I contributed the Thought for the Day on Radio Ulster on Sunday 21 February.
You can listen here, or read it below:
Saidie Patterson
In February 1940, two thousand women workers from Ewart’s Linen Mill on Belfast’s Crumlin Road … Read more...
Category: Social Justice
Thought for the Day – Mary Ann McCracken and Racial Justice Sunday
I contributed the Thought for the Day on Radio Ulster on Sunday 8 February – Racial Justice Sunday.
You can mark Racial Justice Sunday in Belfast by attending the 4 Corners Festival event, ‘The Journey Towards Reconciliation,’ with author, activist … Read more...
Thought for the Day – St Brigid’s Day
I contributed the Thought for the Day on Radio Ulster on Sunday 1 February, St Brigid’s Day.
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Bishop Brigid
Late in the fifth century, a group of Irish women who wished … Read more...
My remarks on Veronique Altglas’ Judaizing Christianity and Christian Zionism in Northern Ireland: For God, Israel and Ulster
On 19 January, I was a respondent at the launch of Veronique Altglas’ Judaizing Christianity and Christian Zionism in Northern Ireland: For God, Israel and Ulster.
I highly recommend the book – you can read my remarks below.
By now, … Read more...
Thought for the Day – St Kateri Tekakwitha
I contributed the Thought for the Day on Radio Ulster on Monday 14 July.
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The Feast Day of Kateri Tekakwitha
Today is the Feast Day of St Kateri Tekakwitha, the … Read more...
The Churches & Peacebuilding: Address at ‘The Primacy of Peace’ Conference
I delivered an address on ‘The Churches and Peacebuilding – Before and After the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement’ at the ‘Primacy of Peace’ conference on 24 October 2023 at the Marketplace Theatre, Armagh.
The purpose of the conference was to promote … Read more...
Tribute to Professor John Brewer
On Wednesday, Queen’s University hosted an event marking the retirement of Professor John Brewer. John has had a tremendous impact on international scholarship, as well as on my own personal career. (It appears John will have an active ‘retirement’, as … Read more...
The Churches & Peacebuilding: Past, Present and Future
On Tuesday 18 April I participated in a panel on ‘Peacebuilding’ at Queen’s University’s Agreement25 Conference.
You can read the full text of my remarks here.
Image from Clonard Reconciliation ministry, including Fr Alec Reid and Fr Gerry Reynolds… Read more...
Reconciliation Fund Marks Publication of Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troubles
Last week, the Irish Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs hosted a special event in Iveagh House, Dublin, to mark the publication of my book, co-authored with Jamie Yohanis, Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troubles.
New Post on Slugger – Review of ‘The Ghost Limb’ by Claire Mitchell
Can there be Peace? The Troubles and Faith Leaders in Northern Ireland – Roundtable in Lowell, Mass
On Tuesday I participated in a roundtable on, ‘Can there be Peace? Faith Leaders and Healing after Violent Conflict’, sponsored by the Office of the Provost at the University of Massachusetts in Lowell.
The event was attended by members of … Read more...