Post abortion care; Global Charter for Human Conscience; Eckankar
The Sisters of Life on caring for people affected by abortion. The Global Charter for Human Conscience. Eckankar.
The God Slot
Friday, 10 - 10.30pm
Podcasts
Friday 17th May
Friday 10th May
RTE anti-Catholic? Irish Catholic criticises Dublin Archbishop and the Dalai Lama in Derry.
Does RTE pursue an anti-Catholic agenda? Rhona Tarrant talks to some protesters. Why did Michael Kelly, the editor of The Irish Catholic, write an article criticising the Archbishop of Dublin? Rhona Tarrant reports on the Dalai Lama in Derry.
Friday 3rd May
Ian Paisley Jr.
DUP member and MP for North Antrim, Ian Paisley Jr., son of the Rev. Ian Paisley, talks about his life and religious beliefs, including what it was like being the child of such a famous father.
Friday 26th April
Siobhan Mhic Craith, Liam Clancy’s daughter.
Siobhan Mhic Craith, daughter of Liam Clancy, talks about her father’s loss of belief in all religion, his battles with his many demons, mainly alcoholism, her own deep faith, and how it helped during her father’s last hours.
Friday 19th April
Young people discuss faith.
Four young Irish adults, Ben Conroy, a staunch Roman Catholic; Jewish Daniel O’Carroll from Cork, Vedanti Shaw a Hari Krishna and Aodhan Gregory, a media student and an agnostic in religious matters discuss their beliefs.
Friday 29th March
If Jesus walked the earth today….?
Would Jesus do professionally, politically and religiously if he walked the earth today? Jewish author Yanky Fachler, Rev. Darren McCallig, Mary Kenny and Prof. Sean Freyne discuss. An extended edition of the programme is available for podcast.
Friday 22nd March
Mea Maxima Culpa.
Andrew Madden reacts to the film documentary 'Mea Maxima Culpa; Silence in the House of God'.
Can business and Christianity mix?
Rhona Tarrant reports on last year's Rubicon Conference in Dublin.
St. Malachy's Prophecies.
Anthone Munnelly discusses if St. Malachy got things right, and will Pope Francis be the last pope.
Friday 15th March
Welcome Pope Francis
Jim Corkery SJ, Fr. Tom McCarthey OP, Anne Thurston, Abbot Mark Patrick Hederman with Fr. Timothy Radcliffe OP discuss our new Pope Francis.
Friday 8th March
Magdalene Laundries: The Nuns' Story.
Two religious sisters give their side of the Magdalene story to Claire McCormack + analysis from the Irish Catholic's Michael Kelly.
Friday 1st March
Complete God Slot programme podcast.
Children on papal resignation; Cardinal Keith O'Brien; Des Fisher on Vatican 2.
Des Fisher on Vatican 2
On Thursday, 14 February, Pope Emeritus Benedict spoke of the difference between what actually happened at Vatican 2 and how the media presented it. Former Head of News at RTE Des Fisher in a rare and exclusive interview begs to differ.
Cardinal O’Brien’s resignation.
Chris Lambert, our regular contact at The Tablet, talks about the ramifications of the resignation of Scotland’s Cardinal Keith O’Brien.
Out of the mouths of babes...
A group of children, age 6 to 12, from Kilconly Primary School in Ballybunion, Co. Kerry discuss the papal abdication and its aftermath.
Friday 22nd February
Barry McMillan's pre Oscar look at Les Miserables and Lincoln.
Sunday night is Oscars night, and regular film correspondent and lecturer on theology and ethics at Galway/Mayo IT Barry McMillan casts his offbeat eye on two of the contenders, both of which deal, in their own way, with oppression and redemption, subjects of great interest to The God Slot; Les Miserables and Lincoln.
Sonas Spirituality
In this era of recession, material poverty is all too familiar, and many agencies and religious organisations respond to this state of affairs, but what about spiritual poverty? Sr. Mary Threadgold tells us about the work of Sonas Spirituality.
Pope's parish in Liscanor
Here’s something that is not known by too many people; whoever occupies the chair of Peter is nominally the Bishop of Kilfenora and parish Priest of Liscannor, and the same will apply to his successor. Holding the fort for the Pope is Fr. Denis Crosbie, who reveals all to The God Slot.
Friday 15th February
Pope Benedict XVI resigns.
Last Friday, when we announced the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday, who could have anticipated that Pope Benedict XVI would be performing one of his last public duties on that very day, having taken the secular and religious world by storm by announcing his resignation on Monday? By now, his life and career have been parsed and analysed by all and sundry, but on The God Slot we will spend this week’s programme hearing about various aspects of his Papacy from some voices that you may not have heard yet, either on radio or television. Dr. Jim Corkery SJ, who is recognised as one of the foremost interpreters of Benedict’s thought in the English speaking world; he’s the author of ‘Joseph Ratzinger’s Theological Ideas’; Dr. Andrew Pierce from the Irish School of Ecumenics at Trinity College, Dublin, and Irish Catholic journalist, Sarah Carey form our studio panel. Throughout the programme, we’ll have comments from historian and author Prof. Eamonn Duffy, Benedictine nun and lecturer on women’s affairs Sr. Joan Chittister and former Chief Rabbi of Ireland and Papal Knight Dr. David Rosen from Israel. This podcast is an extended edition of tonight's programme.
Friday 8th February
That four letter word, 'holy'.
With Lent approaching, we ask various people to define the word 'holy'. Buddhist Vajrashoora, Journalist Sarah Carey, Hare Krishna Manudas, Benedictine Brother Anthony, Broadcaster and Journalist Pat Coyle, Singer Nóirín Ní Riain, Psychologist John Francis Leader, and Abbot of Glenstal Mark Patrick Hederman.
Atheist v Theist.
David H Glass, author of 'Atheism's New Clothes' published by APOLLOS, debates with Mike Nugent of Atheist Ireland. Pictured: L to R: David H Glass, Eileen, Michael Nugent.
Friday 1st February
St. Brigid.
Kate Fitzpatrick, an expert on St. Brigid, talks about the saint on this, her feast day. ‘The Light of Brigid’ with Kate Fitzpatrick. 028 37529644. www.navan.com Festival of Brigid at Imbolc. 087 1363224. www.doloreswhelan.ie/events/brigid-faughart-festival.
Progressive Judaism in Ireland.
Rabbi Anna Gerard talks to Gerry about liberal or progressive Judaism in Ireland.
Cardinal Glemp’s funeral.
Rhona Tarrant reports from Warsaw on the funeral of Cardinal Glemp last Monday.
Friday 25th January
Holocaust Memorial Day.
This Sunday is Holocaust Memorial Day, and Yanky Fachler tells Eileen how the day is being marked. Religious services on Radio change from this Sunday; Mass will be at 11 and Morning Worship at 11.45 on LW and Radio 1 Extra. The God Slot will be repeated on Radio 1 Extra on Sunday mornings at 10.30.
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