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3rproductions@tinet.ieTape Date: 30th October 1996
On this week's 3R tape we have a piece on the controversial new Children's Bill, and a news item on the current crisis in Eastern Zaire. We look at the new package on faith formation for schoolchildren, Alive-O, and we have interviews with the new Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland the Most Revd. Seán Brady, and the Egyptian Greek Orthodox mystic, Vassula Ryden.
Side One:
Crossways: News in the Church and the World. In this week's main report, Elaine Comerford speaks to Collette Craven, a Rwandese national working with Trócaire. Collette, who is married to an Irishman and lives in Tullamore, tells us of the seriousness of the current fighting in Eastern Zaire. The news is read by Alan McGuckian, S.J, and Elaine Comerford.
Time: 5.40
Why Hope?: Many people find it difficult to have any hope at all in the face of the many difficulties confronting them individually and facing society as a whole. Fr. Dermot Lane, Parish Priest of Balally in Dublin and President of the Mater Dei Institute of Education, has recently published a book entitled Keeping Hope Alive (Gill and Macmillan, £10.99 in paperback). In the second of two interviews, Martin Browne asked him why we should have hope.
In (Browne) "Three of the great virtues......the Christian community." Out (Lane)
Alive-O: When the country's primary schools reopened at the start of September, junior infant pupils were introduced to a new religion programme, Alive-O, the first presentation of the Children of God series in over a decade. At a time when the Catholic Church's image with regard to children has been badly tarnished, Alive-O is a positive statement of the Church's commitment to children. Maura Hyland, author of the programme talked to Lorcan Brennan about the introduction of Alive-O and about the importance of parents and teachers working together in the area of faith formation.
In (Brennan) "Maura could you tell me........the work they do" Out (Hyland)
Lay School Chaplain: Pauline Coakley, a member of a large family from Mallow, spent one year in the RTC in Cork after her Leaving Cert. before she went on to train for primary teaching. She now works as a chaplain to the students in a boy's secondary school, Coláiste Chríost RT, Cork. Marie Stuart, RSM, talked to her about her job and how she came to be a school chaplain. Marie first asked her about her training.
In (Coakley) "I had searched around........back into that area." Out (Coakley)
Children's Bill: The Government is currently working on The Children's Bill, which will deal with all children's justice issues. This Bill has not yet been published, although some elements of it have been leaked to the media. The main points of the Bill are: 1. The introduction of a curfew for young people charged with criminal offences. 2. The raising of the age of criminal responsibility from 7 to 10 years. This will be reviewed periodically, until it has been raised to 12 years. 3. This Bill will apply to all children under 18 who have committed offences. 4. The introduction of a new children's court which will deal with all issues arising from the Child Care Act. 5. The attendance of a child's parents or guardians in court.
Fr. Peter McVerry, SJ, has worked with homeless children and children who have committed criminal offences for many years. He spends much of his time in the Children's Court offering support to both children and families. Elaine Comerford asked him what his concerns about the forthcoming Bill are.
In (McVerry) " Now, I would have.........before it gets better." Out (McVerry)
Side Two:
Archbishop Brady: On this Sunday, November 3rd, the Most Revd. Seán Brady will be installed as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland at a ceremony in Saint Patrick's Cathedral in Armagh city. Martin Browne went to meet Archbishop Brady recently. They spoke about Dr. Brady's hopes and fears, his concerns for the Church at this time and a bit about the Archbishop himself.
In (Browne) "Archbishop, you've moved.......a bit disappointed!" Out (Brady)
Solitude: In tune with Celtic Irish spirituality and the wisdom of the people, Fr. John O'Donohue has just brought out a series of six tapes. In this interview he talks to Marie Stuart, RSM, about the reason for the tapes and the topics covered. He also reflected on how we come to terms with our own solitude as he talked about the first talk/tape Your Solitude is Luminous. John is a theologian, philosopher, poet, well known broadcaster and lecturer in Archaeology and Communications.
In (Stuart) " John, a set of tapes...................flow of your life." Out (O'Donnohue)
Challenges facing the Church: Dolores Leckey works with the National Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington. She is executive director of the secretariat for Family, Laity, Women and Youth. When she was in Ireland during the summer Marie Stuart, RSM, asked her about the challenges she sees facing the church at present.
In (Stuart) "Dolores as you can see...........relevant to the Church" Out (Leckey)
Call to Holiness: "Called and Gifted for the Third Millennium" is a document published by the American Catholic Bishops Conference on the Apostolate of Laity. It has four main sections, The Call to Holiness, The Call to Community, The Call to Mission and Ministry, and The Call to Christian Maturity. Marie Stuart, RSM, asked Dolores Leckey, who works for the American Bishops Conference, about the Call to Holiness.
In (Stuart) "One of the sections...........better and more loving way." Out (Leckey)
Vassula Ryden: Vassula Ryden is an Egyptian Greek Orthodox woman. For over ten years now, she claims that she has been receiving dictation daily from Jesus. Several volumes of these messages have been published under the title True Life in God. Her spiritual director is an Irish priest, Fr. Michael O'Carroll, CSSp. Last year, the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a notification to the world's Bishops, asking them not to promote or encourage Vassula and concluding that her writings were not heavenly revelations, but merely private meditations. Vassula was in Dublin recently and she spoke to Martin Browne.
In (Browne) "Vassula Ryden, for about...........still studying them." Out (Ryden)
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