Rté - The God Slot
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 37:10:23
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Synopsis
A contemporary look at religious affairs worldwide
Episodes
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Psychology and religion; Cork Penny Dinners;Fatima.
01/06/2012 Duration: 24minDoes religion have a place in the psychologist’s consulting rooms? Paul O’Donoghue, clinical psychologist and founder member of the Irish Skeptics Society discusses this question.Cork’s oldest charity is Cork Penny Dinners, founded by the Quakers in 1845, another time of austerity in Ireland. Committee member Florence Harrison talks about the charity’s work.Author and broadcaster Fr. Andrew Apostoli, and vice postulator for the causes of seers Jacinta and Francisco and Medical GP Sr. Angela talk to Gerry McArdle about Fatima’s relevance today, and tell more about the secrets imparted to the children.
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The New Evangelisation; Fatima and its secrets; The Church of Ireland and civil partnerships.
25/05/2012 Duration: 24minJoseph O’Callaghan, founder of the Irish School of Evangelisation, talks about the ‘New Evangelisation’.May is the month of Marian devotion, but how much do Irish people know about Fatima and its secrets. Reporters Rhona Tarrant and Claire McCormack take to the streets to find out.Bishop of Down and Dromore, the Right Rev. Harold Miller, talks to Gerry McArdle about the recent Church of Ireland Synod motion on sexual morality and marriage.
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Sr. Joan Chittister talks to Gerry McArdle.
18/05/2012 Duration: 46minAn extended version of this week's interview with Benedictine sister, lecturer and writer Sr. Joan Chittister. An outspoken and controversial figure, she talks to God Slot producer Gerry McArdle about how she became a nun, Vatican II, women's ordination, contraception, abortion, homosexuality and the secret of happiness.
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'Can I Stay in the Catholic Church' by Biran Lennon SJ; Islamic Cultural Exhibition; Nuns in the US.
11/05/2012 Duration: 24minFr. Brian Lennon SJ, a member of the Association of Catholic Priests, discusses his book, ‘Can I Stay in the Catholic Church’?Rhona Tarrant reports on Discover Islam’s Islamic Cultural Exhibition in Dublin’s Gresham Hotel.UK Journalist Emma Weatherill reports on women religious in the US.
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Cardinal Brady and Fr. Brian D'Arcy; the view from Rome. John Waters and Paul Rowe on education. God on Dublin's streets.
04/05/2012 Duration: 24minColumnist, author and Vatican expert John Allen gives an overview from Rome on the censure of dissident clerics and religious, the controversy surrounding Cardinal Sean Brady and other matters.Columnist John Waters and CEO of Educate Together, Paul Rowe, debate the issues around the patronage of Irish schools.Reporter Claire McCormack takes a walk around Dublin city on a typical Saturday afternoon, and discovers that God and religion are very much alive on the streets of the Capital.
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Popular priest Fr. Brian D'Arcy censured; abortion debate; 'Bring Flowers of the Rarest'.
27/04/2012 Duration: 24minThe Tablet's reporter, Sarah MacDonald, who broke the story of Fr. Brian Dracy's censure, talks to us. Niaimh Ui Bhriain of the Life Institute and Dr. Joan Lalor, expert on foetal abnormalities discuss abortion. Canon Sidney McEwan's recording of 'Bring Flowers of the Rarest'.
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Sec Gen of Eucharistic Congress, Fr. Kevin Doran reviews three books on the Eucharist; Zen Master Thich Nanh Hanh; Soul Burgers by Christina Reihill.
19/04/2012 Duration: 24minFr. Kevin Doran reviews 3 books on the Eucharist; Claire McCormack reports on Mindfulness event with Thich Nanh Hanh; Rhona Tarrant's report on the launch of Soul Burgers, poems charting Christina Reihill's journey from addiction to peace.
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Fr. Sean McDonagh on Catholic Church in Ireland and dissent, Art and spirituality, Pugin 200 Anniversary.
13/04/2012 Duration: 24minFr. Sean McDonagh of ACP on survey of Catholicism in Ireland and Vatican disciplining of dissenters; Sr. Maureen McMahon's book on reflections in art; Dr. Rory O'Donnell on 200th anniversary of Pugin, known as God's Architect.
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Good Friday extended edition: Why Did He Die?
06/04/2012 Duration: 33minThe reasons for Jesus' death discussed by Abbot of Glenstal Mark Patrick Hederman, Theological Ethicist lecturing at GMIT, Barry McMillan, Prof. Mary Grey of St. Mary's University, Twickenham and Rev. Ferran Glenfield, rector of Kill Of The Grange. A thought provoking programme for Good Friday.
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Bible Reading Marathon; The Hijabi Monologues; Passover.
30/03/2012 Duration: 24minWe preview a Bible Reading Marathon in Raheny; Claire McCormack and Fardus Sultan review The Hijabi Monologues; Rabbi Zalman Lent on Passover.