On Remembrance Sunday at 11am, we shall be celebrating the moment when, 100 years ago, the guns fell silent. We…
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Reconciliation, St. Francis and Creation
Looking around us today the world appears to be in turmoil. There continue to be struggles with hunger in various…
Primates 2016 – encouragement and perplexity (2)
The Primates’ Meeting was established in 1978 to provide space for the Primates to have ‘leisurely thought, prayer and deep…
Primates 2016 – encouragement and perplexity (1)
It is always risky to comment upon a meeting that one has not attended. However, after a statement and communiqué and,…
A Reconciling Church for a Wounded World
We are living in a wounded world inhabited by wounded people who are wounding the planet. We can all give…
Journeying from Victimhood to Forgiveness
If reconciliation in all its fullness is being sought, then it is essential to take into account five ‘drivers’ of…
Reconciliation: God’s Gift to Humanity
The word ‘reconciliation’ is used and understood in many different ways. The politician thinks of reconciliation as conflict resolution; the…
The Cry for Reconciliation
When we hear the word ‘reconciliation,’ we probably all think of different things. The politician thinks of conflict resolution; the…
Music and Reconciliation
There is a great deal of music in heaven. In the book of Revelation the angels and archangels ceaselessly sing…
Commemorating WW1 and ‘Remembering’ – agent for reconciliation or impetus for further conflict?
World War I (WW1) broke out one hundred years ago. An armistice was signed four years later. Yet WW1 continues…
The Climate and Context of Reconciliation
Although reconciliation will take different forms in different contexts, the climate in which it is being sought needs to be…
Parables of Reconciliation
Reconciliation is God’s gift to the world which is seen at its clearest at the resurrection. My Easter message will…
Dehumanising the Other
Relating to otherness is crucial in the journey towards reconciliation: without a willingness to acknowledge and relate to the ‘other’…
Excluding the Other
The present conflicts in Syria, Egypt, Sudan and the Central African Republic arise from complex backgrounds but they all display…
Difference: Friend or enemy?
There are a number of ways of embracing the other, but the one which appears to be prevalent in society…
Bishop Brian Castle 