Terrorism – Page 4 – Gladys Ganiel

Seamus Farrell on Ethical and Shared Remembering – Resources Available for Christian and Secular Groups Grappling with How We Deal with the Past

The legacies of violent conflict on this island continue to cast a shadow over our present – and our future — together. The recent Haass-O’Sullivan Talks put forward a number of constructive proposals about how we might ‘deal with the … Read more...

Fr Paul Byrne and Rev Andrew Rawding: On the Path to Peace in Mid Ulster–How Can Clergy Address the Legacy of the Troubles? Conference in Coalisland 26 February

On Wednesday 26 February, clergy will gather in Brackaville Parish Hall in Coalisland for a conference for clergy titled: “Go and do thou Likewise” (Luke 10:3). In the guest post below, organisers of the event Fr Paul Byrne and Rev … Read more...

Fr Martin Magill on Telling & Listening to Stories of Trauma

On Sunday Fr Martin Magill visited McCracken Memorial Presbyterian Church in South Belfast, where Trevor Ringland, former Irish and British Lion Rugby star and now Chairman of the Northern Ireland Conservatives, spoke on the courage needed for future Peace and … Read more...

Pat Magee & Jo Berry – Who are we Listening to? New Post on Slugger O’Toole

I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole Blog: Pat Magee & Jo Berry – Who are we Listening to?

It is written in response to the protests outside, and attack on, the Skainos Centre in East Belfast when … Read more...

The Taxi Driver who went to Corrymeela – Prof Scott Appleby and the Value of Christian Peacebuilders in Northern Ireland

This week it could be easy to get caught up in the whirl of events that are part of Belfast’s 4 Corners Festival. Deliberately held in and around the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, this year’s Festival focuses … Read more...

14 Days – What do you do after ‘The Best Sermon You’ll Ever Watch’?

Last night the Clonard-Fitzroy Fellowship screened the acclaimed documentary 14 Days. Billed by Fitzroy’s Rev Steve Stockman as ‘the best sermon you’ll ever watch,’ it traces the tragic and traumatic events of two weeks in March 1988 – but points … Read more...