Lest We Remember
In Alan Bennett’s The History Boys, a teacher offers his pupils a rather disquieting observation about the national rituals of remembrance: ‘there’s no better...
The Feast of Christ the King
This feast day, this year celebrated on Sunday 22nd November, can sound like a piece of ecclesiastical pageantry: a gold cross, a solemn procession,...
Before the Ending of the Day
As the Church’s year draws towards its close, attention turns naturally to endings: the passing of time, the completion of our labours, and the...
Who is Listening?
There is a small new sentence in this issue which may pass almost unnoticed: our note in the contents page concerning the use of...
All Saints’ Day
All Saints’ Day is one of those occasions on which the Church of Ireland can be reminded that it is, in fact, a catholic...
In Good Company
The world is rarely as settled as we imagine it to be. There are moments, however, when its instability is particularly difficult to ignore....
The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Church’s calendar is sometimes accused of being crowded with saints’ days whose significance has been lost somewhere between medieval legend and modern indifference....
A Season of Change
‘For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven’ (Ecclesiastes 3:1)
The life of the Church is often marked by...
Summer at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral
Summer is often regarded as something of an interlude in the Church’s life. Yet the experience of a cathedral church in the centre of...
Saints & Celebrations: July & August 2026
Thomas | 3rd July
The Apostle Thomas is remembered above all for his initial doubt concerning the Resurrection of Christ. When the risen Lord appeared...