Michelle Burke Michelle Burke reflects on the annual Youth 2000 Christmas Retreat Amid the hustle and bustle of Christmas preparations, over 800 young people gather to prepare themselves spiritually for Christ’s coming. The annual retreat,organised by Youth 2000 in Newbridge Co. Kildare, draws hundreds of young people between 16 to 35 from all over Ireland…
Around the baptistry in our church there are beautiful wrought iron railings depicting flowing waters. In the midst of the waves there is another symbol, a spiral. The spiral is a symbol of life and energy, of growth and change. It is about being drawn back to the centre, to a place of truth and…
Casey Schmauder learns how Troubles survivor Richard Moore has coped with blindness and started a charity to help impoverished children
We’re incredibly lucky if we ever get a White Christmas in Ireland. When it snows, we’re given a whole range of festive outdoor activities to enjoy such as skiing or sleighing. But even if there’s no snow this year, you will enjoy making this little sleigh to hang on your Christmas tree or to prop…
John Reid explores the challenges of Christmas as experienced by more and more people
I was in a bit of a panic the other day when I realised how close it was to Christmas. While my children love counting how many sleeps until the big celebration, these festive countdowns make me break out in a cold sweat. Christmas expectations and the pressures to please everyone seem to banish any…
After the hustle and bustle of Christmas, it can be very therapeutic and uplifting to get out into the garden in January. The garden itself is a skeleton of its usual, colourful, vibrant self. This makes it easy to see and reach the bits that need attention. Give wisteria its winter pruning now. It's pruned…
Gena Heraty talks to Greg Daly about making a difference in Haiti
Chicken pox is a grim rite of passage for kids. In my family, we even have photos of my brothers and I proudly showing off our spotty backs. Indeed, one of my earliest memories is finding this strange crop of itchy spots all over. Last week, it was the turn of our children to undergo…
Audrey Craven describes her personal journey to empower herself against migraine
Bairbre Cahill
Courtney McGrail
Erin Fox
Maria Byrne
Paul Gargan
Greg Daly