Posted on 31. Oct, 2007 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Spirituality, Technology
November is a month when we get a sense of the encroaching darkness and death in the natural world. It is also a time traditionally when we pray for the dead. And in this age of technology, prayer comes in the form of a website. Miriam Gormally met Piaras Jackson who works with the Jesuit […]
Posted on 19. Sep, 2007 in Church Teachings, Festivals, Spirituality
On the 24th of September, 11,000 Sisters of Mercy and their friends and colleagues around the world will celebrate Mercy Day. This is the day on which Catherine McAuley, founder of the Mercy Sisters first opened the House of Mercy in Baggot Street, Dublin. Miriam Gormally met Caitlin Conneely, a mercy Sister currently working there […]
Posted on 25. Jul, 2007 in Faith and Justice, Festivals, Spirituality
The Dun Laoghaire Festival of World Cultures will take place during the last weekend in August, bringing together people from all around the country to celebrate the cultural diversity of Ireland. Christine Clear, author and teacher will be at this year’s festival. She will be giving people a sacred space in the form of a […]
Posted on 27. Jun, 2007 in Book Reviews, Church Teachings, Spirituality
The search for the mystery of God as revealed in creation and in human beings has been a life long preoccupation of Enda McDonagh, one of the most eminent theologians of our time. Theologian and author Catherine McCann told Eileen Good why she read his latest book ‘Immersed in Mystery.’
Posted on 30. May, 2007 in Environment, Retreats, Spirituality
It’s that time of year when the garden beckons – even to those of us who don’t ever take up a rake or hoe! A garden with a difference is Catherine McCann’s garden in Glenmalure Valley, in Co. Wicklow – a place when people are encouraged to go and relax, reflect and maybe even pray […]
Posted on 30. May, 2007 in Community, Faith and Justice, Pilgrimage, Spirituality
This is a season for pilgrimage, but while many pilgrimages have become a fairly easygoing holiday with some devotions, Brendan McManus, a Jesuit working as editor of AMDG express, decided to go for a real challenge. He chose to walk the route of Ignatius Loyola, on his own spiritual journey, who went from Loyola in […]
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 […]
Posted on 07. Feb, 2007 in Cancer, Chronic illness, Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Health, Spirituality
Pope John Paul the second instituted World Day of Prayer for Sick People in 1992 when he set aside February 11, Feast of our Lady of Lourdes, as a day of prayer for the sick and for those who care for them. The day has continued to be celebrated annually. The theme for this year […]
Posted on 07. Feb, 2007 in Church Teachings, Saints, Spirituality
This time last year, the relics of St. Claude la Colombiere toured the country to great attendances everywhere. A Frenchman, he was a Jesuit priest, ordained in 1669 and regarded as one of the most gifted orators of his time. He was Spiritual Director to St. Margaret Mary and she understood him to be Christ’s […]
Posted on 24. Jan, 2007 in Faith and Justice, Relationships, Spirituality
We’re already heading into the hearts / chocolates /roses/balloons/teddy bears season – yes, Valentine’s Day with all its commercial madness is almost upon us and we are being lured into believing that we can only show love or be loved by purchasing the trappings being offered. But there is another way – Christine Clear is […]