Posted on 13. Sep, 2018 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Community, Economy
A recent report by the ESRI showed that the cost of childcare is driving women out of the workforce with the cost of one child amounting to 20% of disposable income. Any added benefit from doing extra work is more than off set by the high cost of having to pay for childcare. Miriam Gormally […]
Posted on 13. Sep, 2018 in Christian Values, Community, Ecology
From the 1st of September to the Feast of St Francis on 4th October, churches around the world will be marking Creation Time. This is a time to “be dedicated to prayer for the protection of Creation and the promotion of sustainable lifestyles that reverse our contribution to climate change”. (3rd European Ecumenical Assembly in […]
Posted on 28. Aug, 2018 in Church Teachings
In this piece from Revd Darren McCalig from 2005, he reflects on the miracles of Jesus and how to interpret them.
Posted on 23. Aug, 2018 in Art, Christian Values, Ecology
Pat Coyle was down in the RDS today catching up with some of the exciting ventures that were taking place there. In this piece she catches up with well known artist Imogen Stuart and Brian Grogan SJ to talk about Imogen’s Bee Hive Cell – a sacred place for mystical prayer that she sculpted in […]
Posted on 23. Aug, 2018 in Achievement, Christian Values, Community, Sexuality, Young people
There was great excitement in the RDS as thousands gathered from across the globe to attend the Pastoral Congress in anticipation for the Pope’s visit. However there have been many voices who are saying that LGBT people are being excluded from the World Meeting of Families. James Martin SJ, renowned American author and consultant to […]
Posted on 16. Aug, 2018 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Christian Values, Climate Change, Feminism/Women in the Church, Humane Vitae, Pope Francis
In this piece from earlier this year, we remember some of the excitement expressed by Irish Jesuit theologian Gerry O’Hanlon that Pope Francis would travel to Ireland from 25 to 26 August this year and that he would be very welcome. The visit is timed to coincide with the World Meeting of Families in Dublin, with […]
Posted on 16. Aug, 2018 in Church Teachings, Vocation
In this piece from May 2006, we look at the Order of Malta. It has representatives in 46 countries worldwide. Most people tend to think of the Order of Malta only in terms of medics at football matches, however the Order is much more than just that. Miriam Gormally met Peta Taffe and Rosita McHugh […]
Posted on 16. Aug, 2018 in Charity, Church Teachings, Faith and Justice
In this piece from 2005, we look back on a piece with the Galway hurler Alan Kerins who took three-months unpaid leave of absence from his job as a physiotherapist to work on an outreach programme with the Presentation Sisters at the Cheshire Home in Mongu, the main township of Western Province in Zambia. The […]
Posted on 09. Aug, 2018 in Faith and Justice, Poverty
In this piece from 2005, we looked at some shocking statistics released by Bernardos revealing that one in seven Irish children live in poverty. Ian Poulton met with Archbishop Robin Eames at Dromintine in Armagh at the Child Poverty Forum and talked about what can be done about this problem and the role that Christians have […]
Posted on 09. Aug, 2018 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Music
From his CD ‘TIME’ Liam Lawton sings ‘If You Listen’