Editorial – BEYOND ANGER AND NOISE In his presidential speech to the 2019 General Synod, Archbishop Clarke said: “If the Church is to be – as Christ calls it to be – a beacon for grace and truth, it cannot live in a ghetto designed…

EDITORIAL – THE NEED FOR HOPE IS URGENT We know that, following the seismic events of Good Friday, the first disciples were now fearful, uncertain and deeply puzzled as to where their future might lie.” These are words from the recent joint Holy Week and…

BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” (Matthew 5:9). These words seem more important than ever. We are reminded that the call to peacemaking is one of the foundational teachings of Christ, in the Sermon on…

Editorial – SOUNDS LIKE HOPE Most of us will be familiar with the work of Habitat for Humanity. Philip Yancey tells the story of how it was founded by Millard Fuller. He describes him as “a millionaire entrepreneur from Alabama whostill speaks with a cotton-fieldstwang. Rich but…

Editorial  – POLITICAL TURMOIL AND PEACEMAKING One dictionary defines turmoil as “a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation or commotion.” ‘Turmoil’ is a word that could be used to describe what we are observing on many political fronts at the moment, with a sense of division…

Online Edition released on Tuesday 8th January  Editorial – START WITH WHY Home News 4 CORNERS FESTIVAL RETURNS ONCE AGAIN TO BELFAST ARMAGH DIOCESAN MISSION WEEKEND MORE WOMEN NEEDED IN SENIOR CHURCH ROLES? ARCHDEACON IN ANNUAL SIT OUT FOR CHARITY KILMORE, ELPHIN & ARDAGH DIOCESE A YEAR IN REVIEW…