Faith Café

Guest Speaker: Bishop Peter Collins Theme: As 11 February is the World Day of Prayer for the sick – Our Lady of Lourdes. “The Lessons of Infirmity”. Bishop Peter Collins is a native of Wales and was ordained to the priesthood within the Archdiocese of Cardiff on the 14th July 1984, having studied at Valladolid, Madrid…

Guest Speaker: Cardinal Wilfred Napier Theme: Collegiality and Synodality Born in the small midlands town of Matatliele on 8 March 1941, Wilfrid Fox Napier is one of seven children – five boys and two girls, who remain close to this day. He attended the Ixopo Catholic School. At the end of his matric year he…

Guest Speaker: Dr Keith Chappell Theme: The Colours of Christmas – getting through the high and lows of a time of year that brings many joys and challenges to family life. As we come together at Christmas families celebrate together but it can often mean different things for each of us.  This can put strains…

Guest Speaker: Father Lambert Ramos Theme: “What I did for Love” Fr Lambert was ordained a priest last June 1, 2018, 55 years after meandering through 2 seminaries namely San Carlos Seminary, where he obtained his philosophy degree and Loyola School of Theology, where he took up his theological studies. In between: regency, a happy…

Guest Speaker: Archbishop Dermot Farrell Theme: Prayer Archbishop Dermot Farrell was born in 1954, the eldest of seven children of the late Dermot and Carmel Farrell, in Garthy, Castletown-Geoghegan, Co Westmeath, in the Diocese of the Meath. After his primary education in Castletown-Geoghegan and Streamstown, he attended Saint Finian’s College, Mullingar.  In September 1972 he began…

Guest Speaker: Archbishop Thomas Wenski Theme: “All families – nuclear, extended, broken or blended – are called to be holy places when God lives with his people” Archbishop Thomas Wenski was born in West Palm Beach on October 18, 1950, and grew up in Lake Worth, Florida with his sister and his parents of Polish descent. He was…

Our next Faith Cafe will be held on Tuesday 9th July Guest Speaker: Bishop Denis Nulty Theme: “The lessons I learned from Gran Gran” Bishop Denis Nulty was ordained Bishop of the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin on 4th August 2013. Denis Nulty was born in Slane, Co Meath on 7th June 1963 to parents Den Nulty…

Guest Speaker: Dr Christine Ward Theme: Theology of the Body: Identity Dr Christine Ward Christine completed an MA through the Maryvale Institute in Birmingham in 2011 and completed her PhD also through Maryvale in 2017.  She teaches the Christian Anthropology and Sexual Ethics modules for the Master’s programme at Maryvale and for 2 years, lectured…

Guest Speaker: Kimberly Hahn Theme: Grace-Filled Grandparenting – How to Share Our Love and God’s Love with the Next Generation. Kimberly Hahn is the Co-Founder and Trustee for the St. Paul Center , an apostolate dedicated to teaching Catholics to read Scripture from the heart of the Church. She has been married to Scott for forty-four years.…

We would like to thank everyone who attended our February Faith Cafe which was truly inspiring with Guest Speaker Keith Chappell. If you are subscribed to our newsletter the video will be available soon to watch. Guest Speaker: Keith Chappell Keith Chappell teaches religion and theology at the University of Leeds and the Maryvale Institute, both…

The Grandparents’ Faith Café will open again online on Tuesday 8 March. The CGA is delighted to announce Father Enda Brady as guest speaker for March. He will speak on the theme of ‘The call of Baptism’. Father Enda Brady is a priest of the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly in Ireland. He is parish priest in the…

To Father Richard, míle buíochas for being with us today and especially for your support and encouragement of Catherine and the CGA through the years. Personally, I’m such a big fan of  yours and I’ve been terrified of following you ever since Catherine asked me to present the reflection today on our theme for this Faith Café – Our…

The Grandparents’ Faith Café is a new initiative of the Catholic Grandparents Association which is taking place online once a month over Zoom. The Faith Café is a social and spiritual space for grandparents to meet online once a month to chat, to offer prayers and intentions and to just be together in the spirit…