Posted on 29. Nov, 2006 in Advent, Church Teachings, Seasons of the Church Year
December 8th is one of the important feasts of Our Lady, the feast of the Immaculate Conception, and is celebrated during the season of Advent. Helen Gallivan is an author who has written extensively on Mary and she told Eileen Good about how we start our Advent readings with the Old Testament and go on […]
Posted on 29. Nov, 2006 in Advent, Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Seasons of the Church Year
As we start the Advent season we also get into the preparation for Christmas, and there are many ways in which we can prepare. One of the most recent ways we can do this is through today’s technology – from the comfort of your home or on even on a work break. Sacred Space is […]
Posted on 15. Nov, 2006 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice
Rev. Sue Watterson speaks an appropriate few words, especially for this month of November.
Posted on 15. Nov, 2006 in Health, HIV/Aids, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
AIDS is the leading cause of death and low life expectancy in Africa. In Zambia, where Michael Kelly SJ worked with people suffering from AIDS, the life expectancy is 37 years. Even a small donation could make a huge difference and with the right political will, the problem could be controlled. Yet often we are […]
Posted on 15. Nov, 2006 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Music
Roger Gillen is a singer/composer from Sligo who emigrated to America in 1982.. He now lives on the 42nd.Floor of an apartment block in mid-town Manhattan with his wife Mignon and his two boys Daniel (12) and Gabriel (8). and works full-time in the music business. Through a very difficult family time, he remained in […]
Posted on 15. Nov, 2006 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Feminism/Women in the Church
Two great women of the Church, St. Teresa of Avila and St. Therese of Lisieux, were celebrated during the month of October. Three hundred years separate them yet they have much in common. Both are Doctors of the Church, both were members of an enclosed order of nuns, they were both passionate about prayer and […]
Posted on 15. Nov, 2006 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
Viatores Christi recruits, prepares and facilitates the placement of volunteers who wish to serve in areas of need, mainly in the developing world. It is an Irish Catholic lay missionary movement founded in 1960 which provides a six months preparatory programme for volunteers. Professionals and non-professionals alike are given the opportunity to experience a very […]
Posted on 15. Nov, 2006 in Faith and Justice, Relationships, Youth
In a time when we hear about the emergence of a valueless society, where young people live only for themselves, the Youth Focolare are a group whose goal is unity and harmony in society. Miriam Gormally met Kate O’Brien and James Lynch, two young people who work with the Youth Focolare and asked them what […]
Posted on 15. Nov, 2006 in Different abilities, Discrimination, Faith and Justice, Relationships
Ann O’Brien, a traveller, recently spoke at a UN conference in New York about the rights of people who suffer discrimination and barriers. She addressed an assembly of people from all around the world, highlighting the divisions that exist in society and looking for change. Miriam Gormally met Ann after the conference and asked her […]
Posted on 01. Nov, 2006 in Faith and Justice, Music
Fill, Fill A Run is a reflective piece sung as gaeilge by Niamh Murray from her CD A Fairer Paradise.