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The Archbishop of York has launched a movement called Faith in the North, with The Lord's Prayer at its core - he explains more about it on today's programme. Plus - Very Rev'd John Mann talks about his new book "Be Still, Be Silent" about the priest and poet David Scott - and there's an invitation to meet Kiran Wimberly and The McGraths of the Corrymeela Community who will be visiting the Island on 14th June offering two sessions of conversation and music with a strong Celtic influence. And there's our regular notice board, too.
Is it impossible for a person of faith to navigate their lives without questioning their beliefs? Do the doubters long for the faith of the believers? Is faith the enemy of reason and does certainty come at the expense of rational thought? Audrey Carville will be exploring these questions and more with her guests: theologians Dr Joy Allan and Dr Elaine Storkey, Corrymeela Community leader Rev Dr Alex Wimberly, and Father Martin Magill from St John's Parish.Bishop Donal McKeown will be talking about reaching a big milestone. Has President Nixon's political legacy been unfairly overshadowed by Watergate? And why does Easter Sunday fall on a different date every year, and why have efforts over the years to fix it in the calendar been thwarted?
Practical advice from Irish poet Pádraig Ó Tuama on writing and editing poetry and expanding your world with poetry. Highlights from a previous episode. For the full episode, listen to interview episode #103*ABOUT PÁDRAIG Ó TUAMAPádraig Ó Tuama is a theologian, writer, and conflict transformation practitioner. His books include In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World; Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community; Sorry For Your Troubles; Borders & Belonging and Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World. He hosts the On Being Studios podcast Poetry Unbound with Krista Tippett's studio.*RESOURCES & LINKSThe Butcher Of Eden - Feed The BeastPoet Victoria RedelToni Morrison - ParadiseFollow PádraigPádraig's Substack, Poetry Unbound For show notes, transcripts and to attend our live podcasts visit: podcast.londonwriterssalon.com.For free writing sessions, join free Writers' Hours: writershour.com.*FOLLOW LONDON WRITERS' SALONTwitter: twitter.com/WritersSalonInstagram: instagram.com/londonwriterssalonFacebook: facebook.com/LondonWritersSalonIf you're enjoying this show, please rate and review this show!
The poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama tells us about his journey into poetry, how he knows a poem is complete and how poets might practice noticing. He also reads from his collection and deconstructs his poetry. We also discuss what it means to make a living as a poet.*ABOUT PÁDRAIG Ó TUAMAPádraig Ó Tuama is a theologian, writer, and conflict transformation practitioner. His books include In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World; Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community; Sorry For Your Troubles; Borders & Belonging and Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World. He hosts the On Being Studios podcast Poetry Unbound with Krista Tippett's studio.*RESOURCES & LINKS
A morning with our friend Jonny Clark exploring the relationship between faith and peacemaking and his own journey into the work of mediation, public theology and peace-building.Jonny Clark is the Program Manger of Public Theology for The Corrymeela Community. He is a facilitator and mediator working in political and inter-faith contexts and has devoted significant energy to the development of peace-building organisations around the world in post-conflict societies. His involvement in peace-building work continues to this day. He is also the curator of a monthly event of music, stories, dialogue & reflection called Borderlands that gathers people at the intersection of art, faith and community.Notes & LinksCorrymeelaBorderlandsGuardians of the Flame - (Jonny's Documentary & Podcast)With God on our Side (Documentary)The Other Side of the Wall (Book) by Rev Dr Munther Issac
Today's guest is Pádraig Ó Tuama, poet, theologian, host of On Being's Poetry Unbound, and member and former leader of the Corrymeela Community. Pádraig doesn't need much of an introduction, as his gifts for writing, and reading, and reading into poems have become widely known and admired. With his keen sense for the meaning behind a poem, his interest in language, violence, power, and religion, and his background in conflict mediation and peacebuilding, Pádraig has a way of seeing deeply into the soul of a poem, and into the people who created them, and into how those poems can help us find grounding in difficult times. I know Pádraig from when we overlapped at Corrymeela, and when I wanted to talk with someone about the poetry of the Psalms, who better to ask? And I'm delighted that next year, Pádraig will be a virtual guest facilitator on the Resilient Spirit Pilgrimage to Ireland in April 2024, helping us explore the connections between poetry and resilience in our lives. In this conversation we talk about the language of the Psalms - Psalms in translation, Psalms in Irish; about how the beauty of words put together in a certain way can move us and heal us; and about how even when we might feel all alone, a poem - and a prayer, and a Psalm - is a way for us to imagine what it might be like to be listened to, for our deepest selves to be heard. So whatever it is that brought you here, I'm so glad you're with us. Transcription available by clicking the link above. Find out more about Pádraig Ó Tuama at www.padraigotuama.com Featured Celtic Psalms Music:Come, Spirit, Come (Psalm 144)How Good It Is (Psalm 133)I Lift My Eyes Up to the Hills (Psalm 121)I Am Weary (Psalm 102)My God, My God (Psalm 22)By the Waters (Psalm 137)Find out more about Celtic Psalms - downloads, GIA scores, videos, and concerts - at www.celticpsalms.comThere's a really wonderful opportunity coming up in April 2024 – the Resilient Spirit Pilgrimage to Ireland. Consider taking 11 days to come to Ireland to explore what brings us joy, strength, hope – resilience – to our lives. We'll begin with six days at the beautiful Corrymeela residential centre in Ballycastle, on the north coast, which alone will take your breath away, but on top of that we have a program throughout our stay that's geared toward helping you find resilience within yourself and to develop practices and wisdom that you can take back home with you. Resilience expert Sara Cook will be our first guest facilitator, followed by the brilliant reflective practitioner Paul Hutchinson. I'll be leading a retreat day with Celtic Psalms music and space for silence and sharing, and then we'll have a session on Zoom with the one and only poet/theologian/ Poetry Unbound creator/member and former leader of the Corrymeela community Pádraig Ó Tuama. Pilgrimage participants will then head a few hours south to the stunning hills and ancient monastery of Glendalough, where we'll spend a few days connecting with the beauty of nature and the wisdom of Celtic Spirituality, before spending a day exploring the vibrant city of Dublin. This is going to be a transformative, uplifting, joyful and inspiring experience… Come join us on the beautiful north coast of Ireland at the Corrymeela Centre for the Resilient Spirit Pilgrimage in April 2024. If you're interested, you can find more information in the episode notes.See Progressive Pilgrimage's webpage for more details at https://progressivepilgrimage.com/corrymeela24/Psalms for the Spirit is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Find out more about Kiran's spirituality work at www.kiranyoungwimberly.com Get full access to Psalms for the Spirit at psalmsforthespirit.substack.com/subscribe
Brent Billings and Reed Dent consider a different framework for spiritual practice and explore how Reed engages his own practices.BEMA 24: Creating a SpaceGrasslands National Park — WikipediaVisiting Grasslands National Park — Brent BillingsBig Bend National Park — Wikipedia_Four Quartets_ by T. S. EliotThe Books of Scott CairnsDaily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community by Pádraig Ó TuamaPoetry Unbound PodcastMaking All Things New by Henri NouwenEat This Book by Eugene H. PetersonCommon Prayer by Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, and Enuma OkoroEndless Life by Scott CairnsEvery Moment Holy, Volume I by Douglas Kaine McKelveyEvery Moment Holy, Volume II by Douglas Kaine McKelveySpiritual Direction by Henri Nouwen“Introduction to Poetry” by Billy Collins from The Apple That Astonished ParisThe Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen“Your Kids Aren't Too Old for Picture Books, and Neither Are You” by Pamela Paul — The New York Times
