Posted on 18. Apr, 2007 in Charity, Church Teachings, Community, Homelessness
As house prices continue to remain at an all time high, many more people are faced with the prospect of never owning their own place. And yet the government has promised to end homelessness by 2010. Miriam Gormally met Sr. Stanislaus Kennedy, an Irish Sister of Charity, visionary and social innovator, who has done enormous […]
Posted on 20. Mar, 2007 in Community, Faith and Justice, Relationships, Religious teaching, Young people
We are so used to hearing about business innovators that the term ‘social innovator’ takes one by surprise. What does it mean? The idea came from Sr. Stanislaus Kennedy who saw a need for young people to express their desire to make a difference in creating change in how we live, think and care for […]
Posted on 20. Mar, 2007 in Charity, Community, Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
The Medical Missionaries of Mary Order was founded in Nigeria in 1937 by Dublin born Mary Martin. Mary Martin was born in 1892 and served in the Great War of 1914 as a volunteer nurse. Because of the suffering she saw there, and subsequently in Nigeria, she set up a medical order of nuns to […]
Posted on 20. Mar, 2007 in Church Teachings, Community, Faith and Justice, Poverty
Alice Leahy is Founder and Director of TRUST, which caters for the Needs of homeless people in the city of Dublin. Every morning they arrive at TRUST knowing they will meet up with people who will listen and help them in a totally non-judgemental way. Every day is a Lenten experience for them, as Alice […]
Posted on 10. Jan, 2007 in Charity, Community, Faith and Justice, Poverty, War / Civil Unrest
Aminah is from Uganda and has been in Ireland for just over 2 years. Her story probably reflects the story of many immigrants to Ireland trying to get started on a new life, but forced to wait for official recognition and status. She is supported in Limerick by Doras Luimni, an organisation promoting equality and […]
Posted on 10. Jan, 2007 in Community, Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid
For more than five decades, Burma has been entrenched in political and armed conflict between the government and ethnic groups. This conflict has been characterized by massive human rights abuses including persecution, torture, widespread rape and forced labour. Hundreds of thousands of Burmese belonging to ethnic minority groups have fled to neighbouring countries in search […]
Posted on 10. Jan, 2007 in Church Teachings, Community, Faith and Justice, Relationships
Pat Elie is from Trinidad, where she is very involved in the day-to-day life of her parish. She was in Limerick recently at a Lectio Divina Conference where she told Eileen Good about her parish involvement at home and how people there need to be active parishioners in order to preserve parish life.
Posted on 27. Dec, 2006 in Church Teachings, Community, Relationships
Pat Elie was one of the guest speakers at a recent Lectio Divinia conference held in the Dominican Centre in Limerick. From Trinidad, she studied Lectio Divinia with the master, Fr. Michel de Verteuil and she told Eileen Good how it related to the lives of the people in Trinidad and how she first got […]
Posted on 27. Dec, 2006 in Church Teachings, Community, Relationships, Religious teaching
CL (Communion & Liberation) is a lay Catholic movement that started in Italy and has now spread to over 50 countries. Supported by the late Pope John Paul and Pope Benedict, it attracts people from all walks of life who are keen to find out how they can live their faith through their daily lives. […]
Posted on 27. Dec, 2006 in Charity, Community, Economy, Poverty
Despite the dramatic success of the Celtic Tiger, there is a constant need for the St. Vincent de Paul. Many people continued to be marginalised and excluded from the success and feel it all the more so surrounded by plenty. Miriam Gormally met Ciaran Murphy from St. Vincent de Paul to ask him about their […]