When Antoinette Moynihan speaks to First Communion school children about Jesus in the Eucharist, she opens the door of the monstrance and peers through it at them. “They can see me. I tell them ‘Jesus is looking through the monstrance and He can see you’.” After explaining Eucharistic adoration, she brings them to the church…

Mags Gargan reports from a public lecture tackling some common cancer myths and the dangers they present to the public “Your body is a Ferrari car,” says Dr Robert O’Connor. “It is an unique asset, the most valuable thing you will ever have in your lifetime, and like a Ferrari, if it’s kept in good…

Wendy Grace describes the challenges of the smoothest stage of pregnancy The second trimester starts from the 14th week of pregnancy and continues until the 27th week.  During this time your baby will grow a lot, increasing in size from around 10cm to over 30cm. With your first trimester behind you, that morning (or should…

Bríd O’Meara Bríd O’Meara from Aware talks about how to build emotional resilience Resilience is a key factor in life, and something which we can all work to develop and enhance, according to Bríd O’Meara, Director of Services with Aware. “Resilience can be considered an ongoing process in life, rather than something you have or…

Tom and Madeline McCully Tom and Madeline McCully describe their marriage encounter weekend We’ve been married for 46 years, and 39 years ago our lives were transformed when we made a Marriage Encounter Weekend. We were seven years married and like many a happily married couple found ourselves in a bit of a rut. While…

Michelle McGagh Michelle McGagh describes how she saved £22,000 in just one year “You’re not buying anything? At all? For a whole year?” This is the phrase that I’ve heard a million times, usually followed by: “I could never do that!” And it’s true, most people don’t want to give up spending and treating themselves…

Stephanie Moriarty Stephanie Moriarty describes the fun of youth ministry in Cork This time last year, I was sitting at a hard desk in a freezing cold school wearing a scratchy school uniform. I was probably in class listening to my teacher prepare us for the dreaded Leaving Cert. Now, I’m sitting on the top…

Darragh McGann Darragh McGann describes how a year of loss and illness brought him back to God With the exception of two years, I have lived all of my life at home with my mother. My dad died before I reached the age of six and having been adopted as a baby, I didn’t have…

Annmarie O’Connor Taking a retreat from the internet can play a big role in reaching a happy medium in life, writes Annmarie O’Connor Mindless entertainment is a guilty pleasure – but when it creates a mental muffin top, then it’s time to cut back on the cognitive calories. A low-tech fast may appear gimmicky until…

Wendy Grace gives some pointers on how to ward off seasonal sorrows Often, at this time of year, even though we may have just spent our days counting our blessings with family and friends we can find ourselves feeling down with the ‘January blues’. Sometimes it can be referred to as SAD – Seasonal Affective…