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Running for the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice

By on December 16, 2011 in Social Justice, Spirituality & Sport

I spend a lot of my leisure time running. Along with a teammate, Marty Rea, from my club, North Belfast Harriers, I’ve been asked to be an ambassador for the official charity for the 2012 Belfast City Marathon: the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice. I’ve written previously on this blog about the Belfast City Marathon, and [...]

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Thursday 29 September in Belfast – Looking for an Evening Out? Spoiled for Choice

By on September 28, 2011 in Churches & Reconciliation, Dealing with the Past, Ecumenism, Evangelicalism, Irish Catholic Church, Morality, NI Politics, Social Justice, Spirituality & Sport, Victims

There are four events scheduled for Thursday 29 September in Belfast that are of great interest to me, and therefore also potentially of interest to readers of this blog. The biggest problem is how to choose where to go! Concerned citizens of Belfast and beyond can choose from the following: A Screening of ‘Unheard Voices’ [...]

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Belfast City Marathon–30 Years of Going the Distance

By on May 1, 2011 in Spirituality & Sport

I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog on the 30th anniversary of the Belfast City Marathon. It may not be obviously related to ‘building a church without walls,’ but it may be of interest to some all the same. Happy Running!

Ian O’Riordan’s Miles to Run: An Invitation to Madness?

By on December 19, 2010 in Book Reviews, Spirituality & Sport

I’ve reviewed the new book by the Irish Times’ athletics correspondent, Ian O’Riordan, Miles to Run, Promises to Keep on the Slugger O’Toole blog.

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A Marathon Debate Continues …

By on May 26, 2010 in NI Politics, Spirituality & Sport

I blogged previously about the controversy around moving the Belfast City Marathon from Bank Holiday Monday to a Sunday. The Alan in Belfast blog has a constructive and thought-provoking new post on this topic.

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Should the Belfast City Marathon Run on Sunday?

By on May 5, 2010 in Economy, Spirituality & Sport

The Belfast City Marathon is one of Northern Ireland’s premier sporting events. More than 20,000 people hit the streets on Bank Holiday Monday for the race, including 3,300 marathon runners and 11,000 who participated in five-person relay teams. The event raised thousands for charity. It is mass participation sport at its very best. Now that [...]

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Tyrone Football Manager Mickey Harte Book Review: Presence is the Only Thing

By on December 20, 2009 in Book Reviews, Spirituality & Sport

I don’t consider myself a fan of the GAA, having grown up in a part of the United States where awareness of Gaelic Games is non-existent. But I’m deeply intrigued by the relationship between spirituality and sporting excellence, so the new book by Tyrone Gaelic football manager Mickey Harte was a compelling read. The title [...]