Posted on 18. Aug, 2016 in Church Teachings
Our second piece comes from Feb 2008 and looks at Little Nellie of Holy God. On February 2nd 1908 – 200 years ago Little Nellie of Holy God died, at the age of four and a half. Famous for her love of Jesus in the Eucharist, she was known to Pope Pius X when he […]
Posted on 18. Aug, 2016 in Charity, Nature, Poverty
Our last piece from 2008 looks at the efforts of Graham Kinch and Ian Taylor and their desire to climb mountains and help others. Graham Kinch and Ian Taylor first met at a Summer Scripture Camp when they were schoolboys. Their love of mountains reunited them in later life and they now use that passion […]
Posted on 11. Aug, 2016 in Faith and Justice
Our second piece from the archives comes from Jan 2006 – it looks at travellers and their centre in Pavee point. Travellers have a long shared history and value system which make them a distinct group. Yet these values and differences often bring them into conflict with the settled community. Miriam Gormally met Phillip Watt […]
Posted on 04. Aug, 2016 in Faith and Justice, Family, Relationships, Weddings and Marriage
Our final piece from 2007 looks at marriage. Every bookshop today has shelves devoted to self-help books on every topic under the sun, and the most popular titles deal with Relationships and Marriage. John Farrelly is Director of Counselling with ACCORD and arising from his experience in counselling he has written a book – appropriately […]
Posted on 28. Jul, 2016 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Community, Gospel Values
Professor Patrick Riordan (Heythrop College) talks about how people of faith can respond to a secular world. In his paper entitled, The Secular is not Scary: Cooperation beyond Coexistence, he looks at the values that the Church and secular society can learn from each other. He also explores how in the past the Church and State fought to have the ultimate […]
Posted on 28. Jul, 2016 in Book Reviews, Christian Values, Church Teachings, Community, Ecology, Gospel Values, Nature
God You’re Breaking my Heart: What is God’s response to suffering and evil? is a new book by prolific Jesuit author, Brian Grogan SJ. He is the author of the classic bestseller, Finding God in All Things and many other titles on Ignatian spirituality. In this book Fr. Grogan explores the mastery of evil. Each […]
Posted on 28. Jul, 2016 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Community, Conflict, Death, Faith and Justice, Gospel Values
Aid To the Church In Need (ACN) is a registered charity running directly under the Holy See which is dedicated to support the suffering and persecuted Church throughout the world. Founded in 1947 by Fr Werenfried van Straaten, whom Pope John Paul II named “An Outstanding Apostle of Charity”, the organisation is now at work […]
Posted on 21. Jul, 2016 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Economy
For the first time in many years the government won’t have to implement an austerity budget. Many people are hoping for changes that will help make Ireland a fairer society,especially for those on the margins. Social Justice Ireland, an organisation that works to create a fairer society, said that it was critical in times of […]
Posted on 21. Jul, 2016 in Church Teachings, Community, Education, Gospel Values, Liturgy
“The Tablet” is a Catholic weekly journal that has been published continually since 1840. It reports on religion, current affairs, politics, social issues, literature and the arts with a special emphasis on Roman Catholicism while remaining ecumenical. It is committed to the teaching of the Second Vatican Council. The editor of “The Tablet” is Catherine […]
Posted on 21. Jul, 2016 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Gospel Values, Young people
According to Michael Kelly, editor of the Irish Catholic, Bishop Robert Barron is one of the most engaging thinkers in English-speaking Catholicism. A former seminary rector, he is now an auxiliary bishop in the sprawling Los Angeles archdiocese. At the heart of his faith is a desire to connect with the modern culture and to […]