Stephen Farrell

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The Very Revd Stephen Farrell is Dean of Ossory and Rector of Kilkenny Union of Parishes, Diocese of Cashel, Ferns, and Ossory.

In Defence of Baptism

Writing in The Irish Times on 11th January, former Uachtarán na hÉireann Professor Mary McAleese makes the bold claim that nothing has restricted her...

Word of the Father, Soon in Flesh Appearing

We have all seen the little warning label on the glass of a car wing mirror — ‘Warning! Objects in this mirror may be...

We Reap What We Sow: Violence in Politics

Perhaps I have been living under a rock, but until his murder, I had never heard of Charlie Kirk. Others of my acquaintance were...

Alaska Summit: Politics Meets Prayer?

No one could accuse former reality TV star-turned-President, Donald J Trump, of not appreciating the importance of appearances and grand gestures. His meetings with...

Called, not Coded: Ministry, Mystery, and Machine Learning

This June, it has been glorious to see pictures appear on my social media feed of new colleagues being ordained; it has been better...

habent papam — But What About Us?

One Saturday each month, I present an hour-long religious affairs magazine programme, Spirit Alive, on Kilkenny Radio. I was due to present on the Saturday...

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