Sunday Faith Matters 's posts

Brenda Drumm shares an Emily Dickinson poem as part of her thought for today

Broadcast on 18 May 2014

The Irish Church Music Association Summer School will take place in Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth, Co Kildare from Thursday 3 – Sunday 6 July 2014 on the theme ‘The Joy of the Gospel’.

Brenda Drumm spoke to Father Turlough Baxter about the 45th Annual Summer School and what it involves.

The Guest Director will be David Saint, Director of Music and Organist at Saint Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham, and a Professor in Birmingham City University. The Summer School provides musicians from around the country and beyond with an opportunity to sing and pray together, learning the best music of past and present.

Broadcast on Sunday 18 May 2014

Rev Gillian Wharton joined Brenda Drumm to chat about the Church of Ireland General Synod which takes place annually. Rev Wharton outlined what a synod is and what would be discussed at this year's synod.

Broadcast on 4 May 2014

Father Liam Lawton joined Brenda Drumm to chat about his new orchestral album called LUMINA which features some of his best-known songs reset in a new orchestral setting.

LUMINA is available now from iTunes and all usual music outlets and is simply sublime!

Broadcast on KFM on Sunday 4 May 2014

Presenter of Religion Matters Brenda Drumm has been inviting different people to share their thoughts for today on her show. On Sunday 4 May 2014 she decided to write and share the Thought for Today on the subject of MUSIC.

This was broadcast on KFM on Sunday 4 May 2014.

Father Daniel O'Leary is a priest from the Catholic Diocese of Leeds in the UK. His new book 'Treasured and Transformed' was launched in Ireland last week. It is published by the Columba Press. Father Daniel was in Ireland for a mini book tour and he dropped into Brenda Drumm in the KFM studios for a chat about the book.

For more information on the book see The Columba Press website http://www.columba.ie/index.php/treasured-and-transformed.html

Broadcast on Sunday 11 May 2014 .

Father Paul Dempsey is a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin. He joined Brenda Drumm in the KFM studios on Vocations Sunday 11 May 2014 to chat about his thoughts on priesthood as a call and not a career.

Broadcast on Sunday 11 May 2014.

On Vocations Sunday - 11 May 2014, Bishop Denis Nulty, Catholic Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, issued a pastoral letter to parishes on Vocations to the priesthood.

Brenda Drumm chatted to him about the background to the pastoral letter and what his thoughts are on vocations.

Read the pastoral letter and watch a video version of it on www.kandle.ie and www.iCatholic.ie

This was broadcast on KFM on Sunday 11 May 2014

Michael Kelly, editor of the Irish Catholic Newspaper spoke to Brenda Drumm live from Rome where he was covering the double canonisation ceremony of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II.

This was broadcast on Sunday 27 April 2014.