Posted on 11. Jun, 2015 in Art, Book review, Christian Values, Education
A book of Donegal photos by the renowned Fr Browne was launched at Donegal County Museum in association with Messenger Publications on Thursday June 11. Jesuit photographer Father Frank Browne, famous for his photos of the Titanic, was a regular visitor to Donegal between 1920s to late 1940s, where he gave missions in parishes around the […]
Posted on 07. May, 2015 in Art, Community, Ecology
Catherine McCann has lead a very eventful life, including doing a phd at 70 and travelling to India to deepen her spirituality at 81. She is also the founder and owner of the Shekina Sculpture Garden Shakina garden in the Glenmalure Valley, close to the Avonbeg river and under the shadows of Fannierin mountain in […]
Posted on 16. Apr, 2015 in Art, Saints
‘Passion and Persuasion’ is the title of an art exhibition in the National Gallery of Ireland, run in conjunction with the 1814-2014 Irish Jesuit Restoration Committee, and in particular Fr Noel Barber SJ. It focuses on Baroque seventeenth-century paintings by some of the great Counter-Reformation artists of saints such as Mary Magdalene, John the Baptist, […]
Posted on 25. Sep, 2014 in Art, Community, Music Therapy, Rehabilitation, Spiritual, Spirituality, Young people
Here is the latest piece of music from Eamon Keane, musician, therapist and radio presenter. It is called “Call on Me Again” and was written while Eamon was working in South Africa. The song derives its inspiration from his work as therapist listening to the stories of many students who feel forgotten. He will be […]
Posted on 04. Sep, 2014 in Art, Older People
Fr. Frank Browne has been in the news recently thanks to his photos from World War One. Here Pat Coyle talks with Fr. John Moore who worked alongside Fr. Browne and made such an impression that Fr. Browne left him his camera equipment. He talks about his memories of Fr. Browne as well as his […]
Posted on 31. Jul, 2014 in Achievement, Art, Young people
Fr Frank Browne SJ left behind some 40,000 negatives from his 60 years of taking photographs. His most famous photographs were the last images of the Titanic and of Captain Edward Smith, which were printed in newspaper around the world following the disaster. He also worked as a chaplain to the Irish Guards and served on […]
Posted on 28. Mar, 2014 in Art, Eastern Spirituality, Spirituality, Theatrical Reviews
Shen Yun 2014 – To date millions of people around the world have seen Shen Yun shows, a kind of Chinese Riverdance on steroids to put it crudely but even more refined and artistic in terms of the level of detail, music, dance and artwork. These shows carry a strong Chinese moral and spiritual ethic […]
Posted on 11. Apr, 2013 in Art, Different abilities
This year’s Bealtaine Festival, celebrating creativity in older age during the month of May, will start with a song composed around people’s complaints. The idea being to sing them out of your system and clear the way for more positive things to come. Miriam Gormally met Dominic Campbell, Artistic Director of Age and Opportunity, to […]
Posted on 19. Apr, 2012 in Art
What could or should faith say of film? Sr Rose Pacatte, FSP is an author and director of the Pauline Centre for Media Studies in Culver City, California. She looks at film within the context of culture, education and faith formation and is the Film/TV columnist for St. Anthony Messenger Magazine: www.americancatholic.org. Miriam Gormally put […]
Posted on 12. Apr, 2012 in Art
Sr. Maureen McMahon O.P. is well known in artistic circles for her reflections on Irish Art, which she published in the Messenger for 13 years. She has recently produced a second book of her reflections, taken from her articles, in a book entitled, A selection of Irish Art Reflections. She began by explaining to Miriam […]