Dear Beloved Community, Our readings yesterday on Remembrance Sunday offered us the image of shelter from the storm (Isaiah 25: 4). This is a useful way for us to understand the church. Are we not...

Dear Beloved Community, Archbishops John McDowell and Michael Jackson have encouraged members of the Church of Ireland to pray this week, for an immediate end to hostilities in the Middle East...

Dear Beloved Community, On Sunday, we thought about James’ challenge for us not to show partiality (James 2: 1-10). We used the visual aid of a box of celebrations and reflected on which was our...

Dear Beloved Community, Mother Teresa is attributed to the following quote: “I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no hurt, but only more love.” These are...

Dear Beloved Community, This is a transitional week for many. The summer holidays are over (although as someone reminded me recently, ‘the weather always picks up when school starts’). For many it’s...

Dear Beloved Community, During the summer, the gospel readings reflect references in John of Jesus as the ‘bread of life’. These are phenomenal statements. By equating himself to bread, Jesus is...

Dear Beloved Community, It was a joy to attend the ordination of the Revd Caroline, the Revd Mike Buchanan and the Revd Mathew McCauley to the priesthood in Christ Church Cathedral yesterday. It’s...