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A Prophetic Disruption: Christ at the Door

Evangeline Ekanayake -
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...
Opinion

Lent, Grief, and the Hope of Easter

Conor O’Reilly -
I write this article shortly before the beginningof Lent. By a cruel twist of fate, the beginning of Lent coincides with the anniversary of...
Opinion

The Spectre of Racism and the Ways of God

Maithrie White-Dundas -
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...
Opinion

The Crisis of the Authority of Scripture in Contemporary Churches

Conor O’Reilly -
In recent decades, a crisis has rocked Churches around the globe: the issue of the authority of Scripture. Though traditionally seen as the book...
Opinion

In Defence of Baptism

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

From Parents to Parodies

John Deane-O’Keeffe -
Parents are odd, aren’t they? Not us, of course — I mean every other parent. Mine were probably right up there. Father generally held...
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Be Still: Notes from a Chair

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

Chart-Toppers and Cloud-Descenders

Paul Arbuthnot -
You might not have heard of him, and he might not have invaded your consciousness, but there’s a good chance you’ll know his work....
Opinion

The Gentle Grace of Christmas Past

John Deane-O’Keeffe -
I’m not sure you ever really recover from seeing your father become part of a Christmas tree. Let me explain.  It was Christmas Eve 1975....
Opinion

Word of the Father, Soon in Flesh Appearing

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