Tape Date: 8th October 1997

We have topical interviews on this 3R tape concerning the Presidency, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, and the transition for young people leaving home to go to college. We also have an interview with Sr. Helen Prejean, the nun whose story the film Dead Man Walking was based upon. We also have an interview from the launch of a major new ISPCC initiative, Leanbh, aimed at tackling the problem of child begging.

1. Crossways: News in the Church and the World. In our main report we hear from Nadette Foley, Director of the Irish Refugee Council. Nadette explains to us why the IRC has been forced to closed down its legal department and what the implications of that decision are. The news was read by Alan McGuckian, SJ, and Elaine Comerford.

Time:6.35

2. Refracting the Light: Monsignor Kevin Nichols is a parish priest and religious educator, working in the English diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. In a new book, entitled Refracting the Light he explores what might be called the different languages of faith - the different aspects of mature faith for adults. He examines four such languages: story, doctrine, liturgy, and morality. He spoke to Martin Browne.

Refracting the Light: Learning the Languages of Faith, by Kevin Nichols, is published by Veritas at £9.99

In:(Browne) "Your book is called......conditions in which we live." Out:(Nichols)

Time: 5.30

3. Leaving Home, Starting College: Just now many young people are leaving home and taking on the challenges of college life. While college can and should be a time of excitement and learning for a young person, it can initially be a lonely time. Anxieties about accommodation and friends and difficulties with particular course subjects can lead people into trouble. Marie Barrett outlined some of the difficulties and made some very helpful suggestions when she talked to Marie Stuart, RSM. Marie Barrett is a well known writer and broadcaster working in area of career guidance.

Marie Barrett highly recommends a new book titled `Managing Your Own Learning in University’ by Aidan P. Moran, published by UCD Press. The book costs £5.95 and will be an invaluable aid to all third level students.

In: (Stuart)"At this time of year ... happy to come home" (Barrett)

Time: 6.05

4. Pledged for Life: The Pioneer Total Abstinence Association was founded in Dublin ninety-nine years ago. The Pioneer emblem of the Sacred Heart is a familiar enough image in Ireland, even today, though the association is to be found in many other countries too, particularly in Africa. The Central Director of the Pioneer Association, Fr, Bernard J. McGuckian, SJ, has recently compiled a book called Pledged for Life. The book details some of the history of the association and explains the motivation and spirituality of the movement. He spoke to Martin Browne.

Pledged for Life by Bernard J. McGuckian, SJ, is published by Pioneer Publications at £4.99

In: (Browne) "Many people might ........... they see the point of it." Out: (McGuckian)

Time: 4.30

5. The Presidency: As we approach the election of our eighth president we are all faced with deciding whom to vote for. Marie Stuart, RSM, talked to Fr Bernard Treacy, a Dominican priest with a background in law, about the issues that might inform our choices and our responsibility to vote. She started by asking him about the significance of the Presidency in this country. Bernard is editor of Doctrine & Life

In:(Treacy) "One of the important .................. responsibility to fulfil it" Out: (Treacy)

Time: 4.10

Side Two:

1. Love of Christ & the Billboards: Fr. Jules Chevalier, founder of The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, saw the love in the Heart of Christ as the remedy for the ills of his time. His followers are bringing the same message to the streets today through a billboard campaign aimed at reminding people that Jesus Christ is the one that brings healing to each person and to the world. Marie Stuart talked to Fr Vincent Screen, MSC, about their reasons for taking to the streets in this manner. The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart have a telephone number for anybody who would like to talk about something that is bothering them, the number is 051-358977

In:(Stuart) "Fr Vincent Screen ...................... hear the message as well" Out: (Screen)

Time: 4.55

2. Leanbh: Child begging is one of the most visible forms of child exploitation and a growing problem in all our major cities. Leanbh is a new project staffed by ISPCC professionals who aim to identify children begging and link them with the appropriate helping services. Crucial to the ethos of the project is an attempt to liaise with families to encourage a better understanding of children's needs, parental responsibility and the total unacceptability of using children to beg. The project aims to do more than simply remove children from begging on the street. Andrew Lawless spoke to ISPCC chief executive Cian O'Tighearnaigh at the launch of Leanbh.

In: (Lawless) "Cian O'Tighearnaigh............expecting a result." Out:(O'Tighearnaigh)

Time: 5.20

3. Dead Man Walking: Since the release of the film Dead Man Walking, starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn, the name of Sister Helen Prejean (pronounced Pray-zhon ) has become known throughout the world. Her work of accompanying Death Row prisoners in the months and days before their executions has made her a convinced and dedicated opponent of the Death Penalty in all circumstances. She was one of the many people who petitioned Pope John Paul to tighten up the Catholic Church's ambivalent teaching on capital punishment. The official Latin edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church , which was published in September brought good news for her. It differs from previous versions of the book by deleting the line which gave Church approval of capital punishment in what are called "cases of extreme gravity". Sr Helen was in Ireland recently and she spoke about her work to Martin Browne.

Sr. Helen Prejean writes about the change in the Catechism in the current edition of The Tablet.

In: (Browne) "How did you first get...............transform things by love."Out:(Prejean)

Time: 6.25

4. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church: Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower was twenty-five years old when she died. Now one hundred years after her death she is being declared a Doctor of the Church. In his recently published book `Love in the Heart of the Church’ Fr. Chris O’Donnell O.Carm., examines some of the insights of Thérèse’s life and writings. Marie Stuart, RSM, asked him about the significance of her being declared a Doctor of the Church. Chris O’Donnell lectures at Milltown Institute in Dublin.

The final question in this interview refers to the choice of Mission Sunday as the day for declaring Thérèse a Doctor of the Church.

In: (O’Donnell) "since she died ...................... Pope choose this day" Out:(O'Donnell)

Time: 5.00

5. Surfing the Income Net: Over the past number of years the concept of a Basic Income Guarantee has been promoted as a way of addressing poverty and exclusion in our society. Recently CORI – the Conference of Religious of Ireland – launched a guide titled `Surfing the Income Net’, which gives direct simple answers to the twenty-five questions most often asked with regard to Basic Income Guarantee. Marie Stuart, RSM, talked to Fr Sean Healy of CORI Justice Desk about the new guide and about the concept of Basic Income Guarantee. She started with a question about the forth-coming budget.

In: (Stuart) "We’re coming up to ............................ twenty-first century"Out: (Healy)

Time: 5.35

That's all for this tape. On the next 3R tape we hope to have an interview with the best selling author of The Empty Raincoat, Professor Charles Handy, who launches his latest book The Hungry Spirit in Dublin on the 9th October. For those interested Professor Handy will be giving a seminar for Hospitality Ireland, a Co-operation North Initiative, in The O'Reilly Hall, UCD on the 10th of October - for further details tel: 01232-761012.