Erin FoxWho says Christmas crafts have to end at Christmas? Coming up to the epiphany, make these Three Wise Men dolls to tell the story of how they came to Bethlehem. The feast of the epiphany is in just a few days and celebrates the arrival of the Magi, otherwise known as the Three Wise Men. …
Category: Your Faith
Offering positive alternatives to alcohol
Mags GarganMags Gargan attends the national conference of the No Name Club, an alcohol-free youth initiative
Children are able to sense conflict without seeing it
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…
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
Make your own personalised Christmas jumper
With Christmas jumpers becoming more and more popular every year, the selection in designs grows too. You can have whichever Christmas jumper design you like when you make it yourself. Create your own personalised festive jumper by getting crafty with an old sweater. Think of your favourite thing about Christmas, whether it’s the Christmas tree,…
Open your ears
Courtney McGrailListening to someone is a most powerful gift and the gateway to building healthy relationships, writes Marian Byrne
Modern pressures on the traditional family
William RevilleMost people would agree that the family is the most important and fundamental unit in society. The traditional family based on marriage is coming under severe pressure and an increasing number of alternative family models now exist. There is considerable evidence that the traditional family offers the best environment in which to rear children, despite…
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…