Posted on 15. Sep, 2016 in Christian Values, Church of Ireland, Feminism/Women in the Church
Pat Storey, Ireland’s first female bishop talks about her life journey from a non-Christian background to Bishop of Meath and Kildare. When she first went to Trinity, she was sharing with a Christian friend as said she wasn’t looking forward to it. Ironically she found that sharing with this woman made her feel that she […]
Posted on 01. Sep, 2016 in Christian Values, Church of Ireland, Community, Feminism/Women in the Church, Gospel Values
Pat Storey, Ireland’s first woman bishop talks about her personal understanding and experience of mercy in this jubilee year declared by Pope Francis. She focuses on a phrase that resonates with her, “grace is getting what you don’t deserve, mercy is not getting what you do deserve” and says that this is true in her […]
Posted on 09. Jun, 2016 in Achievement, Christian Values, Church of Ireland, Community
For a lot of young people many of whom are sitting exams, thoughts of the future can be daunting. Jack Perdue is one such young person who sat his exams last year and didn’t know what to do with his life. He came across an advertisement to work with the Church of Ireland, Representative Church […]
Posted on 18. Feb, 2016 in Church of Ireland, Community, Easter, Holy Week, War / Civil Unrest
On Wednesday Feb 17th, The Church of Ireland Historical Working Group marked the centenary of the Easter Rising with talks from noted historians. Entitled ‘A state of chassis – Ordinary People in Extraordinary Circumstances in Dublin in 1916’, the talk featured Dr Fearghal McGarry (Queen’s University Belfast) as well as Dr Jason McElligott (Marsh’s Library), […]
Posted on 21. Jan, 2016 in Christian Values, Church of Ireland, Community, Ecology, Environment, Fundraising, Natural Disasters
Extensive hardship was experienced throughout Ireland as a result of recent floods. People across the country have been left without food, shelter, warmth and clothing as a result of water damage. Many are also left with the insecurity that these floods could come again in the next few years and that their houses may never really […]
Posted on 21. Jan, 2016 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Christian Values, Church of Ireland, Church Teachings
The International Anglican Communion has in recent times been struggling to reach a decision on their views of same sex marriages and relationships. Earlier this month, they managed to avoid a split by reaffirming the Church’s teaching on marriage as between a man and a woman, but it remains a difficult issue within all Anglican Churches. […]
Posted on 03. Dec, 2015 in Church of Ireland, Church Teachings, Community, Ecology
Revd Andrew Orr The current UN climate change conference taking place in Paris is causing us all to reflect on our carbon emissions. Revd Andrew Orr, Archdeacon of Ossory and Leighlin and rector of Tullow is Chair of Eco Congregation Ireland. He is deeply involved in using the Church as a way of creating greater awareness about our […]
Posted on 26. Nov, 2015 in Christian Values, Church of Ireland, Church Teachings, Community, Eastern Spirituality, Faith Groups, Gospel Values
The Alpha course has been sweeping though the country and attracting the attention of Christians and non Christians alike. Donal Casey, lecturer and artist, was a lapsed Christian who like many professed to be spiritual but not religious. Here he talks with Miriam Gormally about how he joined the Alpha course out of curiosity – […]
Posted on 23. Apr, 2015 in Christian Values, Church of Ireland, Community, Feminism/Women in the Church, Vocation
It’s been nearly two years since Bishop Patricia Storey was appointed to succeed Richard Clarke as Bishop of Meath and Kildare. At the time there was great media interest in the first woman to be elected as a bishop in the Church of Ireland and the first female Anglican Communion bishop in Ireland and Great […]
Posted on 05. Feb, 2015 in Church of Ireland, Church Teachings, Faith and Justice
The Alpha course has been one of Christianity’s biggest success stories. First started in the church of Holy Trinity Brompton in west London it is now practiced in 169 countries. It is a ten week course that explores basic truths of the Christian faith. The course asks questions such as “who is Jesus” and “why […]