This short film records the creation of the magnificent statue of St Oliver Plunkett in Armagh Cathedral which honours all those persecuted for their faith.

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Climate Generation' by Lorna Gold recounts her personal journey in coming to understand 'climate change' both as an activist and as a mother of two young boys.

Published by Veritas ISBN 9781847308412

Reviews

Lorna Gold has given all of herself to this small book. She takes us on an anguished, unflinching journey into the heart of the climate crisis, and emerges emboldened — with a radical, utterly convincing hope that we can spring into action to protect the future of everything, and everyone, we love most.’
Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything: Capitalism Vs. the Climate

‘We need more narratives on climate change so that people are encouraged to make it a personal issue in their lives. This compelling personal story of a mother and activist makes that emotional connection very well, as she wakes up to the danger her children are in and connects the dots on how to safeguard their future.’
Mary Robinson, President, Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice

‘Written by one of the planet’s most stalwart and successful climate fighters, this is a truly necessary book. If you’ve ever wondered how you could dig in and make a real difference on the greatest problem the planet faces, wonder no longer. Just read.’

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What is it like to be a chorister... ... we hear about joining up and getting started ... the value of practice ... the satisfaction of making Mass special for others ...

This video was shown in the main arena in the RDS before the Choristers performed at World Meeting of Families 2018

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A beautiful video testimony from one of Ireland's longest married couples which was shown at the World Meeting of Families 2018 in the RDS and Phoenix Park

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Dr Pat Kenny introduces us to Fr Willie Doyle SJ, who laid down his life as a martyr of charity on 16 August 1917 at the Battle of Passchendaele while serving as an Army Chaplain.

We hear that Fr Willie Doyle SJ was a man who loved God and his neighbour so much that he was willing to die to save a soul or to save a life.

For more information on the cause - https://williedoyle.org/

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Christmas message from Archbishop Dermot Farrell

Well first of all Christmas is a message of hope
Jesus came to be born among us
to bring a message of Hope
I'm always inspired and I'm humbled
by the the generosity of people towards those
who for example who are seeking refuge in our land
and towards those of this land
for whom life has been more than difficult
You can think of many people who find themselves
for example in a very difficult
or maybe at life's edge in our country
So I'm always inspired by that generosity of people
and that's how we bring the hope of the Lord to people
by generosity by reaching out to these people
and in our generosity when we give of ourselves
and our people are giving of the resources
you think of the many Charities
that people subscribe to at Christmas
Vincent de Paul Crosscare and so on
We're giving of our generosity
then Christ comes to life in us when that happens
But we're also bringing hope to those people
who find themselves on the edge
and Bethlehem when that happens is no longer far away
It's no longer a place in a distant country
and more... I suppose what the Word is
is actually taking flesh in each and every person at that stage
Christ is born in us and Christ is born among us
and that I think is really the Good News of Christmas
It's also the hope of Christmas
and it's the hope that the Christ child came to bring
So to put that a different way
the journey to Bethlehem is a journey
in some sense you might say to our neighbour
and who is my neighbour as the gospel says
Well my neighbour is all humankind with no exceptions
So it's not a journey to a land far away
I'm not journeying to Palestine to Bethlehem
but it's a journey to those who are in our streets
It's to those who are in our parishes
is to those who are in our neighbourhood
somebody who's living very close to us
and what I would pray today
is that we would have the the eyes to see Christ
in our sisters and brothers this Christmas
and may Christ be born in each and every one of us this day
because that's the way we really can celebrate
the birth of our Saviour Jesus Christ

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