Pádraig ÓTuama joins On the Way in St John's Cathedral for a live recording of this conversation which explores the power of language to build up or destroy, open us to curiosity or shut down understanding, to wield shame or honour the beauty of human dignity and this embodied life. Pádraig tells some of his story and reads a number of his poems that reveal the power of poetry to tell the truth about our life and humanity. Poet and theologian, Pádraig Ó Tuama's work centres around themes of language, power, conflict and religion. He presents Poetry Unbound with On Being Studios, a podcast that has gained over 10 million downloads since its start in 2020 — and also the author of Poetry Unbound; 50 Poems to Open Your Life. From 2014-2019 he was the leader of the Corrymeela Community, Ireland's oldest peace and reconciliation community. With undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in theology, multiple professional qualifications in conflict mediation (specialising in groups), he also holds a PhD (Poetry & Theology) from the University of Glasgow.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode, Matthew chats with Rev. Dr. Rebecca Dudley, an International Humanitarian Law Advisor at NZ Red Cross. Rebecca trained in theology and international humanitarian law and previously worked for the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission. She works on ending gender violence, with a focus on migrant women. Matthew and Rebecca talk about law, human rights, Corrymeela Community, and how imagination, story, and creativity can create social change. Content warning: suicide is discussed briefly. Show notes Corrymeela Community International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Universal Declaration of Human Rights Otago Daily Times clipping "The Image of God", 13 October 1948 Article 29 of the UDHR PARK(ing) Day 2023 | NZ Fringe Festival
What is our communal interpretation and incarnation of the life of Jesus? Christopher Mack continues our series on Participation by reflecting on how we might navigate enduring hopelessness with our beloved belonging and collective creativity. [1 Corinthians 12:1-3, 27-31 and Jeremiah 32:17] Reflection Is there someplace you have been silent where you can begin praying for wisdom on how to speak out? How might you find your true self by grounding yourself in community ? Where is cruciform love leading you to consider offering your gifts for the common good? Resources Moonage Daydream Director Brett Morgen on Meeting David Bowie and Capturing the Artist's Spirit by Luke Hicks Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community by Pádraig Ó Tuama Vox Veniae's Values PartnershipsInside Books Project Keep Austin Fed Ashish Centre
My guest today, Pádraig Ó Tuama, is brilliant and has done so many beautiful things in his life. I decided to share the bio from his website rather than type up my version of it. It's better this way, trust me. “Poet and theologian, Pádraig Ó Tuama's work centres around themes of language, power, conflict and religion. For Ó Tuama, religion, conflict, power and poetry all circle around language, that original sacrament. Working fluently on the page and in public, he is a compelling poet and skilled speaker, teacher and group worker. He presents Poetry Unbound with On Being Studios. When BBC journalist William Crawley introduced Pádraig on the stage to deliver a TEDx talk on Story, Crawley said, "He's probably the best public speaker I know." Ó Tuama's published work incorporates poetry (Readings from the Book of Exile [longlisted for the Polari Prize 2013]; Sorry for your Troubles, Feed the Beast), prose (In The Shelter) and theology (Daily Prayer; Borders & Belonging, with Glenn Jordan) and anthologies: Poetry Unbound; 50 Poems to Open Your World. Work is featured or forthcoming in Poetry Ireland Review, Academy of American Poets, Raidio Teilifís Éireann's Poem of the Week, Post Road, IMAGE, Dumbo Feather, Gutter, America, and New England Review. He has broadcasted, recited and been interviewed many times on RTÉ, BBC (Radio 4, Radios Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland) and Radio National (Australia). His work has been used in Medical Journals, quoted by Princes and used in Atlases and Liturgies. From 2014-2019 he was the leader of the Corrymeela Community, Ireland's oldest peace and reconciliation community. Pádraig is married to Paul Doran. Together, in 2011, they founded Tenx9, a storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their lives. Begun in Belfast, this event now has satellite events in many other cities. He holds a BA Div validated by the Pontifical College of Maynooth, an MTh from Queen's University Belfast and is currently pursuing in a PhD in at the School of Critical Studies at the University of Glasgow exploring poetry, prayer and agnosticism. In addition to these qualifications, Ó Tuama has numerous professional accreditations in conflict, focusing particularly on dynamics of group conflicts.” This conversation moved in me in deeply meaningful ways. Pádraig is a trustworthy and wise leader and I hope you are by our conversation today.
Praying can be an act of naming that invites us into creative responses of redistributive justice. Gina Bastone-Trevino wrestles with the Lord's Prayer and a familiar parable in ways that stretch us during times of crisis. [Luke 11:1-10] Reflection What surprising strangeness can you find in re-reading the Lord's prayer? What desire do you need to name to God, and what creativity do you find in this practice of naming? Where is God calling you to pray for redistribution and justice? Resources Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community by Pádraig Ó Tuama: “Prayer is words and shape and art around desperation, and delight and disappointment and desire. Prayer can be the art that helps you name your desire. And even if the desire is only named, well, naming is a good thing, surely. Naming is what God did, the Jews tell us, and the world unfolded. Or perhaps naming is what the Jews did, and God unfolded. Either way, I'm thankful. Naming things is part of the creative impulse. Naming the deep desires of our heart is a good thing, even if those desires are never satisfied.” New Zealand Anglican Lord's Prayer | He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa https://newzeal.salvationarmy.org.nz/church-community/women/resource/god-our-father-and-mother-free-printable-%C2%A0new-zealand-anglican-lords-prayer
Doug Pagitt and Dan Deitrich sit down with Irish poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama to talk about the power of story, who gets to tell what stories, and how The Troubles taught him to look at history through the lens of those not in power. Pádraig Ó Tuama is a theologian, writer, and conflict transformation practitioner. He is a member and former leader of the Corrymeela Community of Northern Ireland. His books include a memoir, In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World; a prayer book, Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community; a book of poetry, Sorry For Your Troubles; and a book of theology and politics co-authored with Glenn Jordan, Borders & Belonging. He hosts the On Being Studios podcast Poetry Unbound. His forthcoming book, Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World, will be published in October 2022 and is available for pre-order wherever you get your books. padraigotuama.com Watch the interview on our Youtube Chanel Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt Daniel Deitrich is a singer-songwriter, former-pastor-turned-activist, and producer of The Common Good Podcast. @danieldeitrich Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace. @bengracemusic votecommongood.com votecommongood.com/podcast facebook.com/votecommongood twitter.com/votecommon
Pádraig Ó Tuama is a friend, teacher, and colleague to the work of On Being. But before that was true, Krista took a revelatory trip to meet him at his home in Northern Ireland, a place that has known sectarianism and violent fracture and has evolved, not to perfection, yet to new life and once unimaginable repair and relationship. Our whole world screams of fracture, more now than when Krista sat with Pádraig in 2016. This conversation is a gentle, welcoming landing for pondering and befriending hard realities we are given. As the global educator Karen Murphy, another friend of On Being and of Pádraig, once said to Krista: “Let's have the humility and the generosity to step back and learn from these places that have had the courage to look at themselves and look at where they've been and try to forge a new path with something that resembles ‘together' … Right now we should be taking these stories and these examples and these places and filling our pockets and our lungs and our hearts and our minds with them and learning deeply.” And that's what this hour with Pádraig invites.Pádraig Ó Tuama is a theologian, writer, and conflict transformation practitioner. He is a member and former leader of the Corrymeela Community of Northern Ireland. His books include an incandescent memoir, In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World; a prayer book, Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community; a book of poetry, Sorry For Your Troubles; and a book of theology and politics co-authored with Glenn Jordan, Borders & Belonging. He hosts the On Being Studios podcast Poetry Unbound. His forthcoming book, Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World, will be published in October 2022 and is available for pre-order wherever you get your books. Pádraig grew up in the Republic of Ireland, near Cork.Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.This show originally aired in March 2017.
