I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, a review of a new book called ‘Beauty through Broken Windows’, published on Sunday, the World Day of the Poor.
The book is inspired by the legacy of Edmund Rice, … Read more...
Category: Irish Catholic Church
Review of Triangle: Three Novellas of Ireland by Pól Ó Muirí, on Slugger
The review raises questions prompted by the book, such as: What happens in a society when previously dominant … Read more...
‘The past is not a place to which we would wish to return’: Shannon Campbell on the Unity Pilgrim Resources
In June there was a formal launch of Clonard Monastery’s new ‘Unity Pilgrim’ resources, which are now freely available for use in churches and among young people.
Shannon Campbell, Director of the Catholic Chaplaincy at Queen’s, was the main … Read more...
Learning from Fr Gerry Reynolds and Fr Alec Reid: New Resources for Churches and Young People
The ministries of Fr Gerry Reynolds and Fr Alec Reid, Redemptorists at Clonard Monastery in Belfast, have been recognized as vital to Northern Ireland’s peace process.
Nearly a quarter-century after the Good Friday Agreement, their work of peace remains unfinished … Read more...
Recent posts on Slugger O’Toole: From King Charles III to ‘No Religion’
It has been some time since I posted on this blog. For any faithful followers who still remain, do be aware that I have had several posts on the Slugger O’Toole blog. These include:
Kroc Institute Lecture: Rethinking the Role of Clergy in Violence and Peacebuilding
Earlier this month, I spoke at the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies on ‘Rethinking the Role of Clergy in Violence and Peacebuilding’ (12 April).
The lecture was initiated by the Kroc Institute’s Contending Modernities initiative … Read more...
On Fr Gerry Reynolds and the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18-25 January) was always important for Fr Gerry Reynolds (d. 2015). My biography of Fr Gerry, Unity Pilgrim, recounts a number of events during Weeks of Prayer for Christian Unity in Belfast, … Read more...
Online Launch 27 January: The Oxford Handbook of Religion & Europe
The new Oxford Handbook of Religion and Europe (2022), edited by Grace Davie and Lucian Leustean, will be launched online on 27 January at 4 pm (GMT) from Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs.
My review of Crawford Gribben’s ‘The Rise and Fall of Christian Ireland’, on Slugger
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, my review of Crawford Gribben’s excellent new book, The Rise and Fall of Christian Ireland (Oxford, 2021).… Read more...
Has belief really vanished in Ireland? New post on Slugger O’Toole
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, ‘Has belief really vanished in Ireland?’
Image: church ruins in Howth, Co Dublin… Read more...
RTE Brainstorm post on Women in Ministry in Ireland
I have a new post on RTE Brainstorm on women in ministry in Ireland, ‘How Women feel Undervalued by the Catholic Church’.
While the headline focuses on the Catholic Church, it also includes discussion of women’s roles in other denominations.… Read more...