Mother Teresa was once asked how she ever thought she could succeed in her mission when millions of people are starving and she was only giving food and assistance to a few thousand. Her calm response was, “God did not call me to be successful, but to be faithful”. It’s a message that all of…

“Bright flash of light marks incredible moment life begins when sperm meets egg.” This was a headline that caught my attention recently. Newspapers and science websites carried the story and all were equally clear that here, in this flash of light, was the beginning of new life. In a media world so quick to disregard…

Emma Cronin and Catherine Sutherland describe a school trip to Glenstal Abbey

What is it about grandparents? Kids love them. Nobody else –  apart from antique dealers – gives quite the same preference to age. Right from the baby stage, the bond between grandparents and grandchildren is plain for all to see.  A visitor to Earth from space could reasonably surmise that the older generation would be…

Rhubarb is the ultimate flavour for spring or early summer. From rhubarb tart and rhubarb crumble to rhubarb bellinis and rhubarb ice cream, I could cook with rhubarb until the end of days. Custard with rhubarb mellows out the sharp tangy flavour and while I love a rhubarb and custard tart, you can’t beat rhubarb…

Mairead Miller describes a school project that is giving back to the local community

Parenting Matters

“How do we know if any of this is real, if Jesus ever existed at all?” It is a challenging question but one that shouldn’t surprise us. What do we mean when we talk about Jesus? What are we actually telling our children? What do we believe ourselves? To some extent I think the problem…