Pádraig Ó Tuama is a friend, teacher, and colleague to the work of On Being. But before that was true, Krista took a revelatory trip to meet him at his home in Northern Ireland, a place that has known sectarianism and violent fracture and has evolved, not to perfection, yet to new life and once unimaginable repair and relationship. Our whole world screams of fracture, more now than when Krista sat with Pádraig in 2016. This conversation is a gentle, welcoming landing for pondering and befriending hard realities we are given. As the global educator Karen Murphy, another friend of On Being and of Pádraig, once said to Krista: “Let's have the humility and the generosity to step back and learn from these places that have had the courage to look at themselves and look at where they've been and try to forge a new path with something that resembles ‘together' … Right now we should be taking these stories and these examples and these places and filling our pockets and our lungs and our hearts and our minds with them and learning deeply.” And that's what this hour with Pádraig invites.Pádraig Ó Tuama is a theologian, writer, and conflict transformation practitioner. He is a member and former leader of the Corrymeela Community of Northern Ireland. His books include an incandescent memoir, In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World; a prayer book, Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community; a book of poetry, Sorry For Your Troubles; and a book of theology and politics co-authored with Glenn Jordan, Borders & Belonging. He hosts the On Being Studios podcast Poetry Unbound. His forthcoming book, Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World, will be published in October 2022 and is available for pre-order wherever you get your books. Pádraig grew up in the Republic of Ireland, near Cork.This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode Pádraig Ó Tuama — “This fantastic argument of being alive.” Find the transcript for that show at onbeing.org.This show originally aired in March 2017.
Our texts this week are here Our prayer this week is from Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community, by Padraig O'Tuama Our sponsor this week: Nazarenes for Creation Care … Earth Day Sunday - April 24th 2022 - Nazarenes for Creation Care is offering this free resource to help congregations engage creation in meaningful ways this April 24th. This downloadable resource will include a special liturgy, Scripture readings, song suggestions, prayers, a bulletin insert, action items for engaging in caring for God's good creation, and more! https://www.nazarenesforcreationcare.com/earth-day-sunday.html Other resources on our website: commentaries, discipleship, liturgics, music.
We are reading through the Revised Common Lectionary. Follow along reading with the podcast HERE Psalm 99; Deuteronomy 9:6-14; Acts 10:1-8 Day 25 Prayer was taken from the "Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community" by Padraig O Tuama.
Our texts for this week are here. Old Testament references include: Elijah & the Widow in 1 Kings 17:1-16 and Elisha & Naaman in 2 Kings 5:1-14 Our prayer for this week from Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community by Padraig O'Tuama Our Greek word study via StepBible.org: ἐκβάλλω (ekballō) 'to expel' (G1544) Discussion about "powers & principalities" from Charles Campbell, The Word Before the Powers Other resources on our website: commentaries, discipleship, liturgics, music.
Our texts for this week are here. Our prayer for this week from Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community by Padraig O Tuama Elijah & the Widow– 1 Kings 17:1-16 Elisha & Naaman– 2 Kings 5:1-14 Word Study via StepBible.org: ἐκβάλλω (ekballō) 'to expel' (G1544) Other resources on our website: commentaries, discipleship, liturgics, music.
Our texts for this week are here. A transcript of this episode will be available later on our website. Poetry Unbound episode featuring Katie Manning's poem “What to Expect When You're Expecting” Our prayer this week is from Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community, by Padraig O'Tuama Also mentioned: The Overshadowed Preacher, by Jerusha Matsen Neal and “Hidden Joys: A Sonnet for the Visitation”, by Malcom Guite Other resources on our website: commentaries, discipleship, liturgics, music
Where to turn to find my place of standing when it feels like the world is on fire? This question surfaced in a public conversation Krista had just a couple of years ago with Pádraig Ó Tuama and Marilyn Nelson, two poet-contemplatives. Pádraig weaves together social healing, poetry, and theology. Marilyn is a lyrical excavator of stories that would rather stay hidden — yet as she coaxes them into the light, they lead to new life. This conversation is a pleasure and balm, and a reminder that the ruptures and unease and reckonings of what we call “this moment” were all before us before the pandemic. Pádraig and Marilyn's offerings are beyond wise, and distinctly tender and powerful for this now.Pádraig Ó Tuama is the host of On Being's Poetry Unbound podcast. Previously, he was community leader of Corrymeela, Northern Ireland's oldest peace and reconciliation organization. His books include a prayer book, Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community, a book of poetry, Sorry For Your Troubles, and a poetic memoir, In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World.Marilyn Nelson is professor emerita of English at the University of Connecticut, and Chancellor Emeritus of the Academy of American Poets. She is a recipient of the Poetry Society of America's Frost Medal “for distinguished lifetime achievement,” and the Poetry Foundation's Ruth Lilly Prize. She is a writer for all ages: her books of poetry for adults include The Meeting House and Faster Than Light; for children, Papa's Free Day Party, and for young adults, A Wreath For Emmett Till and the forthcoming Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor's Life.This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Pádraig Ó Tuama and Marilyn Nelson — ‘So let us pick up the stones over which we stumble, friends, and build altars'” Find the transcript for that show at onbeing.org.This show originally aired in September 2018.
Where to turn to find my place of standing when it feels like the world is on fire? This question surfaced in a public conversation Krista had just a couple of years ago with Pádraig Ó Tuama and Marilyn Nelson, two poet-contemplatives. Pádraig weaves together social healing, poetry, and theology. Marilyn is a lyrical excavator of stories that would rather stay hidden — yet as she coaxes them into the light, they lead to new life. This conversation is a pleasure and balm, and a reminder that the ruptures and unease and reckonings of what we call “this moment” were all before us before the pandemic. Pádraig and Marilyn's offerings are beyond wise, and distinctly tender and powerful for this now.Pádraig Ó Tuama is the host of On Being's Poetry Unbound podcast. Previously, he was community leader of Corrymeela, Northern Ireland's oldest peace and reconciliation organization. His books include a prayer book, Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community, a book of poetry, Sorry For Your Troubles, and a poetic memoir, In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World.Marilyn Nelson is professor emerita of English at the University of Connecticut, and Chancellor Emeritus of the Academy of American Poets. She is a recipient of the Poetry Society of America's Frost Medal “for distinguished lifetime achievement,” and the Poetry Foundation's Ruth Lilly Prize. She is a writer for all ages: her books of poetry for adults include The Meeting House and Faster Than Light; for children, Papa's Free Day Party, and for young adults, A Wreath For Emmett Till and the forthcoming Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor's Life.Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.This show originally aired in September 2018.
