Posted on 01. Oct, 2008 in Faith and Justice, Lourdes, Pilgrimage
This year marks the 150th anniversary of Bernadette’s apparition in Lourdes, making it a place of special pilgrimage. Damien Fitzsimons has recently returned from a trip there as a volunteer, making it his tenth visit to Lourdes. On his return, he met Miriam Gormally who asked him whether his friends were surprised at his dedication […]
Posted on 01. Oct, 2008 in Charity, Faith and Justice, Poverty
As we celebrate Mission Month, Bishop Hyacinth Egbebo is in Ireland as a guest of the Irish Missionary Union to speak about Mission and Missionaries. A member of the National Missionary Society of St. Paul of Nigeria, Bishop Egbebo was superior general of the order prior to being ordained bishop in February of this year. […]
Posted on 18. Sep, 2008 in Church Teachings, Education, Vocation
Our pieces from this week come from 2008. Here Jonathan Tiernan talks about how it had always been his dream to working as a teacher in a Catholic school in America. Ever wanted to be a teacher or work in a Catholic school in America? ACE, the Alliance for Catholic Education offers a 26-month Master […]
Posted on 17. Sep, 2008 in Music
This week’s music piece As I Kneel Before You, is sung by Maria Parkinson, and taken from the Album Lourdes Where Miracles Happen.
Posted on 17. Sep, 2008 in Charity, Music
Do you want to raise money and support people in need? Oxfam Ireland are organising Oxjam, a month long music festival taking place in October. People all over Ireland will put together concerts for their neighbours or their communities and donate the money raised to Oxfam. Miriam Gormally asked Michelle Hardiman – the organiser of […]
Posted on 17. Sep, 2008 in Faith and Justice, Saints
The feast of Saint Francis is October 4th and it is a time to remember the animals in our community. Fr. Brían (pronounced Breen) O’Sullivan is a parish priest in Glasthule and chairman of Peata, an organisation which promotes the relationship between pets and people. Every year on the first Sunday in October, Fr. O’Sullivan […]
Posted on 17. Sep, 2008 in Achievement, Vocation
The Cistercian Order was founded in France in 1098 and came to Ireland to Mellifont Abbey in 1142. Today there are 5 monasteries of monks and one monastery of nuns in Ireland, while worldwide they are now in 47 different countries. This week the first Irish monk, Dom Eamon Fitzgerald, Abbot of Mount Melleray in […]
Posted on 17. Sep, 2008 in Community, Faith and Justice
The diversity of the many lay organisations involved with Church can provide a great source for growth and development within parish life, but does this always happen? Do they work together and share their talents? Sr. Anne Codd is the organiser of the forthcoming Pastoral Conference and she told Eileen Good why the conference is […]
Posted on 17. Sep, 2008 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Saints
September 27th is the Feast Day of St. Vincent de Paul, a man whose dedication to relieving the distress of the poor and abandoned influenced many, including Frederic Ozanam when setting up the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in 1833. Sr. Catherine Prendergast, Provincial of the Daughters of Charity Ireland, told Eileen Good about […]
Posted on 17. Sep, 2008 in Church Teachings, Vocation
The Year of Vocation was launched in April of this year and will continue to May 2009. Throughout the year many initiatives have been planned to explore the word ‘Vocation’ and in particular the call to Priesthood. Fr. Paddy Rushe is National Director for Diocesan Vocations and he told Eileen Good about Priesthood Sunday which […]