Reflection – Hands
Posted on 29. Dec, 2005 in Christmas, Relationships
Hands are what make humans special. Here Brenda Drumm reads a piece entitled “Hands” from “Is it about a bicycle” by Oliver Crilly.
Reflection
Posted on 14. Dec, 2005 in Advent, Seasons of the Church Year
Anne Thurston recite Charles Causley’s “Balled of the Bread Man” which describes the visit of the angel Gabriel to Mary.
Great Music for Christmas
Posted on 14. Dec, 2005 in Christmas, Music, Seasons of the Church Year
We hear many wonderful pieces of music over the Christmas period. Here Ted Courtney, a lover of choral music, selects a number of lovely pieces that he feels represent Christmas.
St Vincent de Paul
Posted on 14. Dec, 2005 in Christmas, Poverty, Seasons of the Church Year
Mairead Bushnell, a volunteer with St. Vincent De Paul, and regional president for the Cork Area, speaks about the tremendous work that the society does, not just at Christmas, but all year round. She begins by telling Andrew McCarthy about the kind of assistance they give to the poor at Christmas.
Muslims at Christmas
Posted on 14. Dec, 2005 in Christmas
We assume everybody celebrates Christmas, but that is not always the case. There is a significant number of people of different religions that don’t celebrate Christmas. Miriam talked with two Muslim women, Lorraine O’Connor and Sarah Heffen, who had been Irish Catholics, but were now Muslim. She asked them what it was like being Muslim […]
My Christmas
Posted on 14. Dec, 2005 in Christmas, Seasons of the Church Year
TV presenter Mary Kennedy talks to Eileen Good about what Christmas means to her. She talks about her Christmas as a child and how it has somewhat changed since the death of her mother on December 23rd three years ago. She discusses the importance of taking nothing for granted and being aware of others who […]
Working at Christmas
Posted on 14. Dec, 2005 in Christmas, Mental Health, Seasons of the Church Year
Having a member of family in care can be traumatising especially at Christmas. Michael O’Connor works with adults with severe disabilities, physical and mental. Most of them stay in care even over Christmas and this year Michael will be working with them. Miriam asked him how many of their families collect them to take them […]
Christmas in the Congo
Posted on 14. Dec, 2005 in Christmas, Seasons of the Church Year
Egide Dhara speaks to Eileen Good about celebrating Christmas in the Congo. He explains that Christmas mass there is very different to mass in Ireland and it includes lots of singing and dancing and could last up to 3 hours. He describes another large celebration on December 31st where people come together and pray for […]
Explain the 12 Days of Christmas
Posted on 14. Dec, 2005 in Christmas, Mass, Seasons of the Church Year
Barney McGuckian SJ talks about the 16th and 17th centuries when it was an insult to Queen Elizabeth to attend Mass. He runs through the ’12 Days of Christmas’ and explains how they contained coded language in order to inform people about Mass they could attend in secret in order to avoid punishment. In: “Well […]
ICPO-Family Member in Prison
Posted on 14. Dec, 2005 in Christmas, Crime, Family
Christmas is a time when family get together. However for some families, not everybody is able to come together. Sadly some families have members serving prison sentences overseas. Miriam Gormally met with Kay, whose son is in prison abroad. Miriam also talked with Grainne Prior from the ICPO, the Irish Commission for Prisoners overseas about […]