Posted on 04. Apr, 2014 in Charity, Community, Gospel Values, Prayer, Uncategorized, Vocation
Conor Deane went out to Stillorgan to talk with Frank Bodley about his initiative to get the faithful praying for the seminarians. The initiative began in 2008 and today it has almost 4,000 people now praying with Frank for a particular seminarian without the knowledge of that seminarian until many years later and by accident […]
Posted on 27. Feb, 2014 in Faith and Justice, Prayer, Relationships, Retreats, Spiritual, Spirituality
Pat Reynolds is originally from Scotland. Here he talks of his faith journey and of his work with the youth of his parish. Catholic Parishes across Ireland are going through seismic transformations due to the lack of vocations to the Priesthood. This has meant that they are being “clustered” whereby 2 or 3 parishes are […]
Posted on 20. Feb, 2014 in Faith and Justice, Prayer
Fr John Sullivans’ father was the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and he was brought up a Protestant, although his mother was a Catholic. He converted to Catholicism at the age of 35 and entered the Jesuits 4 years later. He was ordained on July 28, 1907 in the same ceremony as Fr Doyle. Fr John […]
Posted on 12. Dec, 2013 in Death, Grief, Prayer
Kathy Sinnott is a disabilities rights campaigner and former MEP from Cork. Here she talks with Conor Deane about losing her son Kevin who was just 22. Kathy Sinnott is a mother of 9 children and an aunt guardian of her sisters 7 children. She is an ardent defender and campaigner for children’s rights and […]
Posted on 05. Dec, 2013 in Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Health, Prayer, Relationships, Suicide, Volunteering
Elma Walsh, mother of Donal Walsh who passed on long before his time, speaks bravely here with Fr Alan Neville MSC about Donal’s final message before his passing. Donal Walsh, the Kerry teenager who touched so many lives when he came to prominence through his writings and subsequent appearance on Brendan O’Connor’s ‘The Saturday Night […]
Posted on 18. Jul, 2013 in Church Teachings, Liturgy, Prayer
“Be yourself, be still and be nothing,” says Fr. Michael McCullagh CM, Spiritual Director in Maynooth College. He talks here to Miriam Gormally about prayer and how it informs his daily life. They look at different types of prayer and explore the difference between prayer, mindfulness and making petitions to God. Fr Michael says that […]
Posted on 18. Mar, 2009 in Church Teachings, Prayer
During the Lenten season, and as we approach Easter, many people think about going to Confession – the Sacrament of Reconciliation. For some it may be a difficult decision, perhaps not having been to Confession for many years. For others the word ‘sin’ can cause difficulties – Eileen Good spoke to Fr. Kevin Scallon, well […]
Posted on 04. Mar, 2009 in Prayer
This week our Reflection, St. Patrick’s Breastplate, is taken from The Glenstal Audio Book of Prayer, Calming the Storm. St. Patrick is said to have written this prayer to strengthen himself with God’s protection. For more information see www.glenstal.org
Posted on 18. Feb, 2009 in Church Teachings, Family, Prayer
This year marks the 100 anniversary of the birth of Fr. Payton – the Rosary Priest. Born in Attymass, Co. Mayo, his Rosary Crusades in the 50’s and 60’s drew millions of people. Fr. Jim Phelan, Director of the Fr. Peyton Centre in the States told Eileen Good about the celebrations planned world wide and […]
Posted on 17. Sep, 2008 in Prayer, Young people
October is missionary month and it is a time to remember those working overseas, building communities in developing countries. Jackie Pallas is the National Secretary of Missionary Children, an organisation that promotes “Children helping Children.” This year she is organising a National Day of prayer during October where children all over the world will pray […]