This week we are rebroadcasting our interview with Pádraig Ó Tuama, originally aired in September of 2019. The Isle of Éire (Ireland) is rich with stories held by the land, both ancient and modern, laden with both fierce culture and colonial violence. Pádraig Ó Tuama perceives these complex layers of history with acute insights into the lingering impacts of imperialism and sectarianism that have divided Ireland. By acknowledging deeply rooted cultural pain, Pádraig calls for Irish, English, and the rest of us to heal by reckoning with the past and embracing the creative potential held within our differences. Enter a poetic journey where the land awaits us beyond the divide of borders, history, and suffering. Ayana and Pádraig explore the language of uncommon belonging; how we must learn from our shame, the life cycle of violence, and how to confront the inheritance of privilege. Poet and theologian, Pádraig Ó Tuama's work centers around themes of language, power, conflict, and religion. Pádraig presents Poetry Unbound with On Being Studios and in late 2019 was named Theologian in Residence for On Being, innovating in bringing art and theology into public and civic life. From 2014-2019 he was the leader of the Corrymeela Community, Ireland's oldest peace and reconciliation community. Music by Peia. Visit our website at forthewild.world for the full episode description, references, and action points.
Ephesians 5:9-20 Includes a prayer by the Corrymeela Community
Pádraig Ó Tuama is an Irish writer, poet & theologian. Host of On Being's Poetry Unbound podcast, he was recently named On Being's Theologian in Residence. From 2014-2019 he was the leader of the Corrymeela Community, Ireland's oldest peace and reconciliation organization. Our favorite book by Pádraig is In the Shelter, which was just re-relased last month with a foreward from Krista Tippet. You can follow him on twitter and instagram. You can follow Heather Patton Griffin on twitter - she has so many great twitter threads on these topics! You heard a voicemail from Zech Bard in this episode - who also did the wonderful artwork for the season! ——— You can listen to the two Underoath songs here and here. ——— You can support the show by becoming a patreon. You can follow the show on twitter and instagram, and visit our website. You can follow Krispin at twitter and instagram and sign up for a monthly email about attachment, spirituality and evangelicalism here. You can follow DL on twitter and instagram, and buy her books here. Send us an email! Zech Bard designed artwork for the season and Forrest Johnson wrote and recorded theme music.
Today's guest is Pádraig Swan, trained in the Jesuit tradition and serving as the Director of Faith and Service Programmes at Belvedere College in Dublin, Ireland. Pádraig and I would usually get into interesting conversations about spirituality while our families are visiting each other – kids racing around the room or climbing on us while we talked, amid good food and cups of coffee and tea. Not only that, but when Pádraig brought a group to the Corrymeela residential center on their annual retreat, I had the privilege of leading them in a Taizé evening worship that was always a very special and memorable experience. In our conversation, Pádraig weaves together his background in Ignation spirituality, and in particularly the practice of the daily examen prayer, as well as his experience of living with the Taizé community in France, as we explore together how the Psalms help us to examine our spirits in the mess of our everyday life. Songs featured in this episode: Celtic Psalms (Kiran Young Wimberly and the McGraths) music can be found one https://itunes.apple.com/tt/artist/kiran-young-wimberly/654441561 (iTunes), https://open.spotify.com/artist/2GkI27HmBtB3cNIku7xRdf (Spotify,) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Celtic-Psalms-Kiran-Young-Wimberly/dp/B00D0STVQI (Amazon) and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT6naf-l9ewLmFWs2ExcrPA (YouTube) https://www.celticpsalms.com/portfolio/psalm-144-come-spirit-come/ (Come, Spirit, Come (Psalm 144/The King's Shilling)) https://www.celticpsalms.com/portfolio/psalm-104-praise-the-lord-all-the-earth/ (Praise the Lord, All the Earth (Psalm 104/Thagamar Féin an Samhradh Linn)) For published notations of Celtic Psalms music see https://www.giamusic.com/store/search?elSearchTerm=celtic+psalms (GIA Music) I'm grateful to the https://www.taize.fr/en_article27873.html (Taizé community) for making available some of their beautiful recordings of Taizé chants, and also to Pádraig for his lovely singing at the end of the episode. http://www.exultet-solutions.com/shop/pages-product_music_info/partner_id-10/product-4141/laudate-omnes-gentes.html?zenid=e70abfcce51888a021439e3dad280b85 (Bless the Lord (Laudate Omnes Gentes album)) http://www.exultet-solutions.com/shop/pages-product_music_info/partner_id-10/product-11428/adem-in-ons.html?zenid=e70abfcce51888a021439e3dad280b85 (Dans nos obscurités (Adem in Ons album - in Dutch)) http://www.exultet-solutions.com/shop/pages-product_music_info/partner_id-10/product-4141/laudate-omnes-gentes.html?zenid=e70abfcce51888a021439e3dad280b85 (Nada te Turbe (Laudate Omnes Gentes album - in Spanish)) Psalm 117 Praise the Lord All You Nations (sung by Pádraig Swan) More about Pádraig: Pádraig Swan is originally from Carlow, but has lived and worked in Dublin for many years. He is married to Colleen, and they have two children, Saoirse (8), and Seán (4). Pádraig has a long relationship with matters of faith and how faith meets the reality of human life. His own faith is influenced by time spent at the Taizé community, Corrymeela, 3 years studying for the Roman Catholic priesthood, working in business for over 20 years, transitioning to young adult ministry, deepening encounters with Jesuit Spirituality, and now as Director of Faith and Service Programmes at Belvedere College SJ, a Jesuit Secondary School in Dublin. Padraig is a member of the Corrymeela Community and serves on the parish council of his local parish.
Pádraig Ó Tuama is a poet, theologian, and traveler who writes extensively about language, power, conflict and religion. Ó Tuama is the master storyteller and host of On Being’s Poetry Unbound. Previously, he was the leader of the Corrymeela Community, Ireland’s oldest peace and reconciliation organization. He will talk with Sara Jamshidi about poetry, God, sexual orientation, words, prayers and finding a home in the world.
Pádraig Ó Tuama is the staff poet and theologian at The On Being Project and hosts the Poetry Unbound podcast. He was formerly a leader of the Corrymeela community in Northern Ireland. His books include Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community, Sorry for Your Troubles, a poetic memoir, In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World and Borders & Belonging; The Book of Ruth — a story for our times, written with the late Glenn Jordan where we'll spend time. Follow Drew Hart on Instagram and Twitter @druhart. Follow Jarrod McKenna on Instagram and Twitter @jarrodmckenna. Discover our global community on Twitter and Instagram @inversepodcast. Become a Patron of Inverse at https://www.patreon.com/InVerse Inverse is produced by Julie Kerr (@juliekkerr) with music provided by David Andrew (@davidjandrew).
