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From Ireland with love, to the Philippines

From Ireland with love, to the Philippines

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Dungarvan woman rallies friends, businesses and local communities to send two trailer loads of aid to Focolare centre in the Philippines devastated by super typhoon Haiyan.

Audrey Hallahan was horrified by the images of devastation in the Philippines as a result of Typhoon Haiyan. November’s catastrophe claimed over 4,000 lives and displaced 4 million more. Her response to the crisis, and the generosity of the people of the Deise, is now set to aid hundreds, perhaps thousands of the worst affected.

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Poem for Tom by Susan Gately

Poem for Tom by Susan Gately

What makes it so unbearable

Was the manner of your leaving:

Unspeakable act of momentary madness

Took our brave knight away.

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Poem for Tom by Elisabeth Ohlbock

Poem for Tom by Elisabeth Ohlbock

Tom’s glasses

Leaning against the wall in the corridor corner.

Arms folded, weight on one leg.

The other foot gently tiptoeing on the floor.

Never full on,

but always ready for an encounter.

Your glasses half way down your nose.

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Sacred Art conference in Dublin seeks what is ‘below the surface’

Sacred Art conference in Dublin seeks what is ‘below the surface’

True art can help people face into the reality of things. “They might not be able to change those things, but at least they can recognise them and face them,” says John Dunne, a sacred artist who was a key note speaker at a conference ‘Sacred Art: A Spiritual Affair?’ in Christ Church Dublin on 19th October.

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Mariapolis 2015 – Signs of hope

Mariapolis 2015 – Signs of hope

It is a place where people come to explore and put into practice the Gospel message of love.
Whatever our background, nationality or belief, the Mariapolis is an invitation to experience a small piece of society where mutual respect and love creates connections and builds a foundation for a more united world.
For the first time this […]

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Pathways to Unity

Pathways to Unity

The Focolare Movement brought together more than 12,000 young people for a youth festival . They all made their way to the “Genfest” held in Budapest with one mission in mind.

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Ireland: Living a Spirituality of Communion Today

Ireland: Living a Spirituality of Communion Today

Some topics that emerged at an open meeting of the Focolare community with Maria Voce and Giancarlo Faletti: youth, family and Church. A space dedicated to teenagers at the conclusion of Ireland’s Run4Unity.

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