The Presbyterian and The Priest‘s Podcast

This one will be Good indeed - Rev. Harold Good. He joins us in conversation about his life and work, especially his influential work during the Good Friday Agreement and what brought him to that table. 

If you've any questions for us, or Harold, please send them via presbyterianandpriest@gmail.com

In this episode we welcome along Karen Jardine who is PCI’s Public Affairs Officer. In her role she assists the Council for Public Affairs to develop the Presbyterian Church’s thinking on issues of public policy. Ciarán was unavailable so Jonny sits down with her to chat with her about a range of issues, including her recent trip to the Seanad Éireann.

 

Link to the vision for society statement https://www.presbyterianireland.org/Utility/About-Us/Statements/Vision-for-Society-Statement.aspx

Via zoom that should read! In this episode we welcome along Fr. Oliver Rafferty, originally from Belfast but now a Professor of History at Boston College. We had a really interesting chat with him on many topics and were challenged by him on the role of the Church.

You can contact him via oliver.rafferty@bc.edu

And get his book at https://www.amazon.co.uk/Catholicism-Ulster-1603-1983-Interpretative-History/dp/0717121747 or any other good bookshop

In this final episode of series 5 we look back and chat through our favourite bits, what we learnt and what else might have intrigued us. We've really enjoyed chatting to all of our guests, we hope you have too. If you have any favourite bits you'd like to share with us, send them through at presbyterianandpriest@gmail.com

This is a special bonus episode we recorded during the summer with co-Presbyterian and co-Priest Rev. Steve Stockman MBE and Fr. Martin J. Magill. We chat through what led them into friendship and the creation of the 4 corners festival. We hope there's more bonus episodes to come!

As we begin series 6 we talk about our own private and public life of prayer. As the series continues we will look at some of the differences in these approaches and how we can learn from each other. As always, if you have a question please send it via presbyterianandpriest@gmail.com

Prayers in N. Ireland, death in Indonesia, and the afterlife: In this episode we talk about prayers beyond this life; what happens after this life and how prayer forms a part of it. This episode was also filmed for Clonard's Peace & Reconciliation ministry and we were able to chat to Fr. Mans as part of this episode. If you have any questions on this one, please get in touch via presbyterianandpriest@gmail.com

Our first Christmas message; a chance to reflect over the past year and look forward with hope. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Keep following for more episodes, and keep getting in touch via presbyterianandpriest@gmail.com

Steve and Martin join us once again to chat all things 4corners website https://4cornersfestival.com/ 'book early, book often, and give Martin's head peace!' and also their trip to the Vatican. This is another great opportunity to chat with them so enjoy

This episode does not focus on Mary, but rather another saint called Deborah. We're delighted that Deborah Sloan could join us to talk about prayer, her experiences of, difficulties with, and encouragements. You can find out more about Deborah at https://deborahsloan.co.uk/ and you can get in touch with us at presbyterianandpriest@gmail.com