Pádraig Ó Tuama is the staff poet and theologian at The On Being Project and hosts the Poetry Unbound podcast. He was formerly a leader of the Corrymeela community in Northern Ireland. His books include Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community, Sorry for Your Troubles, a poetic memoir, In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World and Borders & Belonging; The Book of Ruth — a story for our times, written with the late Glenn Jordan where we’ll spend time. Follow Drew Hart on Instagram and Twitter @druhart. Follow Jarrod McKenna on Instagram and Twitter @jarrodmckenna. Discover our global community on Twitter and Instagram @inversepodcast. Become a Patron of Inverse at https://www.patreon.com/InVerse Inverse is produced by Julie Kerr (@juliekkerr) with music provided by David Andrew (@davidjandrew).
Pádraig Ó Tuama reading at the Unamuno Author Festival. The festival took place in May of 2019 in Madrid, Spain. This reading was recorded at the book store Desperate Literature. Pádraig Ó Tuama, a poet and theologian, presents Poetry Unbound as part of On Being Studios and has been dedicated to the cause of peace and reconciliation including a five year stint as the head of Ireland's oldest peace and reconciliation community, the Corrymeela Community. His background as a public speaker and broadcaster comes through in this reading, as do his interests in religion, conflict, connection, community, and healing. SUBMIT TO THE OPEN MIC OF THE AIR! www.poetryspokenhere.com/open-mic-of-the-air Visit our website: www.poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com
This episode was recorded in December 2020, before the events of early 2021 in the United States. Those events offer a clear example of the problem of spin and how words can be used to heal or to harm. All insurrections begin with words. All reconciliations start with the hopeful language of healing. It was a tremendous privilege to speak with Pádraig Ó Tuama. We spoke about words and language and religion. Padraig read a couple of his poems for us and reminded us of the redemptive and reconciling possibility in words. Religious language can be edifying or destructive. Too often words within religious circles have divided people from one another rather than bringing them together. Hope can come in a poem. A small, but powerful refrain can change your day or your life. Pádraig Ó Tuama is a poet and theologian. He is the host of Poetry Unbound, part of the On Being Project, author of Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community. If you're interested in starting to read poetry but don't know where to start Pádraig suggests beginning with the following anthologies from Bloodaxe Books: Being Alive, Staying Alive, and Staying Human. Episode Terminology:Pedagogy – referring to method or means of teaching, communicating knowledge.
Irish poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama joins me to discuss the role of poetry, lament, and rage in conflict resolution. Padraig has been the director of the Corrymeela Community, Ireland's oldest peace and reconciliation organization, and in 2011 he co-founded the storytelling event 10 by 9, where 9 people have up to 10 minutes to tell a true story about their lives, related to themes which change monthly. Padraig is currently the theologian in residence for the On Being Project, a media and public life initiative, where he is responsible for a podcast called Poetry Unbound. In our interview, he brings in the work of Helene Cixoux, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, among others, as we attempt to combine the symbolic and the structural in our effort to understand contemporary conflicts. As always, the episode can be found in iTunes by typing oursociallandscape into the search box.
Poetry rises up in human societies in times of crisis when official words fail us and we lose sight of how to find our way back to one another; how to hear each other’s voices. This week we offer a preview of the next season of our Poetry Unbound podcast, which returns on Monday, Sept. 28. Each episode takes a single poem as its center, with host Pádraig Ó Tuama reading the poem and meditating on it. In this hour, we dwell with six poems that accompany the struggle, strangeness, and possibilities of being alive in this time. Subscribe to Poetry Unbound on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Overcast, or wherever you listen.Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.Pádraig Ó Tuama is the staff poet and theologian at The On Being Project and hosts the Poetry Unbound podcast. He was formerly a leader of the Corrymeela community in Northern Ireland. His books include Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community, Sorry for Your Troubles, and a poetic memoir, In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World.
Welcome to intimate, one-on-one conversations with people from various walks of life, as we revisit one of the most iconic and fascinating ideas in history, an idea so strong it can change our world in crisis: Love.Today, we listen to Pádraig Ó Tuama, poet, theologian and the host of ‘Poetry Unbound’ from On Being Studios.The current pandemic has dramatically increased our anxiety, as we’re propelled into an unknown world, without a new narrative to guide us and add meaning to our lives. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S, affecting 40 million adults over the age of 18.When our habits are disrupted, our jobs are disappearing, our relationships are tested, and our truths are questioned, we wonder, what remains? When everything has gone haywire and nothing makes sense anymore, what’s left is love. But, how do we define love after all is gone? Love is more than a feeling that a person has for another person. It’s an intimate relationship between ourselves and the world. So, when that world is breaking apart, what is love, after all?About our Speaker: Pádraig Ó Tuama is the host of ‘Poetry Unbound’ from On Being Studios. He is a poet and theologian and his work centres around themes of language, power, conflict and religion. From 2014-2019 he was the leader of the Corrymeela Community, Ireland’s oldest peace and reconciliation community. Padrait’s published work incorporates poetry _Readings from the Book of Exile [longlisted for the Polari Prize 2013]; Sorry for your Troubles_, prose (In The Shelter) and theology “Daily Prayer” with an upcoming book called “Borders and Belonging” scheduled for Nov 2021. https://onbeing.org/series/poetry-unbound/http://www.padraigotuama.com/Photo credit: Trevor Brady
This prayer was taken for the book Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community. I liked the way that it acknowledges our mourning for the way things used to be. If you are looking for more guided prayers, I'd recommend you check out the book Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community. Monday's episode looks more in to mourning, grief, and loss. Talk to you then. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/loose-change-pod/message
Pádraig Ó Tuama is a poet, theologian, and conflict mediator, who brings interests in language, violence and religion to his work. He is the Poet Laureate and Theologian in Residence for the On Being project, and hosts the Poetry Unbound podcast. He was formerly the leader of the Corrymeela Community (Ireland's oldest peace and reconciliation community), and is the author of four books, including Readings from the Book of Exile, Sorry For Your Troubles, In the Shelter: Finding a Home In the World and Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community. In this episode not only does Pádraig share some thoughts of some of his favorite poets and other authors, but he also offers detailed advice for the beginning writer of poetry. This is part two of a two-part episode. To listen to part one, click here. It is mostly poets that I turn to for theology. — Pádraig Ó Tuama Pádraig Ó Tuama with Carl McColman in Northern Ireland, Summer 2010 Some of the resources and authors we mention in this episode: Pádraig Ó Tuama, Readings from the Book of Exile Pádraig Ó Tuama, Sorry For Your Troubles Pádraig Ó Tuama, In the Shelter: Finding a Home In the World Pádraig Ó Tuama, Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community Pádraig Ó Tuama, Hymns to Swear By (Album) Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg, The Murmuring Deep: Reflections on the Biblical Unconscious Marie Howe, Magdalene: Poems Jericho Brown, New Testament Patrick Kavanaugh, Collected Poems Seamus Heaney, 100 Poems Lorna Goodison, Selected Poems Scott MacDougall, More than Communion Ephrem of Syria, Hymns on Paradise Ignatius of Loyola, Personal Writings Augustine of Hippo, Confessions Julian of Norwich, Revelations of Divine Love Rumi, The Essential Rumi Hafiz, I Heard God Laughing: Poems of Hope and Joy Emily Dickinson, The Complete Poems Sean Hewitt, Lantern Mary Oliver, Devotions: The Selected Poems Mimi Khalvati, Afterwardness James Baldwin (with Richard Avedon), Nothing Personal Karl Barth, Dogmatics in Outline Terence McKenna, The Archaic Revival There's something about the space of loneliness and silence in writing something and wondering, 'Will this stand the test of time?' I know poets who won't show a poem to anyone before it's sat for a year, some editing, etc., but that they need it to distill, like whisky, that it needs to have that kind of a quality to it. — Pádraig Ó Tuama Episode 92: Silence, Poetry, and Conflict Resolution: A Conversation with Pádraig Ó Tuama (Part Two) Hosted by: Cassidy Hall With: Carl McColman, Kevin Johnson Guest: Pádraig Ó Tuama Date Recorded: February 17, 2020 Featured image photo by Yves Alarie on Unsplash.
