I have reviewed a new book by Gerry O’Hanlon, A New Vision for the Catholic Church: A View from Ireland (Columba Press, 2011) on the Slugger O’Toole blog.… Read more...
Category: Victims
Fr Michael Bennett on Religion in Zimbabwe – the Debate Continues
Debate continues over on the new Religion in Zimbabwe website, with the latest blog contribution from Fr Michael Bennett on ‘Pastoral Letters Versus Party Ideology.’
Bennett, a priest with St Patrick’s Missionary Society, is currently serving in Limpopo Province, … Read more...
Can the Churches Help Prevent Zimbabwe’s Road to Reform Becoming Another Dead End? New Post on Religion in Zimbabwe
I have a new post on the Religion in Zimbabwe blog, ‘Can the Churches Help Prevent Zimbabwe’s Road to Reform Becoming Another Dead End?’ I offer some reflections on the International Crisis Group’s latest report on the political … Read more...
Siobhán Garrigan Book Review: The Real Peace Process – Worship, Politics and the End of Sectarianism
‘The churches in Northern Ireland are uninterested in post-violence reconstruction.’ Those were the words of John Brewer, Professor of Sociology at the University of Aberdeen, last month at a conference in Belfast on Trauma and Spirituality.
Brewer’s comments sparked … Read more...
Platform for Change Election Hustings Thurs 14 April – New Post on Slugger O’Toole
I have written a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog about tomorrow’s Platform for Change election hustings at the Crescent Arts Centre in Belfast. Platform for Change describes itself ‘the NGO pursuing a new politics in Northern Ireland,’ and … Read more...
Joram Tarusarira on Religion in Zimbabwe–the Debate Continues
Debate continues over on the new Religion in Zimbabwe website, with the latest blog contribution from Joram Tarusarira on ‘Deconstructing the Pastoral Letters: Let us Work for the Common Good.’
Tarusarira, now a doctoral candidate at the University of Leipzig, … Read more...
Still Listening in Down and Connor: Perspectives on the Listening Process in the Catholic Church
I’ve written several posts about the Catholic Church’s ‘Listening Process’ in the diocese of Down and Connor (see links at the end of this post).
The listening process has been undertaken with a sort of ‘brand’ name of ‘Living Church … Read more...
Listening to Those ‘Estranged and Disaffected’ from the Irish Catholic Church, Tonight, 7 pm, Wellington Park
The Diocese of Down and Connor’s ‘Listening Process’, part of its ‘Living Church 2013’ initiative, will have a special session tonight for those ‘estranged and disaffected’ from the Catholic Church. It’s set for 7 pm in the Wellington Park Hotel … Read more...
Why Northern Ireland Needs to Keep Talking About its Past: New Post on Slugger O’Toole
I have a new post on Slugger O’Toole, ‘Why Northern Ireland Needs to Keep Talking about its Past.’ It’s in part inspired by last week’s Culture After Conflict conference at the Ulster Museum, and Wednesday’s talk at my School … Read more...
Journey Towards Healing: Should Northern Ireland Recover the Biblical Practice of Lament?
Last week’s conference at the Europa Hotel in Belfast, Journey Towards Healing: Trauma and Spirituality – an International Dialogue, has stimulated debate about a variety of issues that faith leaders and health professionals might fruitfully address together in post-conflict transitions. … Read more...
Do Acknowledgement & Apology have a Role to Play in Northern Ireland?: New Post on Slugger O’Toole
I have a new post on Slugger O’Toole called, ‘Journey Towards Healing: Do Acknowledgement and Apology have a Role to Play in Northern Ireland?’ It’s the second in a series of posts about the conference, ‘Journey Towards Healing: Trauma and … Read more...