Religion & Beliefs

Week beginning Saturday, October 21st, 2023

Week beginning Saturday, October 14th, 2023

Thinking Anew: In the ordinary everyday of public conversation, much of what we encounter is abusive and offensive, often damaging the names and reputations of others

Thinking Anew: Anyone who thinks that all right is on their side is missing reality by the proverbial country mile

Week beginning Saturday, October 7th, 2023

Lack of understanding of agricultural themes in parables shows how out of touch urbanites are with natural world

Week beginning Saturday, September 30th. 2023

Week beginning Saturday, September 23rd, 2023

Bear witness to faith by example

Michaël Edwards explores linguistic ambiguities and errors in the Bible that arise from the interaction of different languages, cultures and beliefs

Political and religious barriers are irrelevant, something not easily accepted in Ireland, where compassion can be tribal

Week beginning Saturday, September 16th, 2023

Rite & Reason: Fr Gabriel Daly was unflinching in his support of his silenced colleagues and defended fearlessly those whom the church silenced

Week beginning Saturday, September 9th, 2023

Saturday

Thinking Anew: Denying the self is a gain, not a loss, opening the way to a meaningful, purposeful life

Week beginning Saturday, September 2nd, 2023

Week beginning Saturday, August 26th, 2023

Thinking Anew: Whenever I pass an open church, I always want to go inside

Week beginning Saturday, August 19th, 2023

Wealth and privilege may shield us temporarily from some uncertainties but ultimately we cannot avoid the fact that we are vulnerable and need each other

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Week beginning Saturday, August 12th, 2023

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Week beginning Saturday August 5th, 2023

A lost engagement ring and how it can teach us something about the long and arduous search for Christ

Week beginning Saturday July 29th, 2023

Week beginning Saturday July 22nd, 2023

As well being in prayer and acts of devotion, God accompanies us in the everyday things of life

Our environment and the things that happen to us have a huge influence on our lives, and the damage done can last for generations

Week beginning Saturday, July 15th

We all struggle with right and wrong and trying to engage our best side rather than our worst

Week beginning Saturday, July 8th, 2023

Rite & Reason: While separation of church and State is desirable and achievable, it would be a travesty to exclude voices of faith from our public square

There is something about judging that diminishes and reduces us. Separating observations from evaluations can be quietly life-giving

Week beginning Saturday, July 1st, 2023

Changing the name of a library matters little when what we desperately need is a change of heart, mind and lifestyle

Notices for Sunday June 25th, 2023

Introduction of same-sex marriage and abortion saw ‘two of the primary teachings of Jesus rejected’, Dr Sam Mawhinney tells General Assembly

Just as Henry Marsh treats his patients with love and kindness, so too we all must bring hope to the harassed and dejected