Pádraig Ó Tuama is a poet, theologian, and conflict mediator, who brings interests in language, violence and religion to his work. He is the Poet Laureate and Theologian in Residence for the On Being project, and hosts the Poetry Unbound podcast. He was formerly the leader of the Corrymeela Community (Ireland's oldest peace and reconciliation community), and is the author of four books, including Readings from the Book of Exile, Sorry For Your Troubles, In the Shelter: Finding a Home In the World and Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community. In this episode not only does Pádraig share some thoughts of some of his favorite poets and other authors, but he also offers detailed advice for the beginning writer of poetry. This is part two of a two-part episode. To listen to part one, click here. It is mostly poets that I turn to for theology. — Pádraig Ó Tuama Pádraig Ó Tuama with Carl McColman in Northern Ireland, Summer 2010 Some of the resources and authors we mention in this episode: Pádraig Ó Tuama, Readings from the Book of Exile Pádraig Ó Tuama, Sorry For Your Troubles Pádraig Ó Tuama, In the Shelter: Finding a Home In the World Pádraig Ó Tuama, Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community Pádraig Ó Tuama, Hymns to Swear By (Album) Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg, The Murmuring Deep: Reflections on the Biblical Unconscious Marie Howe, Magdalene: Poems Jericho Brown, New Testament Patrick Kavanaugh, Collected Poems Seamus Heaney, 100 Poems Lorna Goodison, Selected Poems Scott MacDougall, More than Communion Ephrem of Syria, Hymns on Paradise Ignatius of Loyola, Personal Writings Augustine of Hippo, Confessions Julian of Norwich, Revelations of Divine Love Rumi, The Essential Rumi Hafiz, I Heard God Laughing: Poems of Hope and Joy Emily Dickinson, The Complete Poems Sean Hewitt, Lantern Mary Oliver, Devotions: The Selected Poems Mimi Khalvati, Afterwardness James Baldwin (with Richard Avedon), Nothing Personal Karl Barth, Dogmatics in Outline Terence McKenna, The Archaic Revival There's something about the space of loneliness and silence in writing something and wondering, 'Will this stand the test of time?' I know poets who won't show a poem to anyone before it's sat for a year, some editing, etc., but that they need it to distill, like whisky, that it needs to have that kind of a quality to it. — Pádraig Ó Tuama Episode 92: Silence, Poetry, and Conflict Resolution: A Conversation with Pádraig Ó Tuama (Part Two) Hosted by: Cassidy Hall With: Carl McColman, Kevin Johnson Guest: Pádraig Ó Tuama Date Recorded: February 17, 2020 Featured image photo by Yves Alarie on Unsplash.
Peace Poetry Forgiveness - Pádraig Ó Tuama is leader of the Corrymeela Community, a poet, theologian and mediator. He has worked in conflict resolution in Ireland, Africa and the Middle East. From 2014-2019, Ó Tuama was the leader of the Corrymeela Community, Ireland’s oldest peace and reconciliation organization, which works with over 10,000 people a year to transform division through human encounters, with focuses on sectarianism, marginalization, public theology and the legacies of conflict. Ó Tuama lives in Ireland. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz
Pádraig Ó Tuama is a poet, theologian, and conflict mediator, who brings interests in language, violence and religion to his work. He is the Poet Laureate and Theologian in Residence for the On Being project, and hosts the Poetry Unbound podcast. He was formerly the leader of the Corrymeela Community (Ireland's oldest peace and reconciliation community), and is the author of four books, including Readings from the Book of Exile, Sorry For Your Troubles, In the Shelter: Finding a Home In the World and Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community. This is part one of a two-part episode. Click here to listen to part two. I think that the deepest spiritual practices are the deepest physical practices, and that the deepest practices of silence are an embodied practice. — Pádraig Ó Tuama Some of the resources and authors we mention in this episode: Pádraig Ó Tuama, Readings from the Book of Exile Pádraig Ó Tuama, Sorry For Your Troubles Pádraig Ó Tuama, In the Shelter: Finding a Home In the World Pádraig Ó Tuama, Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community Jason Brian Santos, A Community Called Taizé: A Story of Prayer, Worship and Reconciliation J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings Alison Funk, "The Prodigal's Mother Speaks to God" Pádraig Ó Tuama with Carl McColman in Northern Ireland, Summer 2010 Silence has its own power, and silence can be a way of avoiding. I suppose the hope within any kind of practice of prayer of any tradition, is that any silence that we are holding is also being beheld. There's something or someone or some way of that mystery we call God, that beholds us in the silence that we might be beholding for ourselves. — Pádraig Ó Tuama Episode 91: Silence, Poetry, and Conflict Resolution: A Conversation with Pádraig Ó Tuama (Part One) Hosted by: Cassidy Hall With: Carl McColman, Kevin Johnson Guest: Pádraig Ó Tuama Date Recorded: February 17, 2020 Featured image: photo by Adam Markon on Unsplash.
Pádraig Ó Tuama is a poet, theologian, and conflict mediator, who brings interests in language, violence and religion to his work. He is the Poet Laureate and Theologian in Residence for the On Being project, and hosts the Poetry Unbound podcast. He was formerly the leader of the Corrymeela Community (Ireland's oldest peace and reconciliation community), and is the author of four books, including Readings from the Book of Exile, Sorry For Your Troubles, In the Shelter: Finding a Home In the World and Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community. This is part one of a two-part episode. Click here to listen to part two. I think that the deepest spiritual practices are the deepest physical practices, and that the deepest practices of silence are an embodied practice. — Pádraig Ó Tuama Some of the resources and authors we mention in this episode: Pádraig Ó Tuama, Readings from the Book of Exile Pádraig Ó Tuama, Sorry For Your Troubles Pádraig Ó Tuama, In the Shelter: Finding a Home In the World Pádraig Ó Tuama, Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community Jason Brian Santos, A Community Called Taizé: A Story of Prayer, Worship and Reconciliation J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings Alison Funk, "The Prodigal's Mother Speaks to God" Pádraig Ó Tuama with Carl McColman in Northern Ireland, Summer 2010 Silence has its own power, and silence can be a way of avoiding. I suppose the hope within any kind of practice of prayer of any tradition, is that any silence that we are holding is also being beheld. There's something or someone or some way of that mystery we call God, that beholds us in the silence that we might be beholding for ourselves. — Pádraig Ó Tuama Episode 91: Silence, Poetry, and Conflict Resolution: A Conversation with Pádraig Ó Tuama (Part One) Hosted by: Cassidy Hall With: Carl McColman, Kevin Johnson Guest: Pádraig Ó Tuama Date Recorded: February 17, 2020 Featured image: photo by Adam Markon on Unsplash.
