Posted on 07. Sep, 2005 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice
Evangelisation is not just the work of priests and other clergy. It is part of the role of every baptised Christian. Paddy O Keeffe, a husband and a father from Balally in Dundrum, takes this responsibility very seriously. His contribution to evangelisation is to run programmes such as CAFE and ALPHA – today he talks […]
Posted on 07. Sep, 2005 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Church Teachings, Economy, Faith and Justice, Young people
Liam Cahill reports on a number of current issues from around the globe including news on an economic and social research institute report investigating how vulnerable people fared during the Celtic Tiger, an appeal from the UN high commissioner for human rights for greater international cooperation to prevent the modern day slave trade and a […]
Posted on 07. Sep, 2005 in Different abilities, Education, Faith and Justice
The Vision of Inclusion Ireland is that of people with an intellectual disability living and participating in the community with equal rights as citizens, to live the life of their choice to their fullest potential. Deirdre Carroll speaks to Miriam Gormally about the right of children with disabilities to have a place in mainstream schools […]
Posted on 07. Sep, 2005 in Church Teachings, Vocation
The number of Catholic priests and those entering vocations are rapidly declining. But is this decline as a result of the child sex abuse scandal in the church or because younger people have become more interested in spirituality than organised religion? John Littleton CC talks about the problems with declining vocation numbers in the church […]
Posted on 22. Jul, 2005 in Church Teachings, Community, Faith and Justice
The Mariapolis – the summer event in the Focolare movement – is like a retreat where people live together for a week taking part in talks, workshops, reflections, discussions and outings. Susan Gately speaks to Miriam Gormally about this year’s event in Galway which is open to all members of the public. She describes the […]
Posted on 22. Jun, 2005 in Health, Mental Health, Music
Music can have both a physiological and psychological affect upon us as human beings and plays a very important role in indigenous tribes all over the world. Martin McElroy talks about the music academy he runs as an educational and holistic centre for children and why the drum is such an important instrument in musical […]
Posted on 22. Jun, 2005 in Church Teachings, Community, Prayer
The Catholic Charismatic Renewal movement puts forth the belief that certain charismata bestowed by the Holy Spirit such as the abilities to pray in tongues and to heal should still be practiced today. Rosabel Collins, a member of a Charismatic prayer group, talks about how she became involved in the group and explains to Miriam […]
Posted on 22. Jun, 2005 in Education, Faith and Justice, Young people
The role of a university chaplain is very varied. Martin Loftus SDB – chaplain in Maynooth University describes his typical daily duties and the services his offers to the students there. He talks about the difficulties he faces in his job such as dealing with bereavement, breaking bad news to students and accepting that you […]
Posted on 22. Jun, 2005 in Church Teachings, Crime, Faith and Justice, Places of Conflict
SPIRASI is a humanitarian, intercultural, non-governmental organisation that works with asylum seekers, refugees and other disadvantaged migrant groups, with special concern for survivors of torture. Michael Begley talks to Miriam Gormally about the range of services they offer to those in need and their involvement in the United Nations day in support of victims of […]
Posted on 22. Jun, 2005 in Faith and Justice
Liam Cahill reports on news from around the world including the response by Catholic Bishops to the recent report on assisted reproduction, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin launches an online resource for primary school teachers to encourage children’s curiosity in the different nationalities that they go to school with, increasing numbers of Irish people are converting to […]