For people who enjoy Christmas, this is a magical time of year. For those who remember or who are having a sad or painful time, this is not the most wonderful time of the year. Yet, because there are festive decorations and messages all around us, there is a pressure to be ready and to…
Category: Family & Faith
Dad’s Diary
The kids wanted to know what Christmas was like in “the olden days”, that is, when I was a boy. “Come on!” I said indignantly, “the 1980s is not the olden days!” But they insisted that it was. Time is relative, I suppose. The end of the 1980s happened over 24 years ago – over…
You don’t need a garden to get growing
Paul GarganGreen Fingers
Ongoing catechesis instilling strong faith
Mary O’Donnell meets theSyro-Malabar community in Derry
A festive piece of holly to decorate your clothes
Erin FoxTis the season to wear holly! December is here and it’s time to get out the festive clothing. A sprig of holly will add some festive cheer to any item of clothing. As festive as it may look, the prickles can be a nuisance so create your own Christmassy corsage. These felt holly leaves are…
Faith in the Family
Bairbre CahillHave you ever been in a room where the buzz of conversation grows louder and stronger and you can feel the energy in the room rise? In my work as a facilitator that is something I regularly get to be a part of. The Irish word for a facilitator is éascaitheoir – one who makes…
Red meat is nutritious in moderation
Cathal BarryThe news that global health experts had warned that bacon, ham and sausages were as big a cancer threat as cigarettes gripped the nation recently. The furore arose after the World Health Organisation (WHO) published a report on the dangers of eating processed meats. It was reported that the International Agency for Research on Cancer…
Community volunteers should be appreciated more
Courtney McGrailAn Offaly student shares her experience of completing the Pope John Paul II Gold Award
Bunclody students show their caring side
TY students Darragh Price, Conor Kehoe and Ciara Moore explain their role in the Christmas Shoebox Appeal
Dad’s Diary
Emilia’s big blue eyes shone above her joyful toothy grin as she trundled forward clumsily – walking, for the very first time. Her hands were held up in an “I surrender” posture as she merrily stumbled back and forth between her mother and I, to shrieks of delight and applause from her older siblings. She…