Irish Catholic Church – Page 4

How Irish Clergy and Faith Leaders are Dealing with the Pandemic: New Post on RTE Brainstorm

I have a new post on RTE Brainstorm: ‘How Irish Clergy and Faith Leaders are Dealing with the Pandemic.’

It explores the results of a survey on the role of religion during the pandemic, which was carried out this month … Read more...

Church during Lockdown? New Post on Slugger O’Toole

I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, Church during Lockdown? From Virtual Religion to Bronagh Lawson’s “Belfast: City of Light”.

A Triple Rainbow of Hope: Good Friday 1988 – New Post on Slugger

By now, we are all familiar with the rainbow as a symbol of hope during the Covid-19 crisis.

I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, ‘A Triple Rainbow of Hope: Good Friday 1988’. … Read more...

Is Ireland Turning to Religion during the Covid-19 Crisis? New Post on RTE Brainstorm

I have a new post on RTE Brainstorm, ‘Is Ireland Turning to Religion during the Covid-19 Crisis?’… Read more...

How Should we Remember Seamus Mallon? New Post on Slugger

I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, ‘How should we remember Seamus Mallon? Together – in a Spirit of Christian Love and Forgiveness …’… Read more...

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Events – Prayer Walk & Methodist Service featuring ‘Unity Pilgrim: The Life of Fr Gerry Reynolds CSsR’

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which takes place annually between 18 and 25 January, was always an important time for Fr Gerry Reynolds.

As his biographer, I know that every day of Fr Gerry’s life was a … Read more...

Publication of “Power from the Periphery? ‘Extra-Institutional Religion’ and the Prospects for Change – Insights from the Life of Fr Gerry Reynolds”

An article based on my keynote address at the 2018 joint conference of the Irish Association for the Academic Study of Religions and the British Association for the Study of Religions has been jointly-published in the two journals of those … Read more...

A Prayer for Christian Unity on Fr Gerry Reynolds’ Anniversary

Today, 30 November, is Fr Gerry Reynolds’ (1935-2015) fourth anniversary.

Fr Gerry was one of the pioneers of Irish ecumenism. I was honoured to write his biography, which was published earlier this year.

One of his inspirations was the French … Read more...

A Decline in Mass Attendance but a Rise in Prayer – Irish Catholic Report on ESS Data

The Irish Catholic has published a report on the 2018 European Social Survey data, noting that while there have been further declines in mass attendance in Ireland, there has been a rise in those who say they pray every … Read more...