Posted on 03. Sep, 2015 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Prayer
Sacred Space was the first website to explore the idea of praying online. Based on scripture readings it allows people time to reflect and pray. It was the brain child of Alan McGuckian SJ who saw an opportunity in the web to bring reflection to people’s lives. He explained to Pat Coyle how the Jesuit […]
Posted on 03. Sep, 2015 in Economy, Faith and Justice, Homelessness
Kerry Anthony is Chief executive of an organisation called Depaul, which has been in Ireland for about twenty years. They work in partnership with St Vincent de Paul and were set up in the 80s in London to respond to people sleeping rough. Kerry says that homelessness in Ireland is now worse than it ever […]
Posted on 27. Aug, 2015 in Church Teachings, Spirituality, Vocation
This week’s pieces come from 2007. Jan Phillips is someone who has a very different story to tell. At 8 she decided she wanted to become a nun and at 18 entered a convent. However things didn’t work out and she was asked to leave. After an initial period of shock and then recovery, she […]
Posted on 26. Aug, 2015 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Gospel Values
The influence of Anthony de Mello on the lives of those who read his books and study his teachings is profound. De Mello spent most of his life talking about God’s goodness and encouraging people to live in the present. Jesuit priest, John Callanan, has written several books attempting to bring de Mello’s vitality and […]
Posted on 20. Aug, 2015 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Retreats, Spiritual
Our pieces from the archive this week come from 2007. Mount Melleray offers refuge and a place of retreat to people looking for help or support in living a Christian life. Living together in a community as a brotherhood, the monks teach that happiness can only be obtained by patience, mutual love and mutual care. […]
Posted on 20. Aug, 2015 in Book Reviews, Celibacy/Sexuality, Church Teachings, Discrimination
Oscar Wilde and the Catholic Church certainly make for a strange combination, but Father Leonardo Sapienza, head of protocol at the Vatican, published a book called, “Provocations: Aphorisms for an Anti-conformist Christianity” devoting a large section to quotes by Oscar Wilde. This use of a homosexual icon is no doubt a surprise to many. Miriam Gormally […]
Posted on 13. Aug, 2015 in Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid
Our pieces from the archives this week come from 2007. Here is one of the pieces we did looking at the issue of Human Trafficking. CORI-IMU against Human Trafficking is an ad hoc working group who have come together to address the issue of trafficking –a form of modern day slavery. They believe they can […]
Posted on 13. Aug, 2015 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Relationships
Another piece from 2007 looking at the Micah Community, a group that focuses on faith and friendship. Fr. Michael McCullagh is a Vincentian priest currently working in the parish of Phibsboro in Dublin. He encourages young people there to be involved in their church through an awareness of their faith and the value of friendship. […]
Posted on 06. Aug, 2015 in Church Teachings
India is a country which has a multitude of diversity. There are several religions all living side by side, including Christianity. Miriam Gormally speaks to Dominic Emmanuel SVD about the diversities that exist between the religions.
Posted on 06. Aug, 2015 in Church Teachings, Crime, Death, Faith and Justice, Young people
The Taizé Community is an ecumenical monastic order in Taizé, France. It is composed of more than one hundred brothers, from Protestant and Catholic traditions, who originate from about thirty countries across the world. It was founded in 1940 by Brother Roger Schutz. Bronagh McAuley, a volunteer at Taizé, spoke to us about the events […]