Posted on 28. Jul, 2016 in Book Reviews, Christian Values, Church Teachings, Community, Ecology, Gospel Values, Nature
God You’re Breaking my Heart: What is God’s response to suffering and evil? is a new book by prolific Jesuit author, Brian Grogan SJ. He is the author of the classic bestseller, Finding God in All Things and many other titles on Ignatian spirituality. In this book Fr. Grogan explores the mastery of evil. Each […]
Posted on 28. Jul, 2016 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Community, Conflict, Death, Faith and Justice, Gospel Values
Aid To the Church In Need (ACN) is a registered charity running directly under the Holy See which is dedicated to support the suffering and persecuted Church throughout the world. Founded in 1947 by Fr Werenfried van Straaten, whom Pope John Paul II named “An Outstanding Apostle of Charity”, the organisation is now at work […]
Posted on 21. Jul, 2016 in Church Teachings, Community, Education, Gospel Values, Liturgy
“The Tablet” is a Catholic weekly journal that has been published continually since 1840. It reports on religion, current affairs, politics, social issues, literature and the arts with a special emphasis on Roman Catholicism while remaining ecumenical. It is committed to the teaching of the Second Vatican Council. The editor of “The Tablet” is Catherine […]
Posted on 07. Jul, 2016 in Community, Young people
Prof Patrick Deneen is Professor of Constitutional Studies in Notre Dame University, focusing on political thought, American political thought, religion and politics and literature and politics. He recently presented a paper at a conference in the Loyola Institute in Dublin looking at the Role of Church in a Pluralist society. But rather than look […]
Posted on 07. Jul, 2016 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Church Teachings, Community, Conflict, Gospel Values, Humane Vitae, Sexuality
“What is love?” is one of the most asked questions says Peter Perrin, course director of the Nazareth Family Institute. They runs course on marriage preparation and communication between couples and Peter says that conceptions around love can be very confusing in the modern world. Romantic feelings of desire and happiness are often mistaken for being […]
Posted on 07. Jul, 2016 in Christian Values, Community, Liturgy, Music
A global audience will watch the concert The Story of Love composed by Dublin-born composer and musician Willie Hughes, to be broadcast on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 October, 2016. The concert will be streamed live on the website of Pope Francis’ recently launched Prayer App. The Pope’s Video for the month of October, featuring […]
Posted on 30. Jun, 2016 in Christian Values, Community, Economy
Pat Riordan is an Irish Jesuit, who lives and works in Britain, lecturing in Heythrop College on Political Science. He talks about how the vote to leave the European Union is a great blow to the idea of Union – that it shows an abandonment of the principles of sticking together and solving things through political resolutions. […]
Posted on 23. Jun, 2016 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Community, Economy, Faith and Justice
No Pope has attracted atheists as much as Pope Francis. So says, Bill Purcell, Associate Director of Catholic Social Tradition and Practice in Notre Dame. He has written a paper on Saul Alinksy, a non practicing Jew and community organisor who wanted to improve the rights of the marganilised. Bill explains how Alinsky was drawn […]
Posted on 09. Jun, 2016 in Caring for Children, Community, Death
Losing a child is one of the most heart breaking things for a parent to experience. Anam Cara was set up by Sharon Vard when she lost her own daughter Rachel and found that there was no support group for bereaved parents. They offer peer support by way of a bereavement group. They meet informally […]
Posted on 09. Jun, 2016 in Achievement, Christian Values, Church of Ireland, Community
For a lot of young people many of whom are sitting exams, thoughts of the future can be daunting. Jack Perdue is one such young person who sat his exams last year and didn’t know what to do with his life. He came across an advertisement to work with the Church of Ireland, Representative Church […]