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This week on the 3R tape we have two separate interviews that touch on the peace process and the role of Ecumenism. The first interview is with Rev. Donald English, President of the World Methodist Council, whilst the second is with Canon Nicholas Frayling, the Anglican Rector of Liverpool, and author of the book Pardon and Peace.     We also take a look at missionary work, both from the Lay Missionary's perspective, and from the viewpoint of the Columban Fathers who have recently opened a Mission Awareness centre in Navan.  There is also an interview with Taoiseach, John Bruton on the role of primary education in our Crossways segment.

Side One:

1.  Crossways: News in the Church and the World. In our main report Deirdre Quinn (Radio Kilkenny) speaks with Taoiseach, John Bruton about the role of primary education. The news is read by Liam Greene, SJ and Elaine Comerford.

Time: 5.37

2.  Rev. Donald English:  Rev. Donald English is President of the World Methodist Council. On a recent visit to Dublin he spoke Peter Scally and gave his views on a number of issues including the Methodist role in the Peace Process and Ecumenism. Peter began by asking about the job itself  - was it like being a Methodist Pope?

In: (English) "No, not at all...................our Lord would honour really." Out: (English) Time: 6.17

3.  Ecumenical Lessons from Liverpool:  For many years, the city of Liverpool, with its large Irish population, was bitterly divided on sectarian lines. A lot of progress has been made in recent years, bringing about what some people call the 'Mersey Miracle'. Canon Nicholas Frayling, whose book on reconciliation in Ireland, Pardon and Peace, was published recently, is the Anglican Rector of Liverpool. He spoke to Martin Browne about the work of the Liverpool City-Centre Ecumenical Team and suggested that similar initiatives might help combat sectarian division on the island of Ireland.

In: (Browne) "Tell me a little bit.............real significance to say." Out: (Frayling) Time: 4.12

4.   Changes in Irish Society and Church: This is the second in a series of interviews with Fr. Diarmuid Ó Murchú, MSC, who has recently returned to live in Ireland having been away for 10 years.  This time round he begins with his impressions of Irish Society in general.

In: (Ó Murchú)  "Well, firstly in the.........isn't with the lay people." Out: (Ó Murchú) Time: 4.27

5.   Br. Alberic Turner: During this interview with Br. Alberic Turner, a Cistercian monk from Moone, Co. Kildare, we see the human face of the enclosed monk. Kathleen Dooris RSM begins by asking if he has any quick answers to the kind of suffering inflicted on the family of Josephine Dollard who mysteriously disappeared in the locality recently.

In: (Dooris) "Br. Alberic, when I was.............we all see through it at 45." Out (Turner) Time: 6.29

Side Two:

1.   Lay Missionary in Brazil:  Margaret Lee is a Primary School Teacher who has worked for six years as a Lay Missionary in Brazil. At the moment she is studying for the Diploma in Pastoral Studies in the Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy. Maeve O'Reilly, SSL asked her how she came to go to Brazil.

In: (Lee) "Well, it's a short.............It was a wonderful experience." Out: (Lee) Time: 4.12

2.   Religious Orders: The End?:   Fr. Noel Barber SJ, is editor of Studies, and serves as a Judge in the Marriage Appeal Tribunal of Ireland. He recently gave a lecture on the subject Religious Orders: The End? The lecture was a programme of The Gerard Manley Hopkins Society, a national arts organisation. Fr. Barber SJ spoke to Elaine Comerford about the crisis experienced by religious orders.

In: (Comerford) "Fr. Barber, ................ecclesiastical" Out: (Barber)  Time: 3.20

3.   Adoption:   In recent months we have heard much about adoption, adopted people searching for their birth mothers and the difficulties of accessing information. The issue is more complex than simply finding information. In this interview Hazel Douglas, a social worker with PACT Adoption Agency and a spokesperson for the Council of Irish Adoption Agencies talks to Marie Stuart RSM about the difficulties for all involved when an adopted person goes in search of their birth mother.

In: (Douglas) "Well, from the point of ...........going to be successful." Out: (Douglas) Time:  6.21

4.   Mission Awareness:   Last year the Columbans opened a Mission Awareness Centre in Dalgan Park, Navan. In this interview Fr. Pat Raleigh (pronounced Rawley) talks to Marie Stuart RSM about what the Columbans have learned from their missionary work over the years and the ways that they are now trying to bring back, and share, that learning  with Irish people.

In: (Raleigh) "A year ago we opened.........deeper care of our earth." Out (Raleigh) Time:  5.40

5.  Marie Barrett:  Have you ever wondered what it would be like to find that  a member of your family had committed a serious crime? How would you face the neighbours? How would you face your family? Many families have had to cope with that situation in recent times as violent crime increases around the country. In this interview Marie Barrett, writer and broadcaster in the field of Education, talks to Marie Stuart, RSM about coping with this.

In: (Barrett) "I would first of all say............a tough trial ahead." Out: (Barrett) Time:  6.01

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