Tape Date: 4th March 1998

On this tape Archbishop Kelly of Liverpool tells us how the Christian message is more about transforming things and working through them, than about 'magic' solutions. Fr. Paul Andrews talks to us about guilt and tells us what it is. We hear all about St. Patrick from Fr. Jim McCormick, CM, a lecturer in Church History.

Side 1

1. Crossways: News in the Church and the World. Actor and comedian Dermot Morgan who died so unexpectedly last week will be remembered for sending up the ‘great and the good’ and particularly priests. Some Catholics felt that he was too hard on the Church. In our main report we hear from Fr. Michael Paul Gallagher who was a friend of Dermot’s for many yeras. The news was read by Alan McGuckian, SJ, and Elaine Comerford.

Time: 6.01

2. Stones Into Loaves: One of the Gospel stories we hear during Lent tells of how Jesus resisted Satan's temptation to turn the stones around him into loaves of bread while he was fasting in the desert. It is probably true to say that a lot of us tend to view religion and faith in terms of that same kind of wonder-working and problem-solving. Archbishop Patrick Kelly of Liverpool holds however, that the Christian message is a lot more about transforming things and working through them, than about 'magic' solutions. He warns us all to resist the temptation to try to turn stones into loaves of bread. He spoke to Martin Browne.

In: (Browne) "Jesus is in the desert.......some more questions." Out: (Kelly)

Time: 5.13

3. Cura: Cura was set up twenty-one years ago to support people in distress due to an unexpected pregnancy. There are sixteen Cura centres in the country. Last year they received 10,000 phone calls and 5,000 visits from people looking for help. Opening their annual conference last weekend President Mary McAleese referred to the way Cura has changed and adapted over the past twenty-five years. Marie Stuart RSM talked to Charlotte Keery, Cura PRO, about the work of Cura, the people who work with them and how a person would go about volunteering to help.

In: (Stuart) "You work predominantly ................. take it from there." Out: (Keery)

Time: 4.47

4. Faces In The Stone: Hildegard of Bingen lived in the Rhine Valley in Germany 900 years ago. As a Benedictine Sister she wrote about relationships with God, the environment and what she called the feminine face of God. Inspired by her work and influenced by the teaching of Mary and Brigid, a group from Portland, Maine, known as Veronica Sacred Theatre developed a mystery play titled Faces in the Stone. They are coming to Kildare to perform the play on Sunday March 22nd. Marie Stuart, RSM, talked to Mary Minihan about Hildegard's spirituality and about the play.

(Veronica Sacred Theatre will perform Faces in the Stone in St. Brigid's parish Church, Kildare on Sunday March 22nd at 4.00p.m. Tickets cost £5 and are available from 045-522890)

In(Minihan) "Hildegard was the ......................church, Kildare town." Out: (Minihan)

Time: 2.47

5. Women's World Day of Prayer: Women's World Day of Prayer is a worldwide movement of Christian women, who come together from all the different Churches on the first Friday in March each year. Their aim is to observe a common day of prayer. Each year a different country is chosen to present a specific theme. This year, the women of Madagascar were chosen to present the theme "Who is my neighbour". Dolores Flynn has been involved with Women's World Day of Prayer for some years. Elaine Comerford met up with her and asked here where the idea came from.

In:(Flynn) "It began in America................... very welcome." Out: (Flynn)

Time: 5.13

Side 2

1. St. Patrick: Fr. Jim McCormick, CM, teaches Church History at All Hallows College in Dublin. He has a special interest in St. Patrick. Alan McGuckian, SJ, met him and asked him, first of all, what we really know about St. Patrick.

In: (McCormick) "We know about.........cope with anything." Out: (McCormick)

Time: 6.33

2. Rwanda: Liz Egan is a Human Rights Lawyer based in Trócaire's Kigali Office in Rwanda. She is responsible for monitoring and reporting on Trócaire interventions in human rights and justice in Rwanda. Liz was home recently to speak at an international conference called "People, Power and Participation". Elaine Comerford met with Liz and asked her what main issues are facing the people of Rwanda at this time.

In: (Egan) Well, the major......................stability in the country." Out: (Egan)

Time: 5.24

3. Guilt: Do you ever feel guilty? Did you ever look at someone else and think that person is guilty, I know by the look on them? What is guilt anyway? Marie Stuart, RSM, asked Paul Andrews, SJ, about it and discovered that it's a feeling, some of us get attached to our guilt and basically its a burden we would be well rid of. Paul is a well-known psychotherapist, broadcaster and author.

In: (Stuart) "What is guilt..............I’ve put it behind me." Out: (Andrews)

Time: 6.08

4. VOICE: Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment was set up last year after Greenpeace Ireland closed. VOICE is a national organisation working for the protection of our environment. Marie Stuart, RSM, talked to Gaye Brabazon, one of the directors of the organisation, about the present work and concerns of VOICE.

(We are enclosing a brochure giving you more information on VOICE).

In(Stuart) "Gaye what exactly............... your household waste." Out: (Brabazon)

Time: 4.01

5. A New View of the World: How do you see the world? Where did it come from? What is it for? Up to recently we tended to see it as being there for our use. All its gifts were for us, to use as we pleased. As we advanced technologically we became better able to exploit the earth, but is this a good thing? Miriam Therese McGillis, OP, (Dominican Sister) believes that we need to change our understanding of the earth and its origins. Marie Stuart, RSM, talked to her about the land, pollution and the hope she sees for the future. Miriam is based at Genesis Farm, New Jersey. Based on a new view of the origins and nature of the earth, they practice community supported organic agriculture. Genesis Farm is one of 600 such farms in the North Eastern region of the USA. Similar farms are being set up in Ireland at present.

In: (McGillis) "The land is ..................... landscape of the country." Out: (McGillis)

Time: 4.54