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Category: Your Faith
Fighting the good fight
Kickboxing champion, Ursula Agnew finds strength in faith
Saving lives with ‘God’s needle’
As we approach Mission Month, Lily Gaynor describes life as a lay Christian missionary in West Africa.
A house of hospitality and heritage
Sarah Kelly takes a tour of the Mercy International Centre in Dublin
Building homes of hope
Young D&C volunteers working in Ethiopia
Assuming the best in young people
Liza Hughes reports from a Summer Camp for youth in Armagh & Clogher
Celebrating a day of love
Rory Fitzgerald
Rory Fitzgerald looks at the origins of St Valentine’s Day St Valentine’s Day is not what it once was. Many historians believe that until the Middle Ages it was associated, not with romantic love, but with ideas of sacrifice and agape — or the love of God. However, the feast day can still…
Lucky grandparents, lucky children
Family activities Anne O’Connell If a grandparent has a skill which they can pass on to their grandchild, February is a good month to do so: there are still many long, dark evenings ahead. It can be any skill from tying shoelaces to whistling, to skimming a flat stone across the water! Think of…
Health Matters: Autistic spectrum disorder
Health Matters Dr Andrea Fitzgerald Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of neurological disabilities that start in early childhood and are life-long. ASD encompasses a range of disorders, the commonest of which are Autism and Asperger’s syndrome. Symptoms are characterised by difficulties in communication, social interaction, and behaviour. ASD seems to be on…
Benefits of good childcare 30 years on
While the early years can be the most taxing for parents, they are also the most critical for child development. A major American study has found that the effects of good childcare on infants can be seen even at the age of 30. The study found that children who received a quality programme of extensive…