QUBCatholic

in fide et humanitate

QUBCATHOLIC is a forum for encounter and dialogue supported by the Catholic Chaplaincy at Queen’s University and its Alumni Association. Inspired by Catholic thought and culture, we focus on issues of faith and life as well as contemporary global challenges. Through themed events, international conferences and publications, we hope to foster integrated thought, connecting with a broad range of academic disciplines within the University and beyond.

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Our aim is to enable fresh conversations and directions, all geared toward the common good. Here, as well as news of upcoming events, you will find contributions from leading academics and thinkers who’ve written exclusively for QUBCATHOLIC.

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University challenge: Pope Francis's call to missionary discipleship

As students prepare for the start of a new academic year, friend of the Catholic Chaplaincy at Queen's University, Fr Stephen Langridge, offers some thoughts on the important role chaplaincies play in forming 'missionary disciples'

Fr Stephen Langridge

September 12, 2020

Works of the Resurrection: Typologies for Catholic Education

Throughout the world, Catholic higher education rightly turns for inspiration to St. John Henry Newman for his collection of discourses drawn together as The Idea of a University (1852).

Fr Kevin Grove CSC

September 12, 2020

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Translating Invisibility

Some Reflections on Helen Waddell’s Verse Rendering of Adoro Te Devote

University challenge: Pope Francis's call to missionary discipleship

As students prepare for the start of a new academic year, friend of the Catholic Chaplaincy at Queen's University, Fr Stephen Langridge, offers some thoughts on the important role chaplaincies play in forming 'missionary disciples'

Fr Stephen Langridge

Works of the Resurrection: Typologies for Catholic Education

Throughout the world, Catholic higher education rightly turns for inspiration to St. John Henry Newman for his collection of discourses drawn together as The Idea of a University (1852).

Fr Kevin Grove CSC

Defending the Faith without Raising your Voice

CK19, The Knights of St Columbanus at QUB, was delighted to facilitate an online talk delivered by Michael Kelly, Editor of The Irish Catholic newspaper.

San Clemente in Rome

The Basilica is among the city's most important historical sites, and is renowned for its spectacular mosaics and frescoes, 4th century basilica and 1st century pagan temple. It has a history long intertwined with Irish Dominicans, and may even have a connection with St Patrick.

Fr Vivian Boland OP

Partition and Creation of the Northern Ireland State 1912-22

The Ambrose Macaulay Memorial Lecture

Dr Eamon Phoenix

Bridging Religious Divides

In this piece written exclusively for QUBCatholic, Estelle Haan, Emerita Professor of English and Neo-Latin Studies at Queen’s University, reflects on Milton’s contribution to bridging religious divides during his time in seicento Italy.

Human Dignity and Modern Ireland

Leading academic and author, Professor John Loughlin, writing exclusively for QUBCatholic, reflects on the concept of human dignity in the modern Irish context.

Professor John Loughlin

Let me sing dreams as words of truth: the artist as decipherer of truth

Dublin artist, Eve Parnell, explores the role of the artist in deciphering truth.

Questions for the future of the pro-life movement

Brett Lockhart says the Pro Life movement in NI should examine why its arguments were not listened to.

Ascolta, si leva l’alba: Comunità

Out of the isolation of lockdown, the dawn is rising on new expressions of community, says Fr Timothy Radcliffe.

Fr Timothy Radcliffe