Pádraig Ó Tuama and Marilyn Nelson are beloved teachers to many; to bring them together was a delight and a balm. Nelson is a poet and professor and contemplative, an excavator of stories that would rather stay hidden yet lead us into new life. Ó Tuama is a poet, theologian, conflict mediator, and the host of our new podcast, Poetry Unbound. Together, they venture unexpectedly into the hospitable — and intriguingly universal — form of poetry that is prayer.Marilyn Nelson is professor emerita of English at the University of Connecticut. She is the recipient of the Poetry Society of America’s Frost Medal “for distinguished lifetime achievement” and the 2019 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. Her most recent books include Mrs. Nelson’s Classroom and The Meeting House.Pádraig Ó Tuama is a poet, theologian, and conflict mediator, and was leader of the Corrymeela community until 2019. He is also the inaugural poet laureate of The On Being Project and hosts the Poetry Unbound podcast. His books include a prayer book, Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community, a book of poetry, Sorry for Your Troubles, and a memoir, In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World.This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Pádraig Ó Tuama and Marilyn Nelson — A New Imagination of Prayer." Find more at onbeing.org.
Pádraig Ó Tuama and Marilyn Nelson are beloved teachers to many; to bring them together was a delight and a balm. Nelson is a poet and professor and contemplative, an excavator of stories that would rather stay hidden yet lead us into new life. Ó Tuama is a poet, theologian, conflict mediator, and the host of our new podcast, Poetry Unbound. Together, they venture unexpectedly into the hospitable — and intriguingly universal — form of poetry that is prayer.Editor’s note: This episode includes a preview from our new season of Poetry Unbound featuring a poem by Joy Harjo.Marilyn Nelson is professor emerita of English at the University of Connecticut. She is the recipient of the Poetry Society of America’s Frost Medal “for distinguished lifetime achievement” and the 2019 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. Her most recent books include Mrs. Nelson’s Classroom and The Meeting House.Pádraig Ó Tuama is a poet, theologian, and conflict mediator, and was leader of the Corrymeela community until 2019. He is also the inaugural poet laureate of The On Being Project and hosts the Poetry Unbound podcast. His books include a prayer book, Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community, a book of poetry, Sorry for Your Troubles, and a memoir, In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World.Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.orgThis show originally aired in September 2018.
Poetry Unbound features an immersive exploration of a single poem, guided by Pádraig Ó Tuama. Short and unhurried; contemplative and energizing. Proudly produced by On Being Studios. Anchor your week with new episodes on Monday and Friday, beginning January 27. This season features poetry from a diverse cast of poets: current and former poets laureate Joy Harjo and Tracy K. Smith; T.S. Eliot Prize winner Ocean Vuong; classic poets like Emily Dickinson and Patrick Kavanagh; spoken-word artists like Raymond Antrobus; and more.About the host: Pádraig Ó Tuama is a poet, theologian, conflict mediator — and the host of our new podcast, Poetry Unbound. His books include a prayer book, Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community, a book of poetry, Sorry for Your Troubles, and a memoir, In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World.
In this episode Jemimah speaks with Irish poet, storyteller and theologian, Pádraig Ó Tuama. It’s a profoundly wise and insightful interview, touching on themes of language, story, gospel, power, community, sexuality and religion. It’s not an interview you can listen to just once! Interview starts at 16m 10s During the conversation, Padraig reads the poems Narrative Theology 1 & 2, which are taken from Readings from the Book of Exile (Canterbury Press, 2012), and he reads a prayer from Daily Prayer from the Corrymeela Community. These are used with permission by Canterbury Press. If you want more from Nomad, check out our website, and follow us on Facebook and twitter. Nomad can only keep going because a small group of faithful listeners help us pay the bills. Our donors gain access to the Nomad community, which manifests in such ways as Nomad Book Club, The Beloved Listener Lounge, Nomad Contemplations, Nomad Devotionals and Nomad Revisited. And you may find yourself the proud owner of a Beloved Listener mug! Head over to our Patreon page for more information. If you want to donate in pounds sterling, you can make a one-off or regular donation through PayPal, the links to which you can find on our support page. You might also want to have a look at our blog, which we're now using to share the stories of the evolving faith of our podcast listeners. And if you're looking for other people to share this journey with, then register on our Listener Map and our Nomad Gathering Facebook page, and see if any other nomads are in your area.
Born in Cork, Padriag O’Tuama was one of 6 children. He studied theology with an eye on the priesthood. It was in his teens that he first began to realise that his faith, his religion and his sexuality did not sit comfortably together and that very hard, very personal choices, lay ahead of him. Still a deeply religious man, last month you may just have heard Padriag presenting BBC’s Prayer for Today on Radio 4. But you’re as likely to find him carrying a dictionary of etymology as you are a bible. For he has an almost nerdy interest even obsession with language or languages. His “In the Shelter” autobiographical work introduces the reader to many Irish phrases, it dissects and analyses English words and muses with Hebrew, Japanese, Zulu and even American Sign Language. If he’s geeky about language he has an equally geeky twin interest in story-telling. He’s co-founder of the Ten x 9 story telling movement something that started in Belfast but has spread to Australia, Britain, the Netherlands and the USA. Since moving north, Padriag has worked teaching in schools, as a chaplain and most recently as the leader of the Corrymela Peace building Community head quartered on the North Coast. But first and foremost Padraig describes himself as a poet. His poem "Shaking Hands" capturing the moment Queen Elizabeth met Martin McGuiness is just one of his works that has received wide critical acclaim.
Pádraig Ó Tuama is a poet, theologian, and extraordinary healer in our world of fracture. He leads the Corrymeela community of Northern Ireland, a place that has offered refuge since the violent division that defined that country until the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. Ó Tuama and Corrymeela extend a quiet, generative, and joyful force far beyond their northern coast to people around the world. Over cups of tea and the experience of bringing people together, he says it becomes possible to talk with each other and be in the same room with the people we talk about. Pádraig Ó Tuama is the community leader of Corrymeela, Northern Ireland’s oldest peace and reconciliation organization. He finishes his five-year term in 2019. His books include a prayer book, “Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community,” a book of poetry, “Sorry for Your Troubles,” and a memoir, “In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World.” This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode “Pádraig Ó Tuama — Belonging Creates and Undoes Us.” Find more at onbeing.org.
Pádraig Ó Tuama is a poet, theologian, and extraordinary healer in our world of fracture. He leads the Corrymeela community of Northern Ireland, a place that has offered refuge since the violent division that defined that country until the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. Ó Tuama and Corrymeela extend a quiet, generative, and joyful force far beyond their northern coast to people around the world. Over cups of tea and the experience of bringing people together, he says it becomes possible to talk with each other and be in the same room with the people we talk about. Pádraig Ó Tuama is the community leader of Corrymeela, Northern Ireland’s oldest peace and reconciliation organization. He finishes his five-year term in 2019. His books include a prayer book, “Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community,” a book of poetry, “Sorry for Your Troubles,” and a memoir, “In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World.” Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.
