Throughout the Gospel of John “the Jews” are presented as hostile to Jesus and to all who assert that he is the Christ. They are said to plot against him, to convince Pilate to execute him; even after his crucifixion they are said to oppose Pil

When science and religion agree

Apr 10th, 2024 12m 36s

It can be pleasing when you find a meeting of minds, as it were, between science and religion, after all, there is no need for them to be at odds, and at best they can act as a corrective and a refiner, one to the other. Religion can humanize

How can we ever be happy?

Feb 24th, 2024 12m 36s

J. John, the famous preacher speaks of how he was once asked at a funeral “Did your uncle leave much?” he replied “O yes - he left everything”.He also said that the problem of the rat race is, even if you win, you are still a rat.If you can’t

The miracle of a child

Jan 26th, 2024 10m 7s

Anyone who has held their newborn child in their arms knows that time, when nothing else is of any account, when the miracle of new life is our total focus, when we become aware of the awesome continuity of it all.As any parent knows the jour

How can we 'believe' the Bible?

Nov 28th, 2023 12m 24s

In the Gospels the writers report that Jesus warns of the times to come, of the apocalypse that his listeners should expect.The fact that the apocalypse didn’t happen as they felt Jesus had foretold, should not blind us to the truth that for t

What is Progressive Christianity?

Sep 8th, 2022 16m 55s

This interview was originally broadcast in February 2022 on Radio Dublin South.The Revd Kevin O'Brien (Rector of Drumcliffe Union of Churches with Kilnasoolagh in County Clare was speaking with Revd Martin O'Connor). The interview has been edi

Do you believe in 'The Fall'?

Jun 19th, 2020 11m 10s

There is a critical question that I believe every honest Christian should ask themselves - one that all too often we either skate over and ignore, or simply don’t understand, but the answer to which has profound implications for what we believe

What do we mean by the word 'God' ?

Jun 19th, 2020 8m 47s

As a parish priest, first in England and now in Co. Clare, Ireland, whenever someone says to me ‘I don’t believe in God’ generally the first question I ask is “Define the God you don’t believe in’ and the second is ‘What do you mean by the word

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