Of Forms, Fudge, and the Faithful who Never Come to Church
Clergy are being asked to certify denominational identity for school admissions, but the Church of Ireland has no clear way to determine who belongs,...
Dolly Parton’s Gospel of Grace
In September, I had the great pleasure of being invited to preach at the Patronal Festival of the ancient and beautiful Cathedral Church of...
The Catholic Question
A Roman Catholic British Prime Minister exposes some curious constitutional anomalies in Church appointments, argues Stephen Farrell
It is either a sign of increased religious...
A Life Audit Over Rosé
As I write this there is an ominously long list on my desk taunting me. It is the list of things to be completed...
How are Bishops Made?
In May, June, and possibly July, an Episcopal Electoral College (EEC) will convene to elect the next Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. It...
A Nation Counted: What the 1926 Census Reveals of Ireland’s Changing Soul
On the morning of 19th April, the 1926 Irish Census was made available online. I cannot be the only reader of the Gazette who...
A Cathedral Easter
As all clergy know, if you haven’t got Easter sorted before Ash Wednesday, you are very much on the back foot. Choosing music, deciding...
In vino veritas
When this issue of the Gazette hits the newsstands or the inboxes of readers, we will be in the depths of the rigours of...
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...