Defining and Finding Reconciliation

Defining and Finding Reconciliation

Last October, when speaking in the Seanad in Dublin, Norman Hamilton bemoaned how none of the governments in Dublin, London, Belfast, or Washington, had a clear policy setting out what reconciliation is, or the steps needed to make it happen. Norman concluded, “That...
War in Ukraine

War in Ukraine

War in Ukraine; more than 125 days. From our Western perspective it is Vladimir Putin’s despicable effort to crush a fledgling democracy, using the full weight of Russia’s armed forces that have established their bombardment methodology in Georgia, Chechnya and Syria....
Who is my neighbour?

Who is my neighbour?

Following the St. Patrick’s Day joint statement by the Church Leaders’ Group (Ireland) last year, in which they personally lamented their lack of leadership in building a better quality of peace, I did some academic research as a Christian to explore how the Churches...

Peace on earth?

For many months, and especially in the last few weeks, we have been seeing the war in the Middle East and its horrible effects being reported almost daily on our TV screens and in our newspapers. I can barely watch the news now. I feel helpless, angry and even guilty...

Ain’t gonna study war no more …

The 2016 Catherwood lecture was given by Alan and Elaine Storkey on 24 November 2016. The accumulation of power by arms companies and the influence of militarism have continued for over a century. The time has come for people of faith to address these issues and to...