Posted on 14. Jan, 2016 in Community, Family, Working Abroad
More and more Irish people are living abroad creating new homes and communities. Josepha Smith is currently living in Australia and returned over Christmas to visit her family. She talks about the migrant experience, the trials of living between two cultures and how Ireland will always be home. Miriam Gormally began by asking her whether […]
Posted on 05. Nov, 2015 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Family, Gospel Values
Last week, we looked at the response of We are Church to the recent Synod on the family. They were largely disappointed by the Synod feeling that it continued to exclude groups whom they felt should no longer be marginalised. This week we hear from Cathal Barry, journalist with the Irish Catholic who was over in […]
Posted on 29. Oct, 2015 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Christian Values, Family, Sexuality, Young people
We are Church Ireland declared themselves very disappointed with the final report by Catholic Bishops meeting in Rome over the past three weeks on the issue of the family in contemporary society. The report ‘s 94 paragraphs indicate that the majority of the voting Bishops do not favour change either in the teaching or discipline of the […]
Posted on 10. Sep, 2015 in Charity, Church Teachings, Community, Economy, Family, Grief, Immigrants, Young people
The sight of the body of Alyan Kurdi, the drowned boy who was tragically washed up onto a Turkish beach, highlighted the extent of the refuge crisis. His image spawned sympathy and outrage at the lack of help being offered to Syrian refuges by developing nations. His family were fleeing IS, trying to reach relations […]
Posted on 10. Sep, 2015 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Community, Faith and Justice, Family, Gospel Values, Humanitarian Aid
Following on from the need to respond to the terrible tragedy that is being faced by refuges fleeing their country, Fr. Alan Hilliard, member of the Irish Episcopal Council for Emigrants talked about the Church’s teachings on emigrants and how there is a need for the church to preach a radical new message of welcoming […]
Posted on 24. Aug, 2015 in Family, Relationships
Carmel Wynne is an acclaimed life coach, actor, broadcaster, columnist and a master practitioner in Neuro-linguistic programming. Her book ‘Coaching – The Key to Unlocking your Potential’ invites people to understand that self-wareness and belief in yourself are the keys to achieving excellence and any outcome you want. Carmel has recently become a grandmother and […]
Posted on 14. May, 2015 in Cancer, Christian Values, Family, Health
A Girl Interrupted is a book by Brenda Drumm about her life and Faith journey with Multiple Myeloma, a treatable, but incurable cancer of the bone marrow. Based on diary entries, cards and memories, she tells the story of how she was diagnosed and how that changed life for her and her family forever. Releasing […]
Posted on 12. Mar, 2015 in Christian Values, Faith and Justice, Family, Relationships, Weddings and Marriage
This coming May, the people of Ireland will be asked to decide whether the following new wording should be added to the Constitution: ‘Marriage may be contracted in accordance with law by two persons without distinction as to their sex.’ Faith in Marriage Equality is a group of religious people who have come together to […]
Posted on 26. Feb, 2015 in Christian Values, Family
Ireland will make history in May 2015 when it becomes the first country to hold a referendum on gay marriage. Civil partnerships came into law in January 2011 in Ireland, but the provisions fall far short of marriage conditions. This coming May, the people of Ireland will be asked to decide whether the following new […]
Posted on 08. Jan, 2015 in Conflict, Crime, Family, Married Couples
The extra stress of the Christmas Season is unfortunatley one of the times when incidence and severity of domestic violence increases. However, under pressure with trying to hold it all together for their families, women often don’t look for help until the New Year. Margaret Martin, Director of Women’s Aid talked about the aftermath of […]