Our Divine Sparks with Dearbhail McDonald

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Our Divine Sparks with Dearbhail McDonald

Our Divine Sparks with Dearbhail McDonald offers a fresh and engaging exploration of religious and spiritual life as well as an occasionally offbeat perspective on the world of religion.

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    Episode 14

    Gay, Muslim and breaking barriers with Europe’s first inclusive mosque: Imam Ludovic Mohamed Zahed. Matt Talbot centenary - historian Lindsey Earner Byrne. Pancakes and penance – vox pop. Cultivating contentment: neuroscientist Ian Robertson

    26 min

  2. FEB 21

    Episode 13

    Dr. Hans Zollner, global expert on clerical child sex abuse. Using faith to push political agendas – essay by Marion McKeone. Popular culture and religion – Dr. Peter Admirand, DCU.

    26 min

  3. FEB 14

    Episode 12

    Can faith revive family life? - David Quinn of the Iona Institute. St Valentine, original matchmaker - Siofra Mulqueen report. Is sex a dirty word in the eyes of God? - Jacob Erickson, Assistant Professor of Theological Ethics, TCD.

    26 min

  4. FEB 7

    Episode 11

    Dr. Umar Al-Qadri on the Aga Khan. Sr. Liz Murphy on St. Josephine Bakhita Patron Saint of Trafficking. Roe McDermott reflects on the essence of love. Myozan Ian Kilroy on his journey to becoming a Zen Buddhist priest.

    26 min

  5. JAN 31

    Episode 10

    The inside track on St Brigid- Theologian Gina Menzies. Making crosses and walking in Brigid's footsteps - Report. 50 years of caring for the homeless - Alice Leahy. Being Brigid - essay by Brigid Laffan.

    25 min

  6. JAN 24

    Episode 9

    This week, Our Divine Sparks with Dearbhail McDonald remembers the Holocaust.

    29 min

  7. JAN 17

    Episode 8

    Former President, Mary McAleese reviews Hope: The Autobiography by Pope Francis. Frank McNally muses on holy words that have crept into everyday speech.

    26 min

  8. JAN 10

    Episode 7

    Maureen Sullivan interview on her time spent in a Magdalene Laundry at the age of 12. Kevin Hargaden essay on the importance of making meaningful apologies. Report on the Hindu Kumbh Mela Festival. US journalist Cal Thomas talks about the inauguration edition of the God Bless the USA bible.

    27 min
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