Posted on 29. May, 2014 in Church Teachings, Technology
Sunday June 1st is the 48th World Day of Communication. The message for this year’s World Day of Communication from Pope Francis is “Communication at the Service of an Authentic Culture of Encounter.” In his message Pope Francis talks about the benefits and challenges of new Media. Here is an extract from Archbishop Eamon Martin […]
Posted on 22. May, 2014 in Church of Ireland, Church Teachings, Young people
“New Media is a communication revolution,” so says Bishop Trevor Williams, the Church of Ireland Bishop of Limerick, Killaloe and Ardfert. He has extensive experience in media; he worked as a producer for the BBC and has featured on several television programmes in Ireland. He also maintains his website and tries to tweet as much as […]
Posted on 22. May, 2014 in Achievement, Music, Uncategorized
Singer, songwriter and composer, Eamon Keane is also a counsellor. He comes from an artistic family — actor father, Eamonn, musician mother, Maura Hassett, journalist brother, Fergal, playwright uncle, John B — and his talents are eclectic. In the last year alone, the former Newstalk presenter has performed twice at the National Concert Hall and composed the score […]
Posted on 22. May, 2014 in Saints, Uncategorized
Last month hundreds of thousands of people gathered at Rome to witness the canonisation of two great figures of 20th-century Roman Catholicism. An estimated 3,000 Irish people joined them; Michael Kelly, editor of the Irish Catholic was among them. Here he talks with Miriam Gormally about the event and the significance of the occasion in […]
Posted on 15. May, 2014 in Faith and Justice
Many people experience a calling. For Andrew O’Callaghan, partner with PwC Services that calling was to go to Uganda in East Africa to work on an Aids project. Here he talks with Conor Deane about his time there and what his role was. He explains how the trip impacted him and his work and how […]
Posted on 08. May, 2014 in Church Teachings
Thousands gathered in Merion Square last Saturday for the National Vigil for Life which was described as “the first step in a campaign dismantle the abortion law”. Cora Sherlock, lawyer and deputy chairperson of the Pro Life campaign spoke at the vigil about how politician had “broken their pro-life promise” “The politicians and the […]
Posted on 08. May, 2014 in Church Teachings
Rinne Conor Deane agallamh le Diarmuid Clifford mar gheall ar an gcruinniú mhór a rinne agóid in éadán reachtaíocht an rialtais maidir le naomhaíocht na beatha. Bhí Diarmuid agus an slua a bhí leis ag tabhairt fianaíse ar son na beatha. Tá Diarmuid a rá go ndeachaigh an rialtas siar ar na gealluintí a […]
Posted on 25. Apr, 2014 in Charity, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
Conor Deane went to speak with Eamonn Meehan CEO of Trócaire about Remembering Rwanda 20 Years On. Remembering Rwanda 20 Years On. The genocide against the Tutsi people in Rwanda in 1994 was one of the most horrific chapters of the 20th century. In just 100 days up to one million people were killed, mostly […]
Posted on 25. Apr, 2014 in Achievement, Charity, Community, Fundraising, Music
Fr Ray Kelly is literally an overnight celebrity sensation thanks to the power and reach of YouTube and his own gifts as a talented singer. Here he shares the news of his new found fame with Conor Deane and even performs a favourite tune in his private studio at his parochial house in Oldcastle Co. […]
Posted on 17. Apr, 2014 in Christian Values, Easter, Feminism/Women in the Church, Gospel Values, Holy Week, Lent, Liturgy, Saints, Seasons of the Church Year
The Women of Easter: When we think of Good Friday we might wonder what happened since he entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, or the crowd calling out ‘crucify him’ or we might turn our attention to Pilot, to the soldiers or to Simon who helped Jesus carry his cross. Dr Noirín Ní Riain talked […]