Join us on the 4th of November for an @irishtheolquart.bsky.social Lecture with Prof Alana Harris, King's College London, who will deliver the lecture. Don't miss out, register your place at [email protected].

Join us THIS EVENING for what promises to be a very engaging @irishtheolquart.bsky.social lecture @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social by Prof. Stephen Pope. All welcome.

In today’s @independent.ie I review Victoria Whitworth’s new book on the #BookofKells held at @tcddublin.bsky.social. Whitworth’s study is sumptuously produced and a fascinating read. I’m just not crazy about the title… m.independent.ie/entertainmen...

Join us next Monday evening for an ITQ Lecture @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social with Prof. Stephen Pope @bostoncollege.bsky.social. Prof. Pope is a wonderful speaker with a wealth of experience in peace & reconciliation, & restorative justice. It promises to be a very thought-provoking presentation.

🛎️ Join us tonight at the Annual Monsignor Patrick J Corish lecture, at 7:30pm in Renehan Hall. www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-annual...

A wide range of book reviews will appear in the November 2025 issue of ITQ. See them first on OnlineFirst here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

What a beautiful morning here at @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social

A reminder that Prof. David Kertzer will deliver the Corish Lecture tomorrow evening in Maynooth. Register below.

My friend and colleague Declan Marmion, who served as Editor of ITQ (2013-2023), & with whom I have edited a number of volumes over the years, has been elected Superior General of the Society of Mary (the Marists). Wishing him blessing and fulfilment in his new role. @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social

Pulitzer-prize winner, Prof. David Kertzer will deliver the Corish Lecture at @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social next Tuesday evening. Book your place here. @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social

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Archbishop Eamon Martin, Chancellor of SPPU, today conferred an honorary Doctorate in Theology on Sr Orla Treacy in recognition of her contribution to social justice and women’s educational rights across the world. #sppu #spcm #orlatreacy #honorarydoctorate

Teetotaller that I am, it’s entirely appropriate that I’ve just reviewed a newly-released book on the early history of the #Guinness family brewery, just ahead of the (unrelated) new eight-part @netflix series #HouseofGuinness. m.independent.ie/entertainmen...

Dale C. Allisons article “From Jesus to the Fourth Gospel: The Evolution of Early Christian Eschatology” will be published in the November issue of ITQ, but can already be accessed on OnlineFirst here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Barbora Šmejdová @charlesuni.cuni.cz writes on “Searching for the Language of Hope with Mary” in the November issue of ITQ. It’s available on OnlineFirst here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Andrew R. Davis of @bostoncollege.bsky.social has published “Notes on Biblical Mercy: God’s Womb-Like Love” in the November issue of ITQ. It is now available to read on OnlineFirst here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

William Crozier of @durham-university.bsky.social writes on “Historia Sicut Prophetia: Re-Reading Joseph Ratzinger in the Light of His Habilitationsschrift on St Bonaventure” for the November issue, but it is now already available to read on OnlineFirst: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Join us at the Irish Theological Quarterly Lecture with Prof Stephen J Pope, Boston College, who will deliver the lecture, entitled "Can Forgiving Ever Be A Moral Mistake? Considerations from Christian Ethics". To register your place, please email [email protected]. #bostoncollege #theology

Join us at the Annual Monsignor Patrick J Corish Lecture 2025 where Prof David I. Kertzer, Brown University, will give the lecture on "Eugenio Pacelli and the Vatican’s Irish Plan to Save Baptized Jews (1938-1939)". Register here - www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-annual...

This just popped up on Amazon this morning, so I guess it must be happening! To be kept in mind when compiling your Christmas prezzie list. And yes, it will be available in lots of other places besides Amazon. And no, it’s not me on the front cover! amzn.eu/d/1uBbgIG

@cosmicskeptic.bsky.social is an Oxford graduate and a very astute YouTuber, writer & podcaster, who identifies as agnostic atheist. I’ve rarely come across as cogent an expression of why #theology is an endlessly fascinating subject, which can be of interest to persons of all faiths and none.

The latest issue (August 2025) of Irish Theological Quarterly has just appeared. See below for Table of Contents of articles and a wide range of book reviews: journals.sagepub.com/toc/ITQ/curr...

Following on from my @irishtimes.com article on Sunday, this afternoon I joined @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social on @newstalkfm.bsky.social to speak about the history of devotion to the Sacred Heart and its lesser-known political aspects. www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...

