Posted on 30. Apr, 2008 in Church Teachings, Vocation
Recent headlines about Vocations have been very stark – according to a recent editorial in the Irish Catholic … “The number of priests in Ireland is plunging, according to the latest Irish Catholic Directory, 160 priests died in the last 12 months and only 9 were ordained to take their place”. Eileen Good asked Brenda […]
Posted on 31. Oct, 2007 in Church Teachings, Religious teaching, Vocation
Fr. Paddy Rushe of the Armagh Diocese is the National Co-Ordinator for Diocesan Vocations – he told Eileen Good about their recent conference where participants were encouraged to ‘raise the bar’ and aim to have 100 seminarians in training by next year’s conference. He started by explaining the theme taken for this year’s conference.
Posted on 31. Oct, 2007 in Church Teachings, Vocation
After 31 years in existence the NCPI – the National Council of Priests of Ireland – disbanded recently at their AGM in Athlone. Many reasons have been cited as to why this has happened – low morale, apathy – whatever the reasons, priests no longer have such a forum to address their concerns. Eileen Good […]
Posted on 19. Sep, 2007 in Church Teachings, Community, Vocation
The Sisters of St. Benedict were founded in 1867 and live the 1500 year old monastic tradition of the Rule of St. Benedict. In recent years lack of vocations led the sisters to evaluate their role in the wider community – and the result has been amazing. The Order now facilitates other congregations seeking to […]
Posted on 05. Sep, 2007 in Education, Schools, Vocation
Prof. Kathy Hall is the recently appointed Professor of Education at UCC. Prior to her this she was Professor of Education at the Open University in the U.K. and before that Prof. of Childhood Education and Head of the Centre for Educational Research at Leeds Metropolitan University. Eileen Good met up with her in UCC […]
Posted on 16. May, 2007 in Education, Vocation
Fr. Paddy Rushe is the National Director for Vocations for Ireland and he spoke recently to Eileen Good about why our efforts to attract Vocations should not be concentrated to just one Sunday in the year, but to remember that it is an ongoing campaign.
Posted on 02. May, 2007 in Education, Religious teaching, Schools, Vocation
May 5th is the feast of Blessed Edmund Rice, who founded the Christian Brothers in 1802 and was beatified by Pope John Paul 11 in 1996. Christian Brother Schools were established in every diocese in the country and are still providing excellent education opportunities. Because of declining numbers the Brothers have had to re organise […]
Posted on 18. Apr, 2007 in Faith and Justice, Relationships, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Vocation
It’s just over two years ago since we saw those amazing scenes in St. Peter’s Square in Rome when we witnessed first the funeral of John Paul 11 and later on, the election of Pope Benedict the sixteenth who has just celebrated his 80th birthday. John Paul II was 84 when he died – a […]
Posted on 04. Apr, 2007 in Church Teachings, Vocation
How do we understand the word ‘Vocation’? April 29th. is set aside as Vocations Sunday with dedicated centres around the country having specific ceremonies to mark the day. Frances Dignan is National Director of Vocations Ireland and Eileen Good asked her about our definition of vocation today.
Posted on 07. Feb, 2007 in Church of Ireland, Faith and Justice, Vocation
The 50th anniversary of the death of Canon Hayes is currently being commemorated at Bansha, Co. Tipperary. A man of vision and probably ahead of his time, Canon Hayes is probably best remembered for his role in rural electrification and most notably as founder of Muintir na Tire. Martin Quinn from Bansha, one of the […]