Click here to listen to my ‘Thought for the Day’ on BBC Radio Ulster.
It draws on my experience as a marathon runner.
The text of today’s contribution is below.
Category: Covid-19 (Coronavirus)
The Worldwide Web is their Parish – My Thought for the Day on BBC Radio Ulster
Click here to listen to my ‘Thought for the Day’ on BBC Radio Ulster
This one is especially for all the John Wesley fans out there, and those who have been adjusting to ‘religion online’ during the Covid-19 pandemic (… Read more...
‘Going anywhere nice on your holidays?’ – My Thought for the Day on Radio Ulster
Click here to listen to my ‘Thought for the Day’ on BBC Radio Ulster.
I’m scheduled for further contributions, on the next three Tuesdays.
You can read the text of today’s contribution below.
‘Going anywhere nice on your holidays?’
It’s … Read more...
‘People Still Need Us’: Radio & Print Coverage of my Survey of Faith Leaders during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Over the past week there has been some radio and print coverage of ‘People Still Need Us’, my report on a survey of faith leaders on the island of Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic. I spoke about the survey on … Read more...
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...
The Churches and the Lockdown Legacy – Sunday Sequence and Slugger O’Toole
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, ‘The Churches and the Lockdown Legacy’. It includes a reference to my part in a conversation on yesterday’s Sunday Sequence, on BBC Radio Ulster.
You can listen to the conversation … Read more...
Spirituality at the School Gate by Diane Jackson – Book Review
We are living in strange times indeed, when depositing and collecting children at school gates seems a distant memory.
Yet a new book by Diane Jackson, Spirituality at the School Gate (Wipf and Stock 2020), could prove helpful reading during … 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...
Covid-19: Recent Discussions on Sunday Sequence
I have participated in two recent discussions on Covid-19 on BBC Radio Ulster’s Sunday Sequence.
Sunday 5 April the topic was ‘Learning survival today from the lessons of the past’. Other discussants were consultant physician and clinical lecturer Michael Trimble, … 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...