Knock - Witness to Hope - Interview with Fr Richard Gibbons - 30 August 2015 (S05E40b) (SS102fm podcast excerpt)

The SS102fm team is joined this week by Fr. Richard Gibbons to talk about the renewal being undertaken at the National Shrine at Knock under the title "Witness to Hope". We have a lively and enjoyable interview with Fr. Richard discussing the various approaches being taken to re-invigorating the shrine and contributing to the on going renewal of the church in Ireland.The renewal at Knock is focused around faith formation and renewal; promotion of the Shrine and refurbishment of the basilica (the first major one since it was built in 1976) and Fr. Richard fills us in on what has been accomplished to date and the plans for the future including up coming events such as the National Grandparents Pilgrimage (Sept 13th) and the National Eucharistic Congress (September 26th) plus the re-dedication of the basilica in 2016 (date tbc).Text us at +353 874668950 or email at [email protected]