Editorial – A PLACE TO CALL HOME The deaths last month of 39 people whose bodies were discovered in a container lorry which had travelled to the UK from Belgium is nothing short of horrific.…

Editorial BREXIT – EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT IT. Home news LIFE-SIZE CROSS IS DEDICATED AT DOWN CATHEDRAL BISHOP ALAN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT DIOCESAN SYNOD –  DANGER OF ‘OBSESSION WITH REGULATIONS – By Brian Donaldson RESOURCES FOCUS ON HOMELESSNESS ORPHAN SOCIETY…

Editorial – THE PRIVILEGE OF TELLING STORIES Little did I know when I was introduced to the Church of Ireland Gazette more than 13 years ago, that I would one day have the privilege of becoming…

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…

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.”…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Primate talks personally about faith The following is an interview with Archbishop Richard Clarke, conducted by Alf McCreary (Belfast Telegraph). How and when did you come to faith? I grew up in a Church of…