Building a Church Without Walls
In yesterday’s post about the ‘Picking up the Pieces’ documentary on RTE Radio, I noted that the role of former prisoners, or ex-combatants, in conflict transformation is controversial for some people:
… Read more...This can be a controversial topic, as some
A new six-part series on the aftermath of the Northern Ireland peace process, ‘Picking up the Pieces,’ got underway on RTE Radio One on Saturday. The series is presented by Barbara Walshe, a graduate of my School’s Reconciliation Studies programme.… Read more...
A new radio series on the challenge of rebuilding community relationships in Northern Ireland begins tomorrow, Saturday 3 March, at 7.30 pm on RTE One. Titled ‘Picking up the Pieces, the six-week series is researched and presented by Barbara … Read more...
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog on ‘How We Remember: Drama, Discussion & Everyday Objects Exhibition.’
It outlines various events dealing with Northern Ireland’s past that are happening over the next few months.… Read more...
My school, the Irish School of Ecumenics (ISE), has gone online with two new interactive modules developed by Dr Johnston McMaster and Dr Cathy Higgins.
The modules have been designed in conjunction with the School’s IRCHSS-funded Visioning 21st Century Ecumenism … Read more...
Anyone seeking reflective reading for Lent need look no further than the recent book by Lesley Carroll and Geraldine Smyth, Glimpses of God: Reflections for Days and Seasons (Veritas 2010). The book is a collection of 54 of Carroll and … Read more...
Sinéad Walsh is the winner of this year’s (2010-2011) James Haire Memorial Prize for the best M.Phil. dissertation in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation at Trinity College Dublin at Belfast (the Irish School of Ecumenics). Walsh’s dissertation is titled, ‘Gender, … Read more...
Last month, as part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, John Gibaut, Director of the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Geneva, spoke at the Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin… Read more...
The Fermanagh Churches Forum (FCF) is organising what looks to be an inspiring and enjoyable event – a ‘Peace Jam’ featuring a talk by Stephen Travers (bass player with the legendary Miami Showband), introductions by Fr. Brian D’Arcy, … Read more...
Today marks the beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18-25 January). This year’s theme, ‘We will all be Changed,’ is inspired by I Corinthians 15:51 and has been developed by the Polish churches.
I’ve just become aware of a post on the Provoketive blog by Lee Fischer, a student on our M.Phil. in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation. Provoketive Magazine is associated with the emerging church movement, and Fischer blends her reflections … Read more...