Posted on 24. Dec, 2015 in Christian Values, Community, Faith and Justice, Prayer, Vocation
Thomas Merton was a writer, mystic, monk, poet, social activist and student of comparative religion. He was fascinated by Eastern Spirituality and met with the Dalia Lama who said he considered himself one of [Thomas Merton’s] Buddhist brothers. John Cooney, journalist and broadcaster has had a long time fascination with Thomas Merton and has written about […]
Posted on 19. Nov, 2015 in Christian Values, Faith Groups, Grief, Prayer
Conor Deane was invited to the first Armagh Diocesan Charismatic Weekend in the Servite Priory, Benburb in Co. Tyrone where all the charismatic prayer groups from within the diocese and further afield gathered for the first time this century. Members of the National [Charismatic] Service Committee were also present. The event was facilated by “The 12” […]
Posted on 05. Nov, 2015 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Prayer
The one minute daily reflective Angelus broadcast on RTÉ One is one of Ireland’s longest-running programmes, having been aired daily at 6.00pm since the inception of RTÉ television in 1962. The images that have been broadcast along with the chimes have also been changing and are set to change again. RTÉ One has designated one slot […]
Posted on 03. Sep, 2015 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Prayer
Sacred Space was the first website to explore the idea of praying online. Based on scripture readings it allows people time to reflect and pray. It was the brain child of Alan McGuckian SJ who saw an opportunity in the web to bring reflection to people’s lives. He explained to Pat Coyle how the Jesuit […]
Posted on 12. Feb, 2015 in Church Teachings, Lent, Prayer, Uncategorized
Lent is a time of preparation for the death of Christ on Good Friday and His Resurrection on Easter Sunday. Starting Wednesday, February 18th, it is a time when people make a renewed attempt to be better Christians and to understand their religion better. Thanks to Stephen Fry’s outburst, religion and God have been much […]
Posted on 11. Apr, 2014 in Chaplaincy, Missionary, Prayer, Working Abroad
Conor Deane went to speak with Fr. Cornelius a Vincentian priest who lives in Castleknock who is here to minister to the wider African Catholic communities that reside in Dublin. Fr. Cornelius is like so many Africans now living in Ireland in the way that they seek to contribute to the richness of Irish culture, daily […]
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 […]