I contributed the Thought for the Day on Radio Ulster on Sunday 21 February.
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Saidie Patterson
In February 1940, two thousand women workers from Ewart’s Linen Mill on Belfast’s Crumlin Road … Read more...
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Thought for the Day – Back to the Future
I contributed the Thought for the Day on Radio Ulster on Sunday 15 February.
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Back to the Future
Not long ago, my 10-year-old son started asking for a DeLorean. Not to … Read more...
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...
Thought for the Day – The Quiet Revival?
I contributed the Thought for the Day on Radio Ulster on Monday 28 July.
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The Quiet Revival?
Have you heard about the Quiet Revival?
Recent headlines suggest that churchgoing in … Read more...
Thought for the Day – The Great Pardon
I contributed the Thought for the Day on Radio Ulster on Monday 21 July.
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The Grande Troménie
“Desertum in Oceano”.
That may sound like a spell from Harry Potter. But … 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...
Thought for the Day – The Photograph and the Clock
I contributed the Thought for the Day on Radio Ulster on Monday 7 July.
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The Photograph and the Clock
You can’t stop the clock. That’s a phrase we’ve all heard … Read more...
Ciara Mageean – Hope is a Habit: My Thought for the Day on Radio Ulster
This week, the Thoughts for the Day on BBC Radio Ulster consider the theme of ‘Hope’. My contribution reflects on Ciara Mageean’s stunning summer on the track.
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Ciara Mageean: Hope
… Read more...Reflections on Angela Merkel’s Legacy: My Thought for the Day on Radio Ulster
Today, Olaf Scholz becomes Germany’s new Chancellor. Last month, I reflected on the legacy of outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s on BBC Radio Ulster’s Thought for the Day.
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“We can do … Read more...
Our Noah Moment: My Thought for the Day on Radio Ulster
My Thought for the Day on Radio Ulster considers the wisdom of Pope Francis (and a six-year-old boy), as the UN Climate Change Conference continues in Glasgow.
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