Posted on 31. Oct, 2007 in Church Teachings, Community, Faith and Justice
Maeve Heaney is a young Irish woman currently studying in Rome under the guidance of Fr. Michael Paul Gallagher. She studied theology in Spain and has worked with young people doing Pastoral work, in Spain and England – she uses music in the work of Faith transmission. She is also a member of Verbum Dei […]
Posted on 17. Oct, 2007 in Church Teachings, Community, Faith and Justice
Sr. Anne Codd, resource person for the Irish Catholic Bishops Commission for Pastoral Renewal and Adult Faith Development, was at the recent launch of a most informative and timely booklet ‘Pastoral Councils: A Framework for Developing Diocesan Norms and Parish Guidelines’. She told Eileen Good why there was a need now to address the issue […]
Posted on 17. Oct, 2007 in Chronic illness, Community, Health, HIV/Aids
AIDS is a problem that we like to think doesn’t really exist in Ireland, but recent studies show that there are over 4,000 HIV+ people living here and over 300 people each year die from the disease. Open Heart House was established as a place of welcome for people living with HIV or AIDS. Miriam […]
Posted on 03. Oct, 2007 in Community, Different abilities, Education
The first week in October is Positive Ageing week and in the spirit of that week, older people all around the country are taking on new challenges and taking up new opportunities to learn. Miriam Gormally met Alen Smith and Maire O’Kelly who are involved in a programme called “Start Up” which organises older volunteers […]
Posted on 03. Oct, 2007 in Community, Family, Relationships
‘Everyone has a book in them. This one is yours.’ The aim of the latest project from the Irish Hospice Foundation is that each one of us should write our story – and to encourage this, they have just launched ‘Lifestory’, a beautifully designed clothbound book, destined to become a family heirloom. Michael O Muirceartaigh […]
Posted on 03. Oct, 2007 in Church Teachings, Community, Relationships
October 14th marks the celebration of Emigrant Sunday and October 21st is Mission Sunday. In Ireland today, 10% of the population was born outside of Ireland, and these people are now part of our Parish communities nationwide. Fr. Angelo Lafferty from the Society of African Missions, working with Mission Alive which is a project of the […]
Posted on 19. Sep, 2007 in Community, Discrimination, Family
Positive Ageing week is exactly what it says – it aims to demonstrate that ageing is not something to fear, but to celebrate. It takes place nationwide with a huge variety of events, to include all age groups. Eamon Timmons of Age Action and local organiser Dave Henshaw told Eileen Good all about it. First […]
Posted on 19. Sep, 2007 in Church Teachings, Community, Environment, Faith and Justice
The location of the Ploughing Championship may seem an unlikely spot for a Church presence, but that is exactly where the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin decided they should be when the World Championship was held near Tullow, Co. Carlow last year – they’re heading off again this year and when Eileen Good met Fr. […]
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 19. Sep, 2007 in Church Teachings, Community, Pilgrimage
The word Ecumenism is not one we hear too much these days – so what’s happened, have things all been sorted out, or has it gone away – Eileen Good met Bishop Richard Clarke, Church of Ireland Bishop of Meath and Kildare, and she put these questions to him.