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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...

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...

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....

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...

The Gift of Understanding

As I write this, the Church is entering the week of Whitsun. General Synod has only recently concluded and, as ever, it leaves behind...

The Long Road North

Two weeks on the road with my golden retriever, Fionn, in the boot provides plenty of time to think about Church matters. On Easter...

Scars that Speak

Gospel accounts of the resurrection are curiously unpolished. There is no attempt to tidy things up. The disciples are uncertain, scared, and slow to...

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...

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...

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