• Walking back to Earth: the enduring appeal of ancient pilgrimage as portal to the sacred for the contemporary seeker 

  King, Judith (2022-05-16)

  This thesis offers a perspective on pilgrimage, from the vantage point of the pilgrim’s reflection on their embodied experience and an analysis of that experience from theological and psychological hermeneutics, in particular. ...

• How do children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) enrolled in special ASD classes in mainstream primary schools make sense of themselves and their educational experiences? Child, parent and teacher insights? 

  Ryan, Eibhlín (2022-03-30)

  Aims: School is a site of critical importance in the construction of sense of self. A corpus of qualitative literature indicates that adolescent students with ASD attending mainstream schools often construe themselves as ...

• A socio-rhetorical interpretation of Paul’s theology of Christian suffering of 1 Corinthians 

  Mortell, Philip (2021-04-07)

  This dissertation is a socio-rhetorical investigation of Paul’s theology of Christian suffering in 1 Corinthians. Paul’s undisputed Letters offer seven lists of his suffering (see 1 Cor 4:9-13; 2 Cor 4:8-9; 6:4-5, 8-10; ...

• "Do you see this woman" (Luke 7:44). The multi-faceted witness of women in Luke's gospel 

  Mortell, Marian (2021-04-07)

  The open question that is posed in this research, seeks to ascertain what the women exemplify as they interact with Jesus in the Lukan Gospel. How does Jesus engage them and what aspects of discipleship and response do ...

• 'Further up and further in': Biblical themes and imagery in C.S. Lewis The chronicles of Narnia 

  Hannan, James (Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2013)

  Clive Staples Lewis is one of the most popular and renowned authors and lay theologians of the twentieth century. Lewis is best known for The Chronicles of Narnia series, which has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide. ...

• The role of Christian faith in the lives of a cohort of Catholic primary school principals in the Republic of Ireland 

  Campbell, Máire (2021-02-19)

  Principals, as ‘gatekeepers’ in Catholic primary schools (CPSs), are at the nexus of change in relation to faith and culture. These changes include a political impetus for a more diverse patronage system for primary schools, ...

• The Irish chaplaincy in Britain 

  Duffy, Eugene (The Furrow, 2015)

• Irish priests name their truths 

  Duffy, Eugene (The Furrow, 2015)

• Review of 'Reading Philo: A Handbook to Philo of Alexandria' edited by Torrey Seland (Pre-published version) 

  Burroughs, Jonathan (Sage, 2016)

• Review of 'Jesus after Modernity: A 21st-Century Critique of Our Modern Concept of Truth and the Truth of the Gospel' by James P. Danaher (Pre-published version) 

  Burroughs, Jonathan (Sage, 2015)

• Review of 'Chasing Mystery: A Catholic Biblical Theology' by Carey Walsh (Pre-published version) 

  Burroughs, Jonathan (Sage, 2015)

• Meet the parents: Matthew’s annunciation story (Matthew 1:18-25) 

  Burroughs, Jonathan (Redemptorist Communications, 2017)

  Luke's story of the birth of Jesus captures the imagination through its highly visual story that has inspired poets, hymn-writers and artists. Matthew's story is darker, but it has much to teach us, especially about the ...

• The NCCA’s proposed ERB and ethics curriculum for primary schools: a critique 

  Conway, Eamonn; Greer, Kerry; Van Nieuwenhove, Rik; Hession, Anne; Finnegan, Thomas (NCCA [National Council for Curriculum and Assessment], 2016)

• A personal response to the consultation paper on: education about religions and beliefs (ERB) and ethics in the primary school 

  Duffy, Eugene (NCCA [National Council for Curriculum and Assessment], 2016)

• Homilies for January 

  Connolly, Patrick (The Furrow, 1988)

• A review of "The Limits of the Papacy: Authority and Autonomy in the Church" by Patrick Grantfield 

  Connolly, Patrick (The Furrow, 1988)

  This book has a provocative title, but its substance is an exploration of the delicate relationship between Roman power and local autonomy in the Church. The author situates his study against the background of the last ...

• A review of "Becoming a Woman" by Valerie Vance Dillon; "Becoming a Man" by William J. Bausch 

  Connolly, Patrick (The Furrow, 1990)

  The Christian view of sexuality is a wholesome one, yet many people perceive it to be negative and oppressive. How often we hear people speak on radio or television about their being 'liberated' from the strict Catholic ...

• A review of "Inside My Father's House" by George A. Kelly 

  Connolly, Patrick (The Furrow, 1991)

  Mgr George Kelly is a well-known figure in the American Church. He is outspoken and controversial, holding strongly conservative views which he expresses with energy and enthusiasm. This book is a memoir of the years of ...

• A review of "Why You Can Disagree... and Remain a Faithful Catholic" by Philip S. Kaufman 

  Connolly, Patrick (The Furrow, 1991)

  The basic thesis of this book is that Catholics have a right to know not only official Church teaching but also 'other information in the Church'. In his foreword, Richard A. McCormack, the distinguished moral theologian ...

• Lay and ordained ministry 

  Connolly, Patrick (The Furrow, 2004)

  In the centuries immediately before Vatican II, the ordained priesthood was understood to be the exclusive locus of ministry in the Catholic Church. Since the Council, things have changed dra matically, and in some parts ...

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