During the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the Benedictine monks at Holy Cross Monastery in Rostrevor, Co. Down, regularly shared short reflections or quotations on Facebook and Twitter. They also posted the full text of homilies preached at … Read more...
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Remembering the Downeast Coastal Press
Today marks the publication of the last issue of the Downeast Coastal Press, a weekly newspaper based in Washington County, Maine. For many readers of this blog, who are based in Ireland and the UK and are more accustomed to … Read more...
Johnston McMaster Lecture: Faith as a Radical Ethic of Political Reconciliation, 21 November
The Rev Dr Johnston McMaster will deliver a lecture on ‘Faith as a Radical Ethic of Political Reconciliation’ on Friday 21 November at 7 pm at Edgehill Theological College, 9 Lennoxvale in Belfast.
McMaster is sure to provide plenty of … Read more...
Association of Catholics in Ireland: Starting a National Conversation, Saturday 11 October
Religion, Security and Global Uncertainties Report Published: New Post on Slugger O’Toole
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, reporting on the publication of the Open University’s ‘Religion, Security and Global Uncertainties’ Report.
The report is available in full.
OU’s Prof John Wolffe and Dr Gavin Moorhead … Read more...
Fr Martin Magill’s Ecumenical Tithing: St Bartholomew’s Church, Stranmillis
This week for his ecumenical tithing Fr Martin Magill followed the advice of Roddy Cowie and visited St Bartholomew’s Church in Stranmillis.
Readers may remember Prof Cowie’s excellent lecture on peace at the 4 Corners Festival.
Fr Magill draws out … Read more...
Journey in Understanding Workshop Programme – Participants Sought for Journey in Understanding
Journey Towards Healing, the Northern Ireland Association of Mental Health’s (NIAMH) programme of psychologically informed peace-building initiatives, has announced an eight week course called Journey in Understanding. This course is limited to twenty people, ten Catholics and ten Protestants.
The … Read more...
Marie Keenan: Child Sexual Abuse and the Catholic Church – Book Review, Part One
“The major thesis of my work is that sexual abuse is inevitable given the meaning system that is taught by the Catholic Church and to which many priests adhere. The contradictions force failure and increase shame and a way of … Read more...
Prayer Vigil for Belfast – Tuesday 10 December, 6 pm
A prayer vigil is being organized by local clergy in North Belfast on Tuesday 10th December at 6pm in the Hopelink Centre at Carlisle Circus.
This initiative is to bring together people from all churches and communities to celebrate their … Read more...
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog: “Whatever Happened to ‘Together: Building a United Community’ Platform for Change Panel Discussion.’