Posted on 30. May, 2007 in Faith and Justice, Pilgrimage, Relationships
It’s pilgrimage time and many Irish people would like to consider a visit to the Holy Land. However they are concerned about travelling there and when they get there, are often perplexed by the diversity of faiths they encounter in the most sacred of places. Daniel Rossing directs a Centre for Jewish Christian Relations in […]
Posted on 26. May, 2007 in Achievement, Family, Relationships
As part of an ongoing series of special projects, this year the Irish Hospice Foundation has produced ‘Lifestory.’ This new book has been created to enable you to begin the process of compiling your own ‘Lifestory,’ it offers you the guidance and inspiration needed to delve into the memories and the history of your family […]
Posted on 16. May, 2007 in Discrimination, Family, Relationships
As well as being an activist Mamo is also a poet. Here she reads one of her Poems, “A Woman of Age” first giving a brief background regarding her thoughts on writing it.
Posted on 16. May, 2007 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Feminism/Women in the Church, Relationships
The Visitation of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth is one of the great moments recorded in Mary’s life – two women meeting at a very special time in their lives, fulfilling the prophecies. Helen Gallivan, author of ‘The Temple Within: The Rosary, The Bible and the Inner Journey’ told Eileen Good about the significance of […]
Posted on 16. May, 2007 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Media, Relationships
The Sacred Heart Messenger is 118 years old and still going strong. Traditionally, the month of June is the month dedicated to devotion to the Sacred Heart with a nine day Novena finishing on the Feast of the Sacred Heart on June 15th. This year, for the first time, the Novena is available on CD […]
Posted on 16. May, 2007 in Community, Different abilities, Relationships
A mother of 11 children, Mamo McDonald is well known in Ireland and beyond for her leadership of the Irish Country Women’s Association in the 1980s. She has been involved with Age & Opportunity since it was first set up in 1987 and is currently involved in the Bealtaine project, where the arts are celebrated. […]
Posted on 18. Apr, 2007 in Achievement, Relationships
The Gold Gaisce award is the top President’s prize given to people who have made a significant difference in the lives of others and have challenged themselves in the area of their own personal achievement. Áine O’Donoghue, from Rathmore Co. Kerry recently received this prize. Miriam Gormally phoned Áine asking her why she decided to […]
Posted on 18. Apr, 2007 in Art, Book Reviews, Different abilities, Relationships
“Face On” is a book about disability arts in Ireland and beyond. It features a collection of writings and an eclectic mix of readings, poetry, performance and film, exploring disability and deaf arts and culture in an Irish context. The pieces give honest and often humorous accounts of artists’ personal experiences of disability in terms […]
Posted on 18. Apr, 2007 in Community, Relationships
Gort is a small town in south County Galway that has been transformed over the last ten years by the arrival of a large community of Brazilians. Currently over a third of the community are now Brazilian and the numbers continue to grow. Miriam Gormally met Seán Mullins the owner of O’Grady’s, the local pub […]
Posted on 18. Apr, 2007 in Faith and Justice, Relationships, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Vocation
It’s just over two years ago since we saw those amazing scenes in St. Peter’s Square in Rome when we witnessed first the funeral of John Paul 11 and later on, the election of Pope Benedict the sixteenth who has just celebrated his 80th birthday. John Paul II was 84 when he died – a […]