Posted on 02. Sep, 2009 in Church Teachings, Community, Vocation
Choosing to become a member of a religious community is not your typical choice, but it is one that Sr. Camilla not only signed up to, but also founded her own community. After graduating as a nurse in England, she went to Italy and lived with a new religious community for eleven years. However not […]
Posted on 02. Sep, 2009 in Economy, Politics
As the vote for Lisbon approaches, everybody is left wondering whether to vote Yes of No. Here Edmund Grace SJ gives his insight into why a Yes vote would be good for Ireland and for Europe.
Posted on 02. Sep, 2009 in Church Teachings, Spirituality
Up to recently, Vincentian priest Fr. Michael McCullagh has been Parish Priest at St. Peter’s Church in Phibsboro in Dublin. He now takes up a new role – traditionally a Vincentian post – as Spiritual Director to the seminarians in Maynooth. Eileen Good asked him about the Vincentian involvement in this important position.
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 in Music
Our music selection this week is from Philip Carty’s Stations of the Cross. It is the Fifth Station where Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry his cross.
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 in Humanitarian Aid, Refugees
The Refuge Information Service recently published a paper that looks at the obstacles facing refuges and asylum seekers in Ireland. Miriam Gormally met Joe Ahern and Wale Mogaji from the Refuge Information Service and started by asking Joe about what kind of obstacles face refuges. www.ris.ie
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 in Book Reviews, Faith and Justice
Fr. Micheál Mac Gréil is an author and research director who has recently completed a survey of religious attitudes and practices in Ireland. His most recent book, The Challenge of Indifference is based on the results from this survey. Here he talks to Miriam Gormally about the main findings of the survey and the reason […]
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 in Music, Spirituality
Philip Carty is a musician, who left a glitzy Hollywood career, to return to music that had meaning. The result was a series of reflective and though provoking pieces around religious and spiritual themes. His most recent work was The Stations of the Cross and his next body of work is The Rosary, which he […]
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Crime, Vocation
Pope Benedict has declared this year as a year for priests. Being a priest today has many rewards, but also many challenges. One of the biggest challenges facing Irish priests in particular is the number of reports coming out regarding child abuse. Miriam Gormally met Eamonn Bourke, director of vocations for the Dublin Diocese and […]
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 in Faith and Justice, Young people
Recently up to 100 young people, representing all 26 dioceses in Ireland attended the launch of Called Together -Making the Difference. This document offers a recommended framework for how youth ministry should be carried out into the future. The launch was presented on the day by Aidan Gately and Ashleigh O’Neill, and they recently met […]
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 in Charity, Faith and Justice
In June of this year Pope Benedict XVI published his third encyclical Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth), significantly for these times it is his first social encyclical. Miriam Gormally spoke with Eamon Meehan, the Deputy Director of Trocaire, who explained the importance of this encyclical and how it is relevant in our world today. […]