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A Theological Reflection on the Emergence of the Board of Peace

The unveiling of the so-called Board of Peace at Davos — accompanied by American-led ceremony and unmistakable Donald Trump fanfare — should not be...

Addiction is the Solution — Not the Problem

Growing up I was very afraid of alcohol — until I wasn’t. My view on the whole thing was quite simple. People who drank...

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...

A Prophetic Disruption: Christ at the Door

This story was shared with the Gazette by The Revd Dr Maithrie White-Dundas. As we usually do, on the night of 31st December, I went...

Lent, Grief, and the Hope of Easter

I write this article shortly before the beginningof Lent. By a cruel twist of fate, the beginning of Lent coincides with the anniversary of...

The Spectre of Racism and the Ways of God

July 2025. Bonfire Night in Northern Ireland. In Moygashel, a life-sized effigy of a boat containing life-sized refugees in orange life jackets sat atop...

The Crisis of the Authority of Scripture in Contemporary Churches

In recent decades, a crisis has rocked Churches around the globe: the issue of the authority of Scripture. Though traditionally seen as the book...

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...

From Parents to Parodies

Parents are odd, aren’t they? Not us, of course — I mean every other parent. Mine were probably right up there. Father generally held...

Be Still: Notes from a Chair

This reflection is written in the hope that it might help someone else. That is its aim. What follows does not arise from crisis...

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