getting happier all the time. This is what happened to Greg Fromholze, a lay missionary, as he told Eileen Good.
Posted on 27. Dec, 2006 in Community, Economy, Environment, Faith and Justice, Relationships
Ireland of the 21st century is a society in transformation. We can now enjoy freedom from the shackles – economic or social – of the past. However for all our success, many still feel disconnected and marginalised, as the gap between those who have that who have not widens. And despite our liberties, society lacks […]