Mags GarganMags Gargan attends a seminar offering expert advice on how to improve health and well-being
Category: Your Faith
Children need to experience how to accept the word No!
Disappointment need not be a big deal if we are prepared for it. Regularly, when I work with people in therapy where the focus is on difficult memories, I ask the person to describe what they notice. I have often remarked at how hard it is for people to notice what happens. Frequently, people only…
Preparing your garden for the winter weather
Paul GarganOn hushed November mornings the waning border is embroidered by sugar coatings of frost and seed heads are transferred into iced confections. It’s on mornings like this that you reap the rewards for changing the way you garden in the herbacious borders as most gardeners have. The old traditional way was to cut everything down…
Celebrating the feast day of Pope St John Paul II
Erin FoxThe feast day of Saint John Paul II is coming up on Thursday, October 22. Having officially been made a saint two years ago, this will be the second time celebrating St John Paul’s feast day. Born Karol Józef Wojtyla on May 18, 1920, in Wadowice, Poland, he was the first non-Italian Pope in more…
Speaking out against injustice
Mags Gargan meets the first person to hold the new position of CORI/IMU Justice Coordinator
Faith in the Family
Bairbre CahillOctober is the month traditionally associated with Mary and many people will make a particular effort to pray the rosary this month. Any time I talk to a group of people about faith, prayer and spirituality I am struck by how many of them have memories of praying the rosary. The same is true of…
Our bodies are like machines that grow stronger with use
William RevilleScience of Life
A hibernation home for our prickly pals
With the days getting darker, playtime is reduced to indoors. The upside to the darker evenings is that you are more likely to see wild animals. Go on an adventure with a parent or guardian and see if you can spot any wild animals. It depends on where you live but animals you are most…
You are not suffering alone
Courtney McGrailDepression is terribly limiting, but the love of God is limitless and when it seems like all is lost, God’s love is still there, writes Dominic O’Reilly
Simple solutions to decorating small spaces
Decorating apartments can be tricky business. Unlike many houses, you can’t change the size of your apartment. You can, however, make the most of your space and have fun doing it. Storage space in apartments is always a major issue. Containers are a great way to store anything from clothes to Christmas decorations. These can…