Bairbre CahillI am involved in producing a resource for families called Seeds of Faith. You can find it on www.godfaithandfamilylife.wordpress.com The theme we have been looking at this month is baptism. Baptism is never a private matter because in Baptism we become part of a faith community and that brings challenges and responsibilities with it. If…
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Exploring Catholicism creatively
Courtney McGrailCatholics have an edge, because we are a sacramental people, writes Laura Cullen
Some flowers for St Thérèse of Lisieux
Erin FoxThe feast of St Thérèse of Lisieux is next week on October 1. St Thérèse was a Carmelite nun and is also known as the “little flower” which is why the rose is usually the associated symbol with her. Born in 1873, Thérèse Martin had a very short life, dying at the age of 24.…
Dating in the digital age
Wendy GraceDating apps are encouraging our increasingly shallow culture to place most value on appearance, writes Wendy Grace
Parents’ primary task is to build security and resilience
“I strongly believe that awareness really is the beginning of wisdom”, writes Dr Colm Humphries
Time to plan a thorough tidy-up before winter
Paul GarganWhen October arrives the trees start to take on firey hues and light up the countryside like torches leading us towards winter. Continue cutting your lawn even though grass growth has slowed. Growth will continue when the weather is good and the soil temperatures stay above the critical six degrees Celsius. Towards the end of…
A man on a mission
Mags GarganMags Gargan meets Ireland’s new Lay Mission Coordinator
Dad’s Diary
There is no better way to get away than to fire up a motorcycle and to make for the horizon. My bike is normally used for the dreary purpose of commuting to work. Today, however, I would be taking it to Ireland’s Atlantic coast. I had been hankering after a deep draught of the west of…
A crafty blackbird brooch
Carry around your own pet bird with this black bird brooch. Use any patterned material you like for the bird wing. If you’re pinning the brooch to a favourite coat or jumper, choose colours to coordinate your clothes. Make a different brooch for each season of the year, choosing colours to complement the seasons. An…
New technology can make life more difficult
William RevilleIn 1930, in a beautifully written essay ‘Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren’, the famous economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that within 100 years we would all be working a 15-hour week because of advances in technology, industrialisation and mechanisation. Alas, 85 years later, the reality for many of us is that advances in computing,…