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 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 02. Sep, 2009 in Family, Grandparents, Irish - knock, Lough Derg, Croagh Patrick, Pilgrimage, Relationships
Being a grandparent is becoming more difficult. And when it comes to faith, it can be very complicated. Many grandparents see that their children are not being raised in the Faith that meant so much to them. Catherine Wiley is organising a Grandparent’s pilgrimage in September to Knock taking place on the 13th of September. […]
Posted on 26. Nov, 2008 in Grief, Relationships
How do we remember loved ones who have passed away or describe them to future children? Inlovingmemory.ie is a website which allows family members to create an online space for those who have died. Families can share thoughts, prayers, and memories of the deceased, or even light a candle. Miriam Gormally met Hugh O’Donnell the […]
Posted on 29. Oct, 2008 in Family, Relationships
What are family mealtimes like in your home? Is it the time when various family members pop their individual meals into the microwave and retreat to their own corner of the house? Or is it the time when family members gather together to eat, talk and share their experiences of the day – research shows […]
Posted on 17. Sep, 2008 in Death, Grief, Relationships, Uncategorized
Founder of Kairos Communications in Maynooth, Fr. Michael Melvin SVD died just last week. Kairos Productions has for many years collaborated with RTE in the production of Religious Programmes, and with TG4 in the producing many fine documentaries. His friend and co-worker, former editor of Religious Programmes in RTE Fr. Dermod McCarthy, gave Eileen Good […]
Posted on 23. Jul, 2008 in Community, Relationships, Young people
Wouldn’t the world be a better place if we all tried to be kind to at least one other person? This is the message of Reggie Dabbs, Pastor and motivational speaker. He has inspired people from all over the world with his message of respect and kindness and his vision of creating a better world. […]
Posted on 28. May, 2008 in Achievement, Relationships
John Moriarty died at his home near the Horses’s Glen at the foot of Mangerton mountain Killarney, on June 1st 2007. A prolific author, he was born in Kerry in 1938 and following his education in Kerry and UCD – where he was a student of Cardinal Desmond Connells’ – he taught in the University […]
Posted on 06. Feb, 2008 in Relationships, Weddings and Marriage
Accord, the marriage advice agency are putting together a handout for couples preparing for marriage. It details all the paperwork and administration that needs to be done for the ceremony. They are bringing it out for Valentine’s Day and Miriam Gormally asked Stephen Cummins, director of Marriage Education how a long term commitment like marriage […]
Posted on 09. Jan, 2008 in Church Teachings, Community, Relationships
Oblate priest Fr. Charlie Burrows is parish priest in Cilacap in Indonesia – a country which is 96% Islamic. Fr. Charlie believes that the way forward in such a situation is “…for change of heart on all sides if there is to be progress in inter-faith dialogue and for all religions to become vessels of […]