by contemporarychristianity_admin | Sep 30, 2025 | P.S.
The recent Legacy Framework launched by Tanaiste, Simon Harris, and Secretary of State Hillary Benn has reignited the debate on how we remember the Troubles. The Independent Commission for Information Recovery and Reconciliation, the ICRIR will be replaced by two new...
by contemporarychristianity_admin | Sep 17, 2025 | P.S.
I do not have any technical qualifications, but I can – and do – use my computer and smartphone quite a lot. Perhaps you do too. But there is an emerging problem – and it is a big one. New research suggests that since artificial intelligence tools offer instant...
by contemporarychristianity_admin | Sep 9, 2025 | P.S.
One of the most striking features of the Charismatic Renewal in Ireland was its ecumenism. The very word ecumenical was anathema to many in 1972 when the Renewal began, but the Holy Spirit was poured out prodigally on Catholic, Protestant and even atheist. And why...
by contemporarychristianity_admin | Sep 3, 2025 | P.S.
Over the last few years, we have, under the Welcome Churches initiative, been supporting asylum seekers who have come here legally and have been placed in our town. People fleeing war and persecution. For those who are concerned about the threat that refugees may pose...
by contemporarychristianity_admin | Aug 26, 2025 | P.S.
A number of months ago I found myself in a conversation among a group of church leaders and one of the subjects that arose was that of commitment. Part of the discussion was about differing attitudes to church among the assorted generations in most congregations, and...
by contemporarychristianity_admin | Aug 19, 2025 | P.S.
Holiday reading, and the attendant choices that accompany it, is an art I have never quite mastered. My wife does periodically remind me of how on one holiday, early in our married life, I arrived poolside carrying my flip-flops, my sunglasses, and Jonathan Bardon’s...
Recent Comments