Author: Lord Alderdice
In 2020, societies which were already challenged by the existential threats of climate change and potential nuclear conflict, fragmented by a serious breakdown in trust resulting from widespread corruption, and riven with anxiety about the speed of technological change, are now being fractured by the political and economic consequences of the COVID19 pandemic.
Forty years on the concept of Solidarity, which so inspired the famous and transformational Polish Trade Union, is again receiving the attention of progressive thinkers.
Sermon preached for the Shelswell Benefice by Lord Alderdice at St Michael and All Angels Church in Fringford on Sunday 11th October 2020
This year’s Annual Conference of the Centre for the Resolution of Intractable Conflict (CRIC), like most such events in 2020, had to be held on-line.
How does one adequately recognize the life of such a remarkable man as Pope Saint John Paul II, and address, in just a few minutes, his contribution to our world? Let me refer to three areas that are of particular, personal interest to me – science, politics and faith.
It will be an absolutely stunning result! As I write there is much counting still to be done but the result is clear – Alliance Leader, Naomi Long will be one of the three Northern Ireland MEPs.
SDLP Leader, Colum Eastwood, has written to the other party leaders and the two governments to urge that talks are convened this week to finally restore devolved government in Northern Ireland. He is right as far as he goes, but he should go much further.
Firstly, I would like to thank all of you for the warm welcome you have given me into membership of this congregation of First Presbyterian Church, Belfast at what was a difficult time in my own journey of faith.
The 2018 Dr Garret Fitzgerald Lecture.
Delivered by Professor the Lord Alderdice FRCPsych at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, St Stephen’s Green, Dublin
Lord Alderdice has today (Tuesday, July 10) been awarded an Honorary Doctorate (Doctor of Literature) by the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.