Everyday Ethics

BBC Radio Ulster

Provocative weekly debate on moral, religious and ethical issues.

  1. 6日前

    A time to rest and reflect - Bishop Donal McKeown on retirement

    He is one of the best known faces of the Catholic Church in Ireland and now Bishop Donal McKeown is preparing to retire. He has been leading the Derry Diocese since 2014, before that he was Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor. He was born in Belfast 76 years ago and as well as his religious vocation, he has been a keen runner of marathons and a former Gaelic footballer too. But he's getting ready for a little bit of quiet and relaxation after decades of being on the front line of the Church's work. In this interview with Audrey Carville, he talks about his relief at the lifting of a burden of responsibility, his love for Derry, whether human connection is in jeopardy and if he can imagine a world without organised religion.

  2. 7月19日

    Catholic Prime Minister, World Cup, Venezuela

    Tomorrow Andy Burnham will become Prime Minister but what kind of administration will he run? Growing up as a working-class Catholic in the North of England he says that Catholic Social Teaching had a big impact on his politics. Audrey talks to Professor Anna Rowlands from Durham University. So what is Catholic Social Teaching and how might it be applied to politics by the highest office in the land. Tonight is the World Cup Final between Argentina and Spain but how much of what we've seen over the past five weeks has been down to pure skills and strategy? Or is there a little bit of belief, a little bit of faith among the players too? We've seen many of them making the sign of the cross, raising hands of thanks to the sky, the Morrocco team dropping to the ground to pray after a win - a reminder that sport, glory and faith are inextricably linked in some people's minds. We talk to Rabbi Jonathan Romain and Gerard Gallagher about the links between faith and sport. Last month a series of devastating earthquakes struck Venezuela killing at least 4800 people and making tens of thousands homeless. Regina Lynch from Aid to the Church in Need has just returned and tells Audrey what she saw. And finally, we pay tribute to David Willey who was the BBC’s Rome and Vatican correspondent for 5 decades. He died this week at the age of 93.

  3. 7月12日

    Love

    A special programme on the theme of love. How is love defined? Is it a thought? An emotion? A feeling? Our world is awash with explanations of how and why we love yet we still remain reluctant to define it. Are humans expected to love unconditionally, in the way that people of faith believe that God does? How can they when they are not divine? Do faith institutions provide their followers with a path to love or has history shown they don't live up to that ideal? And in a world where so much hate abounds, what purpose is love serving? So many questions. To answer some of them we brought together three people from different faiths: Dr Naomi Green is a Muslim, Dr Elaine Storkey is a Christian and Dr Sarah Shaw is a Buddhist Later in the programme we hear from Colin Doherty who is in charge of medical training at Trinity College Dublin about why he's introducing Love to his curriculum. He wants his students to show more than just compassion and empathy to their patients and thinks that love will make them better doctors. And we finish by speaking with journalist Sally Hayden about her new book, "This is also a love story," highlighting acts of love in war zones across the world.

  4. 7月5日

    Donaldson Fallout, Archbishop of Jerusalem, USA 250

    In the wake of Jeffrey Donaldson’s conviction, we look at whether he used his faith as a shield to cover his crimes. Eve Rosato talks to theologians Dr Fainche Ryan and Professor Laurence Kirkpatrick about the issues of forgiveness and whether church processes should be used at all in criminal matters. We also speak to the Archbishop of Jerusalem about the Anglican Consultative Council meeting in Belfast and his work in the Middle East. Finally, as the USA celebrates its 250th anniversary, we speak to Presbyterian minister Neil Craigan who is based in Minnesota about how the city has recovered from the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration earlier this year.

  5. 6月28日

    American Revolution, Clonard Novena, Trauma and Healing

    What role did Ulster Presbyterians play in the American Revolution? Audrey talks to Professor Richard Bell from the University of Maryland about the influence of emigrants from here like Thomas McKean from Ballymoney who was the last man to sign the Declaration of Independence. As the Clonard Novena ends we talk to Ed Peterson about the peacebuilding role they have played. And Trauma affects us all, including Liz Laird who has written a book about her experience as student nurse in the Royal Victoria Hospital at the height of the troubles and the trauma that hit her years later. Audrey also talks to Elaine Miller-Karas from the Trauma Resource Institute about how we can help heal our body from historical trauma.

  6. 6月21日

    Scapegoating, Peacemaking Reimagined, Sabbatical Reset

    In the aftermath of last weeks riots, where are the stories of hope and resilience? Audrey talks to Tim Magowan from the Duncairn Centre and Maureen Hamblin, who has lived here for 26 years, about how she felt being scapegoated for the colour of her skin. Our main discussion asks whether we need a new kind of peace-making process in Northern Ireland – one that moves beyond Protestant/Catholic reconciliation to embrace the new Northern Ireland. Audrey is joined by Michael Gibbs, Father Martin McGill and Dr Gladys Ganiel. And, resetting your body. Husband and wife Susan and Chris Bennet both received a diagnosis of MS in the same week. They tell Audrey how that affected their faith, their marriage and how taking a campervan around Europe for year helped them to reset both physically and spiritually.

  7. 6月14日

    Racism, Misogyny, Violence

    Disorder and Racial Attacks - Audrey speaks to journalist Allison Morris and Rev Brian Anderson from East Belfast Mission who was on the streets and whose building was damaged in the rioting. Our main discussion in the light of the recent Katie Simpson and Natalie McNally cases looks at violence against women and girls across the island of Ireland and how can it be prevented. Audrey is joined by Allison Morris, former principal Kathleen O'Hare, writer and teacher Andrew Cunning and Professor Louise Crowley from University College Cork. The PCI General Assembly was meeting this week. Alan Meban reports on a new moderator and developments in the Safeguarding Scandal.

  8. 6月7日

    Nussaibah Younis, Ebola, Civil Rights

    Fundamentally is a novel by Nussaibah Younis about a young women who ends up in Iraq designing a deradicalisation programme for ISIS brides. It’s a comedy but it mirrors her own experience of having done exactly that. Ahead of an appearance at the Belfast Book Festival she speaks to Audrey about the novel and also what motivates young people to become radicalized today. We also hear from Sean Farrell, CEO of Trocaire about the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and how cuts in overseas aid meant it was detected a lot later than it should have been. Also part of the Belfast Book Festival American writer Forest Isaac Jones talks about his latest work looking at the links and learning shared by the Civil Rights Movements in the US and Northern Ireland. Finally on the 100th anniversary of Gaudi’s death we look at the man known as God’s architect and why he is on the road to sainthood.

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Provocative weekly debate on moral, religious and ethical issues.

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    BBC Radio Ulster
  • 活躍年份
    2007年 - 2026年
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    59
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