Posted on 18. Jan, 2012 in Church Teachings, Eucharistic Congress 2012, Liturgy
The 50th International Eucharistic Congress is taking place in Dublin in June. As part of the enormous preparation needed for the event, they will require volunteers from all over the country. Miriam Gormally spoke with Paul Rooney, co-ordinator for volunteers, about how they are recruiting volunteers and how there is continued need to recruit more.
Posted on 11. Nov, 2011 in Liturgy, Religious teaching
The Rev Patrick Lawrence speaks here with Heather Wilkinson, chairperson of the Sunday School Society of Ireland, about the differences between Sunday School now and when it first started.
Posted on 03. Nov, 2011 in Church Teachings, Religious teaching
This year is the 400thanniversary of the publishing of the King James Version of the Bible. Rev Patrick Lawrence met with Dr Katie Heffelfinger. He began by asking her what impact the King James Version of the Bible would have had when it was first published.
Posted on 26. Oct, 2011 in Faith and Justice
In third part of our series with Sr. Stanislaus Kennedy, she talks about how she caused quite a stir when she began examining the structural difficulties, which underlie poverty.
Posted on 26. Oct, 2011 in Faith and Justice
Bishop Chad Gandiya and the Anglican people of Harare have been under attack by the excommunicated former Bishop Nolbert Kunonga aided by police, forcing them to move from their Churches
Posted on 20. Oct, 2011 in Faith and Justice
Sr. Catherine Dunne, from Action to Prevent Trafficking spoke with Miriam Gormally about the work she does in raising awareness about human trafficking, especially in the sex industry
Posted on 20. Oct, 2011 in Church Teachings
Mission Sunday is a time to remember the work done the world over by Irish missionaries and the danger which many missionaries face by going overseas, often to help in troubled and war-torn areas.
Posted on 12. Oct, 2011 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Feminism/Women in the Church
Helmut Schuller is head of The Austrian Preists’ Initiative for church reform. They are looking for radical reform in areas like compulsory Celibacy, the ordination of married men and women and the administration of the Eucharist
Posted on 30. Sep, 2011 in Faith and Justice
Ruhama, an organization supporting women affected by prostitution, are calling for change. Ruhama show that a law criminalizing the buyer while decriminalizing the seller, could radically change behaviour.
Posted on 22. Sep, 2011 in Church Teachings, Gospel Values
Miriam Gormally spoke with Peter McVerry regarding what he sees as the Gospel response to the issue whether we should forgive our neighbours their debts.