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Confessions of a Recovering Denominationalist

John Deane-O’Keeffe -
Now, not a lot of people know this (and why would they), but there are some 300 major Christian denominations in the United States...
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Facing One Another: Communion, Conscience, and the Call to Mercy

Scott Golden -
The May 2026 issue of the Church of Ireland Gazette placed before its readers, on facing pages, two matters which speak rather pointedly to...
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Reflections from the Outgoing Chair of the RB Executive Committee

Hilary Prentice -
At the invitation of the Archbishop of Armagh, The Most Reverend John McDowell, the outgoing chair of the Representative Body (RB) Executive Committee, Hilary...
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The Decline of Sunday Service as a Pattern of Worship in Irish Society

Conor O’Reilly -
‘His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me”.’  (John 2:17) As a young boy growing up in the Roman...
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Wherever I Lay My Hat? That’s My Home

John Deane-O’Keeffe -
Now, I know this might sound a bit flash, but back in the day I owned two houses in France (one house might be...
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An All-Male House of Bishops Would Fail Today’s Church of Ireland

Philip McKinley -
The retirement of The Most Reverend Pat Storey at the end of July, alongside the forthcoming episcopal elections for Cork, Cloyne and Ross and...
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A Nation Counted: What the 1926 Census Reveals of Ireland’s Changing Soul

Stephen Farrell -
On the morning of 19th April, the 1926 Irish Census was made available online. I cannot be the only reader of the Gazette who...
Opinion

A Step Too Far? Clergy Tenure Plans Raise Serious Questions

Paul Arbuthnot -
Every May, the Church of Ireland packs up its troubles in its old kit bag and heads off to meet at the General Synod....
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John Deane-O’Keeffe -
M y current wife says that I need to see my psychiatrist (again) about my ability to bury myself in my phone and engage my...
Opinion

Speaking with a Foreign Accent: Recovering Moral Courage, True Leadership, and the Language of the Gospel

Seán Murphy -
It was Pilita Clark who observed in her article ‘Good News for CEOs with Foreign Accents’ (for the Financial Times) that voices marked by...
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