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“SPIRITUALITY & PHYSICAL WELL-BEING IN LATER LIFE”

The topic for the morning is ‘Care of Self ‘.

The presenter is Fr. Denis Robinson, a Spiritan who studied spirituality in Pittsburg with special reference to the spirituality of aging.

In the afternoon we have Ursula Bates, a clinical psychologist whose subject is ‘an introduction to mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR), a technique to help people cope with stress, anxiety, pain and illness’. She is presently attached to the Blackrock Hospice in Co. Dublin.

CONFERENCE

Date:       Thursday 25th March 2010

Venue:         “Avila” (New Carmelite Monastery)
                      Bloomfield Avenue, Donnybrook, Dublin 4

Registration:   9.30am.

Conference:      10.00am – 4.00pm

Cost:              €30

Numbers strictly limited to 80

Applications must be received by 4th March

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Name:               __________________________________

Address:            __________________________________

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Telephone:        _______________________

Cheques should be made payable to GOLD and returned to GOLD
c/o CORI, Bloomfield Ave. Dublin 4.

LIVING ARTFULLY

Discover or re-discover your creativity and allow your mental, physical, emotional and spiritual creativity to again flourish. Do you tell yourself that you are too old, that it’s too late for you to be creative? Do you tell yourself things like, ‘What would people say..?’ If so, then this course is for you.

You will explore topics that will enrich your whole life not only your creativity. An open mind, a willing heart and the desire to participate are all that’s needed to benefit from this course.

Facilitator: CLARE DESMOND, IBVM

The course will run for 12 weeks, starting the first week in March and finishing at the end of May. There are two options available, please tick one box only –

□     Tuesdays        11.00am - 1.00pm. (Starting 2nd March)
□     Wednesdays     2.00pm - 4.00pm. (Starting 3rd March)

Cost:     25 euro. (Includes book to accompany course)
Venue:    CORI, Bloomfield Ave, Donnybrook, Dublin 4
Closing date for applications:    5th February 2010

Numbers strictly limited to 20.

Applications will be dealt with on a first come first served basis.

Name:      _________________________________________________________

Address:   _________________________________________________________

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Phone No:    _______________________________

Email:    _________________________________

Cheques should be made payable to GOLD and returned to:
GOLD c/o CORI, St. Mary's, Bloomfield Avenue, Donnybrook, Dublin 4.

New Vatican publication on bioethical questions

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has issued an instruction on certain bioethical questions entitled Dignitas Personae (The Dignity of the Person).

This document addresses the moral implications of a range of "biotechnical" treatments including issues such as genetic engineering and cloning. It argues that many of the latest developments in the field of biotechnology raise serious moral problems for doctors and researchers.

To read the full text of ‘The Dignity of the Person! Download Pdf

Action needed on higher level of ill-health among poor – North and South

People at risk of poverty are much more likely to have higher levels of chronic illness according to a recent report produced by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) and Combat Poverty. Poorer people’s health outcomes are very influenced by social factors, such as poor housing, nutrition and education (known as the social determinants of health) which explains the higher level of ill-health found among poor and socially excluded groups in Ireland, North and South.

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