Courtney McGrailGráinne Treanor
A former lecturer in moral theology at Mater Dei Institute of Education in Dublin, where she earned her PhD in 2003, and in medical ethics at Trinity College, Dublin, Dr Treanor was a secondary school teacher for six years before entering the higher education sector.
In conjunction with Cardinal Dolan’s homilies on ‘Faith & Family’, Dr Treanor will be leading workshops on ‘Faith at the Kitchen Table’.
Rise of the Roses
Formally launched by Archbishop Eamon Martin at a St Brigid’s Day Mass for consecrated life in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh, Rise of the Roses has its roots in the 2012 Eucharistic Congress and in Tyrone’s Michaela Foundation.
Dedicated to encouraging young women to say ‘yes’ to God’s call, whatever it may be, the movement is about “young people ministering to young people, from the bottom up”, according to Lisa O’Hare, one of its founders.
Since June 13, Rise of the Roses has been touring Ireland, visiting a different women’s religious community each Saturday, and Saturday August 15 will see them rounding off their national tour with a visit to Knock Shrine.
As Eamon Martin speaks that day on the Biblical mandate ‘You are a Consecrated Nation, a People Set Apart’, so the Roses will be bringing their experiences and observations of the summer to the table in addressing the question ‘Consecrated Life – Does it Matter?’
Harry Casey
With Bishop Kevin Doran preaching on Sunday afternoon on the theme ‘Always and Everywhere Giving Thanks – The Gift of Family’, and with Accord national chaplain Fr Peter Murphy speaking on Sunday evening on ‘Marriage and Family: A Mission of Faith and Love’, Harry Casey is an obvious choice to lead that day’s workshops.
Executive Administrator of Commissions and Agencies at Accord, the Church’s national marriage preparation and counselling service, where he started work in January 2012, Meath-based Mr Casey is married with four children. Educated in Maynooth and Rome, prior to working with the Bishops’ Conference, Mr Casey taught Religion, English and History at St Patrick’s Classical School, Navan, Co Meath.
He will be chairing workshops on ‘Nurturing Hope and Harmony – Caring for Marriage in the Family’.
Fiona McCarthy
The Masses in which Pieta House founder Joan Freeman will talk on ‘The Pieta Way – The Act of Caring in Families’ will be preceded by workshops run by the Knock Counselling Centre’s Fiona McCarthy on ‘Family Life: Living with Compassion’.
The Knock Counselling Centre was established in 1988, and provides high quality, low cost counselling services for individuals and couples, as well as providing after-school guidance counselling and support for young people aged 12 – 18. The centre also provides a drop-in service where pilgrims or others can come in on a once-off basis to talk confidentially about personal difficulties.
Monica Morley
Knock itself is central to the homilies of Friday, August 21, with Fr Richard Gibbons preaching on ‘Knock – a Sign of Hope’ and Archbishop Michael Neary’s homily being entitled ‘Knock Shrine Society – a Witness to Service’, so it’s fitting that the shrine’s family centre director Monica Morley will be leading that day’s workshops on ‘Knock – a Place that Welcomes Families’.
For many years Ms Morley has co-hosted the popular ‘Faith Alive’ show on MidWest Radio, first with Fr Colm Kilcoyne and now with Fr Brendan Hoban. More recently, Ms Morley has taken on the role of Volunteers Co-ordinator at Knock Shrine, where she organises various Faith and Family related workshops and talk aimed to supporting family life.
Workshop Schedule:
Friday, August 14 – 12.00 noon and 6.00 pm
at St John’s Rest & Care Centre
Gráinne Treanor, Knock parishioner and former lecturer in Moral Theology
‘Faith at the Kitchen Table’.
Saturday, August 15 – 12.00 noon and 6.00 pm
at the Prayer Guidance Centre
Rise of the Roses, vocations promotion group
‘Consecrated Life – Does it Matter?’.
Sunday, August 16 – 12.00 noon and 6.00 pm
at the Prayer Guidance Centre
Harry Casey, Executive Admin. of Communion and Agencies, Accord.
‘Nurturing Harmony and Hope – Caring for Marriage in the Family’.
Monday, August 17 – 12.00 noon and 6.00 pm
at St John’s Rest & Care Centre
Peter Sutherland, UN Special Rep. for International Migration
‘Our Responsibility towards the Human Family’.
Tuesday, August 18 – 12.00 noon and 6.00 pm
at St John’s Rest & Care Centre
Kate Liffey, National Director of Catechics
‘Passing on the Faith in Family – What’s the Plan?’.
Wednesday, August 19 – 12.00 noon and 6.00 pm
at the Prayer Guidance Centre
Fiona McCarthy, Knock Counselling Centre
‘Family Life: Living with Compassion’.
Thursday, August 20 – 12.00 noon and 6.00 pm
at St John’s Rest & Care Centre
John F. Deane, award-winning Mayo poet.
‘Realising Mary – Faith and Family’.
Friday, August 21 – 12.00 noon and 6.00 pm
at St John’s Rest & Care Centre
Monica Morley, Director of Family Centre, Knock
‘Knock – a Place that Welcomes Families’.
Saturday, August 22 – 12.00 noon and 6.00 pm
at St John’s Rest & Care Centre
Dan O’Connell, lecturer , University of Limerick
‘Grow in Love – the New Religious Education Programme for Primary Schools’.