Reflections on Advent 4-Part Series: St Anne: Apocryphal Maternal Theology and the Forgotten Matriarch
St Anne: Apocryphal Maternal Theology and the Forgotten In this final Advent reflection, I turn now to St Anne, mother of Mary and grandmother of
Reflections on Advent 4-Part Series: Anna the Prophetess: The Politics of Presence in the Temple
Anna the Prophetess: The Politics of Presence in the Temple (Luke 2:36–38) This reflection is the third in my four-part Advent series, which seeks to
Reflections on Advent 4-Part Series: Elizabeth: Prophetic Blessing from the Domestic Threshold (Luke 1)
This reflection is the second in my four-part Advent series, which seeks to recover the often-overlooked women at the heart of salvation history. I turn
Reflections on Advent 4-Part Series: Rethinking Advent through Hidden Matriarchs
This Advent, I begin a four-part reflection series focusing on the often-overlooked figures in the Christmas story. As we light the Advent candles each Sunday,
Food Security and Insecurity: Lessons from medieval Irish towns.
The terms ‘food security’ and ‘food insecurity’ have been in use since the 1970s and were formally defined by the first World Food Summit in
Pope Leo XIV and the Generative Age: Tradition, Technology, and the Next Chapter in the Catholic Social Tradition
Thursday’s election of Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost, American by birth and shaped by his many years of missionary ministry in Peru, as Pope Leo XIV
‘Covid and the Social Contract’ by Dr Noel Kavanagh
In 1972 the Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai was asked what he thought of the French revolution of 1789. His reply was simply, ‘too early to
‘A God-Haunted Man’ by Dr Anthony Barron
Beckett’s sustained engagement with Christianity prompts many intricate questions. His tendency to eschew metaphysical dogma by means of ironic distancing and irreverent quips might suggest
‘The Politically Transformative Years 1917 to 1921’ by Dr Elaine Callinan
Electioneering and Propaganda in Ireland, 1917-21, Votes, Violence and Victory by Elaine Callinan. The first question I am often asked is why did I choose to