Posted on 13. Aug, 2020 in Faith Groups, Pope Francis
In this piece from the archive, we hear from best selling author Richard Leonard SJ believes that Pope Francis is “utterly inspired” in focusing of compassion in this Jubilee Year of Mercy. Speaking to the thousands of people who came to the Marian shrine in Knock on Monday 22 August 2016 for the annual novena […]
Posted on 21. May, 2020 in Climate Change, Community, Ecology, Environment, Faith Groups, Nature
May marks the fifth anniversary of the publication of Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si’, Care for our Common Home which revolutionised much of our theological thinking around the environment and our relation to the earth. Together with Veritas, Trócaire, the Mary Alyward Centre and Eco Congregations, they are organising an online evening of music, poetry and theology celebrating […]
Posted on 21. Nov, 2019 in Community, Environment, Faith Groups
Ciara Murphy and Keith Adams speak to Pat Coyle about the importance of their roles at the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice. They see great value in having an independent Christian voice talking about issues ranging from housing to the environment. Ciara is environmental policy advocate at the Jesuit centre. Her role includes working […]
Posted on 04. Apr, 2019 in Community, Faith Groups, Family, Politicians, Politics
Peadar Tóibín born 19 June 1974 is an Irish politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Meath West constituency since the 2011 general election. He was twice elected as a Sinn Féin candidate, but resigned from the party on 15 November 2018. He was Chair of the Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and […]
Posted on 21. Feb, 2019 in Christian Values, Faith Groups, Prayer, Vocation
In our second piece with Eddie Stones, healer and family man, he looks at the power of prayer – exploring the strength of the Rosary. In this interview with Conor Deane, he talks about how the Rosary had what he felt was a miraculous impact on his own life and how he felt like it […]
Posted on 08. Nov, 2018 in Christian Values, Climate Change, Faith Groups, Natural Disasters
The Intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC) recently released a report on biodiversity and climate change saying that we only had a 12 year window to prevent catastrophic climate change. Sean McDonagh, a Columbian Priest, is known around the world as an eco-theologian who works to raise awareness on about climate change justice as well as […]
Posted on 06. Jul, 2017 in Christian Values, Community, Faith Groups, Family, Festivals
Summit `17 takes place in the Croke Park Conference Centre, July 13th to 15th in Dublin. Christopher Gault from the Summit team said it was an opportunity for Christians to meet together to renew their faith and revitalise their sense of purpose. The idea for the conference came from an Irish priest, Fr James Divine, […]
Posted on 06. Jul, 2017 in Church Teachings, Community, Faith Groups, Liturgy, Media, Prayer
Over 29 million people have tried Alpha in 169 countries, and it has been translated into 112 different languages. Developed as a short course in London in 1990, Nicky Gumbel took over running Alpha and aimed it at introducing the Christian faith to the many people outside of the church who were curious. With a […]
Posted on 20. Apr, 2017 in Christian Values, Church of Ireland, Faith Groups, Retreats, Spirituality, Young people
NUA is a series of eight short films about fifteen minutes each, produced by Scripture Union Ireland. The films encourage questions, acknowledge doubt, and offer an engaging and fresh perspective on the Christian faith. Scott Evans, Church of Ireland Chaplain at UCD was one of the script writers for this series of films. Here he […]
Posted on 16. Feb, 2017 in Church of Ireland, Community, Faith Groups, Family
The Representative Church Body (RCB) Library has a small but significant collection of architectural drawings of glebe houses from various parts of the country. A glebe house is a residence provided in each parish (or parish union) for the clergy man or woman and his or her family. In the past glebe land (farm land) […]