On the show today: Starvation in Gaza; Swimming on all the Blue flag beaches; A law against manipulation?; ‪@salvadorryan.bsky.social‬ on the Sacred Heart; Do you trust estate agents?; @drjoannafortune.bsky.social with parenting; Oyster swallowing in Kerry...

Honoured to have been invited to contribute to a series of talks at Lucan Presbyterian Church in early August. Check out the details for “Theology on a Summer’s Evening” here… www.lpc.ie/summertheolo...

The use of the term “Crusade” in association with the Sacred Heart devotion in 2025 is unfortunate; a far cry from the late Pope Francis’sencouragement of a culture of “encounter”.

Contributed to a piece today by my classmate, journalist John Meagher of the @Independent.ie on the 40th anniversary of the extraordinary “Moving Statues” phenomenon of the summer of 1985. m.independent.ie/news/i-had-f...

Remembering today the man who introduced me to my first — and last — drink!

A cautionary AI tale… youtu.be/7fej5XgfBYQ

A wonderful article on Pope Francis, humility & clericalism by Prof. Christopher Bellitto is published on OnlineFirst (and will appear in print in the August issue). It was first delivered as an ITQ lecture @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social earlier this year. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

At Trinity Long Room Hub to mark The Limerick Boycott in Context Hosted by School of Languages, Literatures & Cultural Studies, & Centre for Jewish Studies. With fellow essayists Trisha Oakley Kessler & Katrina Goldstone, & editors Natalie Wynn & Sean Gannon. In conversation with Zuleika Rodgers.

Looking forward to speaking to Tulla History Society, at Tulla Courthouse, Tulla, Co. Clare, tomorrow evening Monday 12 May 2025 at 8pm on the history of memorial cards.

Was interviewed on @radiokerry.bsky.social this morning and chatted about the election of Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV #pope #conclave2025 #PopeLeoXIV www.radiokerry.ie/podcasts/ker...

“Peace be with you. This is the peace of the risen Christ, a disarming and humble and preserving peace. It comes from God. God, who loves all of us, without any limits or conditions…” Encouraging and hope-filled opening words to Pope Leo XIV’s papacy. #Pope #HabemusPapam

This wonderful man is 99 today. Long more may Sir David Attenborough be with us! #DavidAttenborough

Those who have chosen to gamble on the outcome of the #conclave follow a long, and often much frowned-upon, tradition of papal predictions. My column in today’s @independent.ie m.independent.ie/world-news/e...

For anyone who needs some apple blossom in their life right now…

On 25 March 2025, Prof. Dale Allison Jr (Princeton Theological Seminary) delivered the Monsignor Patrick J. Corish Lecture at @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social The article version will be published in Irish Theological Quarterly in November 2025. youtu.be/mAj19Q43cLQ?...

An article version of this talk will appear in the November 2025 issue of Irish Theological Quarterly. #Bible #NewTestament #BiblicalStudies #GospelofJohn #SaintPaul #DaleAllison #Eschatology #HistoricalJesus #Apocalypse

Prof Dale Allison Jr (Princeton Theological Seminary) delivered the Annual Monsignor Patrick J. Corish Lecture in SPPU, Maynooth, on 25 March 2025 on the topic "From Jesus to the Gospel of John: the Evolution of Eschatology". View the full lecture here - youtu.be/mAj19Q43cLQ

Beyond all the words, sung and spoken at Pope Francis’s funeral liturgy, I reckon the most powerful homily is the simple wooden box that now takes centre stage #popefrancisfuneral

Unfortunately tonight’s lecture has had to be cancelled with the hope that it can be re-scheduled at some point in the future.

The May 2025 issue of Irish Theological Quarterly has just appeared. See below for the Table of Contents of articles and book reviews: journals.sagepub.com/toc/ITQ/curr...

Looking forward to welcoming the wonderful Dr Ida Milne, Carlow College, to Moneygall tomorrow evening to speak to the Dunkerrin Parish History Society. Title: “A New Look at the 1798 Rebellion” Venue: Obama Plaza, Moneygall Date and Time: Thursday 24 April at 8pm.

A long, but very balanced assessment of Pope Francis’s papacy from John Allen at Crux. #PopeFrancis cruxnow.com/obituary/202...

With deep sorrow, St Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth, joins with the Church throughout the world in mourning the death of Pope Francis. sppu.ie/news-events/...

We are saddened to learn about the passing of Pope Francis at age 88. Elected in 2013, he was the first pope from the the Jesuit Order and from the Americas.