Dust at the Foot of the Cross
The news cycle has felt uncomfortably heavy of late. Arrests for alleged misconduct in public office have unsettled confidence in civic institutions. At the...
Saints and Celebrations: March 2026
Kieran of Seirkieran (c.545) | 5th March
Kieran of Seirkieran (not to be confused with Ciarán of Clonmacnoise) is remembered as one of the early...
Save the Gazette: From Moment to Momentum
Last month’s call to action has already borne encouraging signs of life. I have been genuinely heartened by the swiftness and generosity of the...
The Cost of Independence
The tone of the Gazette has changed, and it would be dishonest to pretend otherwise. In recent years, we have spoken with cautious optimism about our...
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In March 1856, the first issue of The Irish Ecclesiastical Gazette was published. Its purpose was simple: to give the Church of Ireland a unified, reliable...
Saints and Celebrations: February 2026
Saint Brigid | 1st February
Brigid of Kildare stands at the heart of Irish Christian memory, revered across traditions as abbess, founder, and one of...
Emmanuel Shall Come to Thee
Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armour of light, now in...
Raising Generations of Christ-like Men
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It was a bright but blustery October evening when I was invited to visit a Boys’ Brigade (BB) company to see firsthand...
Saints and Celebrations: December 2025 & January 2026
Finnian of Clonard, abbot (549)
12th December
Finnian of Clonard, often called the ‘Tutor of the Saints of Ireland’, was a pioneering abbot whose monastery at...
Unity in Diversity
Over the past few months, I’ve had the pleasure of attending several diocesan synods, raising the Gazette’s profile. Each one has offered a window into the...