Sean Pettis is Programme Manager for Legacies of Conflict at the Corrymeela Community in Northern Ireland. He was a guest speaker at the Cumberland Lodge conference on 'Difficult Histories & Positive Identities' conference, on 25-26 February 2019. In this short talk, which set the tone for a conference session on 'Peace, Reconciliation and Positive Identities', Sean addressed the following issues: - How do you reconcile a very recent difficult past, one which is still very present in the minds of survivor and perpetrators alive today? - How can positive identities grow out of forgiveness and peacebuilding efforts today? - What, if any, impact can community projects, including arts projects, have on creating positive shared identities in post-conflict communities? - How can the phrase ‘history doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes’ be helpful for understanding reconciliation and peacebuilding as a means of safeguarding future generations from reliving these difficult histories? The 'Difficult Histories & Positive Identities' conference was part the 2018-19 Cumberland Lodge series on 'Identities & Belonging'.
This week the otherWISE podcast RETURNS!This episode debuts a new format, some new music by my good friend Robert Ebbens, and an extended conversation with poet and community leader Padraig O'Tuama.Poet and theologian, Pádraig Ó Tuama's work centres around themes of language, religion, conflict and art. Working fluently on the page and with groups of people, Pádraig is a skilled speaker, teacher and group worker. His work has won acclaim in circles of poetry, politics, religion, psychotherapy and conflict analysis.He is currently finishing up time as the Community Leader at the Corrymeela community in Belfast, Ireland. His books include:Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community, Canterbury Press, 2017.In the Shelter Hodder & Stoughton and Hachette Ireland, Feb 2015.Sorry for your Troubles. Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2013Readings from the Books of Exile. Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2012 .“Human in the City” and 12 poems, Discovering the Spirit in the City. London: Continuum 2010.We talk about everything from the history of the northern portion of Ireland, the way poetry is evidence of a poet's hunger, and the wisdom that comes in seeing how God teaches us through story and poetry together. I mention a book by Henri Nouwen called The Way of the Heart as well.If you enjoy this podcast, please subscribe and rate on iTunes when you have a chance. Thanks!
On today’s episode, Pádraig Ó Tuama and Marie Howe, in a conversation with Micah Lott of Boston College, discuss the political possibilities of poetry: to bear witness, to inspire the moral imagination, and to provide perspective on our neighbors’ lives and the world around us. A poet, theologian, and group worker, Pádraig Ó Tuama is the leader of Corrymeela Community, an interdenominational church in Belfast dedicated to conflict transformation and church reconciliation. Ó Tuama has published and edited collections of poetry, essays, and theology, including Readings from the Book of Exile, Sorry for Your Troubles, and In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World. Working with groups in Ireland, Britain, Australia, and the United States, he leads workshops and retreats on storytelling, spirituality, and conflict resolution. The Poet Laureate of New York State from 2012 to 2014, Marie Howe has published four collections of verse. Her books include The Good Thief, which was chosen for the National Poetry Series by Margaret Atwood; What the Living Do, an elegy to her brother John, who died of an AIDS-related illness; The Kingdom of Ordinary Time; and Magdalene: Poems. Her poems have appeared in many publications, including the New Yorker, The Atlantic, Poetry, Ploughshares, and the Partisan Review. Howe has received fellowships from the Bunting Institute at Radcliffe College, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Academy of American Poets, and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. She has taught at Sarah Lawrence College, Columbia University, and NYU. Rewrite Radio is a production of the Calvin Center for Faith and Writing, located on the campus of Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI. Theme music is June 11th by Andrew Starr. Additional sound design by Alejandra Crevier. You can find more information about the Center and its signature event, the Festival of Faith and Writing, online at ccfw.calvin.edu and festival.calvin.edu and on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Jeremiah 33:14-16 & 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Resources:The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother LawrenceDaily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community by Padraig O TuamaTrinity’s Advent Resource Page
This is a 25 minute edit of our Sunday 'Adventfest' Festival Communion on 2nd December 2018. The service is led by the Rector, Revd Steve Butler. Our guest speaker offering the Reflection is Pádraig Ó Tuama, poet, theologian and leader of the Corrymeela Community.
Pádraig Ó Tuama is a poet, peace maker, theologian and activist. He is the leader of The Corrymeela Community, the oldest peace and reconciliation community in Northern Ireland. In addition to these aspects of his work, Jonny also speaks with Pádraig about his experiences of working in a largely evangelical organisation whilst navigating being a gay man within Christian faith structures.
Hosted by Pádraig Ó Tuama, Leader of The Corrymeela Community, this webinar will explore scripture stories that centre around conflict. Building on a close reading of those texts we will explore the dynamics of conflict at their heart, the resolutions to the conflict, the escalations and de-escalations of conflict and consider how Christian spirituality can deepen our capacity to respond well in times of conflict.
Padraig O' Tuama is a poet, storyteller, musician, and leader of the peace and reconciliation community called Corrymeela in Belfast Northern Ireland. Padraig discusses with Steve his journey as he navigates culture, faith, sexual orientation, and even his understanding of God with a religious structure often at odds. He shares the stories of how he learned to do so in a way that that brought peace to himself and those around him. Go Beyond the Pale with Padraig O'Tuama Episode Index: 1:07 (intro) Tammy reads selected sections and poetry from Padraig’s book “In the Shelter” 15:12- Growing up Catholic in Ireland 19:54 - Being Catholic in an Evangelical surrounding 34:43 - Living in Community 39:19- Faith & Sexual Orientation 45:35- The Devil? Who is he? 55:05- The Corrymeela Community 1:00:34- “Blessed are the Peacemakers…”
Padraig O'Tuama draws on his gifts as poet and theologian and his experience of being a gay man to promote reconciliation as a Catholic leader of Corrymeela Community in Belfast.
Pádraig Ó Tuama is the staff poet and theologian at The On Being Project and hosts the [Poetry Unbound podcast](https://onbeing.org/series/poetry-unbound/). He was formerly a leader of the Corrymeela community in Northern Ireland. His books include Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community, Sorry for Your Troubles, a poetic memoir,[ In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World ](https://bookshop.org/books/in-the-shelter-finding-a-home-in-the-world/9781506470528)and Borders & Belonging; The Book of Ruth — a story for our times, written with the late Glenn Jordan where we'll spend time. Follow Drew Hart on [Instagram](http://instagram.com/druhart) and [Twitter](http://twitter.com/druhart) @druhart. Follow Jarrod McKenna on [Instagram](http://www.instagram.com/jarrodmckenna) and [Twitter](http://jarrodmckenna) @jarrodmckenna. Discover our global community on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/inversepodcast) and [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/inversepodcast) @inversepodcast. Become a Patron of Inverse at https://www.patreon.com/InVerse Inverse is produced by Julie Kerr (@juliekkerr) with music provided by David Andrew (@davidjandrew).
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