Ahead of Ecumencial Bible Week, which starts this Sunday, John meets Frank Brown, Parish Pastoral Worker of the Combined Catholic Parishes of Clondalkin, in Episode 14. John asks Frank about how Ecumencial Bible Week started, and they get to grips with whether it’s possible to share the faith without being annoying, before Frank gives an…
Niamh Uí Bhriain explains why Google’s decision is a serious threat to the referendum process The three leading pro-life groups campaigning for the retention of Ireland’s constitutional protection for the unborn have called on Google to reconsider its decision to block all advertising in connection with the upcoming referendum. Speaking at a press…
In this episode, John Quinn meets Jasper Rutherford of Christ in Youth, to delve deeper into the research they commissioned, Finding Faith in Ireland. Many issues arose from the research, where young people in Ireland got to speak honestly and sincerely about their attitudes to faith today. Many of the findings offer challenges to the…
Speaking today at Dublin’s Buswells Hotel, Maria Steen of the Iona Institute showed that compared to abortion laws elsewhere in Europe, the Government proposals on a prospective abortion law are anything but restrictive.
Part 2 of the chat with Natalie Doherty (@ParishCatechist) looks at the opportunities of engaging with families during the regular sacramental moments of parish life. Natalie and Fr Michael recently decided to try a new approach around the preparation for First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion, looking to engage intentionally with the parents and families.…
Campaigning against abortion, Ade Stack tells reporters she has been a victim of sexual assault as a child, developed sepsis while pregnant, had a surprise pregnancy at the age of 45 and chose to give birth to a child who only survived for 8 months, at a LoveBoth press conference today. She is calling for…
Episode 11 of The Irish Catholic Podcast is John Quinn chatting with Natalie Doherty, a Parish Catechist in Kilnamanagh & Castleview Parish, Dublin 24 (you can find her on Twitter @ParishCatechist). In the first of a two-part conversation, John & Natalie discuss the challenges and opportunities in being a catechist in an Irish parish today,…
Katie Ascough speaks to The Irish Catholic at the launch of the LoveBoth campaign here in Dublin today.
Episode 10 of The Irish Catholic Podcast brings John Quinn into conversation with Wendy Grace & Dominic Perrem of Spirit Radio. Ahead of the World Meeting of Families, now is the time for parishes to be thinking about ways of engaging with young families. This episode looks at some practical ways parishes can create an…
An Irish Presentation Sister is the subject of a documentary – Sister India – produced by Irish film-maker, Myles O’Reilly. Sr Loreto, born Peg Houlihan near Carrick-on-Suir in Co. Tipperary in 1927, has spent 70 years teaching in India where she recently celebrated her 91st birthday. The film is currently being screened at a number…
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