Episcopalian Chuck Hagel nominated for Secretary of Defense; Anglican university in Congo attacked; Anglican-Lutheran report on service and mission now available; Have Stick – will travel. A SAMS “mission” biography
Wise women also came and A Celtic prayer for Epiphany
The Poor - always with us?; TCD Chapel Choir Tour to Cavan; Bishop teams with journalist to explore ‘Soul of the Arctic’; Radio Ulster’s Sunday Service features the Dock Walk; Media review
Archbishop Launches City of York's Response to End Rough Sleeping; Service celebrates ministry of women; Media review - Gay bishops debate; relics arrive in Liverpool
A thought for this day by Archbishop Wabukala of Kenya ; an Epiphany prayer from the Church in Jerusalem
C of I cleric welcomes C of E Bishops’ decision; Church planting; Experts in Leinster House this week for discussions on abortion issues
Community Youth Choir’s Christmas debut; Music, Eucharist and You; Armagh Organ recital; Kells US concert
The Bible is a record of God's surprising imagination
Published in the News Letter, Saturday 5th January
Whilst I sincerely wish you a happy New Year, I am fully aware that the passing of time gets fairly short shrift in my church's tradition.
A thought from the Bishops of Kilmore, and John Rutter’s new carol - All Bells in Paradise by King’s College Choir
Bishop of Connor’s Lenten series 2013; Connor team prepares for visit to South Sudan; Clergy retirements; Parish vacancy; Church will not reject people, says Catholic bishop
C of E Bishops lift ban on Bishops in civil-partnerships; Rock ’n’ roll bishop makes charity album; Evangelicals who say being gay is OK; Scout & Guide promise
Belfast student lands post as Rochester organ scholar; .Be part of the New Irish Youth choir in 2013; Ulster Orchestra appoints Rosa Solinas as permanent chief executive; UK’s largest music education expo; Church venues alter vibe of live gig
Whether you have seen or plan to see the new movie "Les Miserables," whether you loved the movie or hated it, Victor Hugo's classic has spiritual implications worth pondering. Links follow to an article and a resource pack for parish group use
Faith is the reality of what we hope for
View ‘Mission Titanic’ ; Inter-church tribute to Bishop of Kilmore; Clogher Diocesan Pilgrimage; Historical and contemporary political interplay in Ireland; Pupils as young as 13 are slipping through the net in Irish schools; Barnardos’ call for unwanted Christmas presents; Almost 1,000 civil partnerships in Ireland in 2012
Timeline for the new Archbishop of Canterbury; Put the military in charge of Britain’s foreign aid; Sexualisation of children 'risks softening attitudes towards abuse’; Now for the Easter eggs; A gifted Dean of Exeter
We are citizens of a world made up of different races. God's grace touches us all
New diocesan publication; Stedfast Association; Archive of the Month; Media review - Archbishop Armstrong threatened over Kincora issues; One in ten NI young 'cannot cope’; Minister Creighton calls for ‘rational debate’ over abortion issue; Papal Nuncio’s call to fight against abortion
Christian doctors concern over controversial death pathway; What 2013 will bring on the legal front; Young 'cannot cope with daily life’; Teacher morale 'dangerously low’; Archbishop Nichols ends ‘Soho Masses’ for LGBT after six years
Jesus was a practical, one item at a time man
CMH: Ireland pays tribute to former leaders; Christ Church Bray Narnia Festival; ‘Retreat in the City’ in Christ Church Cathedral; Fáilte Ireland Grant for St. Mary's Cathedral; New Belfast Cathedral Girls Choir; Emigration at famine levels
Archbishop of Canterbury’s final New Year’s message; Archbishop of York tells Coalition 'find moral courage to tackle care scandal’; A judge rules Sunday is not important to Christians
New Archbishop of Uganda; 'Throats slit' in Nigeria village; Pope marks end of difficult year, notes God's good; Belgium will prosecute Church of Scientology as a criminal organisation; Egyptian Christians Face the Future Under New Islamist Law
Have low expectations and high hopes
It is difficult to think of any Archbishop of Canterbury of modern times who in coming to office will have found civic society in such as state of disarray as the Bishop of Durham will when he assumes his new responsibilities.
MBE for former Archdeacon; Bishop condemns attempt on PSNI officer’s life; Living Worship 2013 - A short course in music and worship; Bishop’s New Year message; Heaven in a Nightclub; Texting and internet use are growing difficulties for Irish couples; Irish children among worlds top readers - international survey
Last service as Archbishop of Canterbury; Christians have no right to refuse to work on Sundays, rules judge; Restoring trust in society
Grant us faith, O Christ, to see your presence among us
Report and links including : Irish churches fixated with sex; Dublin worse than Delhi for rape; Christ Church - a heritage hot spot; Government papers revelations; TDs V Cardinal on abortion; Cyber bullying in Irish schools and society