Emmy Lou Harris ‘Wrecking Ball’ was released 26 years ago this week Daniel Lanois Emmylou Harris a masterpiece! youtu.be/2hY6CMvJ9Vg

Excited to begin a PhD this week at Theology & Philosophy @ DCU as a recipient of We are now Research Ireland scholarship. I will be researching ‘The New Illuminators: Women in Search of Spiritual Authority and Resilience’ under the supervision of Dr Amanda Dillon Dr Amanda Dillon Dublin City University #allhallows #LoveIrishResearch

Great news on a dreary Monday.

Finally made it to the Chester Beatty exhibition ‘First Fragments: Biblical Papyrus from Roman Egypt’ The ancient pages date from 2nd to 4th century AD, some of the earliest surviving biblical papyrus books. Really interesting & a beautiful place to spend a Saturday afternoon.

Listening on repeat this morning. The National’s ‘New Order T-shirt’ youtu.be/QEMabLFhD38

Great to be back in Co Kerry to lead a retreat for students undertaking a module in CPE, a professional education for ministry conducted in the hospital setting. Thanks to Dr. Margaret Naughton for the kind invitation.

A really worthwhile workshop today with Daniel Soule on academic writing. From cappuccino writing sessions to critical reading forms, developing skills as a research writer is certainly a process! Great to be on glasnevin campus today DCU Graduate Studies Office 🎓

Listening to Brandi Carlile’s incredible album ‘In these Silent Days’ and writing on the philosophical foundations of hermeneutics is what I call a balanced Friday. Inspiring in equal measure!

Delighted my #multimodal analysis of an understanding of #atonement in Bible Journaling is published in ⁦Salvador Ryan⁩’s Special Issue on representations of the #Passion of Christ ⁦Religions MDPI⁩ ⁦Theology & Philosophy @ DCU⁩ ⁦#loveirishresearch mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/3…

🎧 RTÉ Radio 1 Album Of The Week: The Record by Boygenius rte.ie/culture/2023/0…

Day 1 of our School writing retreat is in the books! Thanks to Woodlock Hall Library DCU Library for hosting our event. It's the perfect space for quiet reading and writing alongside colleagues. #DCUresearch

Grateful for the last few days at the HOPE #SSTPG23 conference. Thanks to the organisers & staff at New College and the many speakers. I was delighted to present my paper, “Hope Blooms” - A Theopoetic Approach to Hope in Contemporary Bible Journaling.

Happy to share my new music video, a cover of Gretchen Peters 'If Heaven' The video uses old family cine-camera footage from the 1970s and 80s. youtu.be/TiywLKC1fiw?si…

Thank you for playing my new single Father Brian D'Arcy Really appreciate it x

Thank you Mike Mulvihill for playing my new single on ‘Homegrown’ tonight. Brilliant show! My new single is available to download - If Heaven distrokid.com/hyperfollow/he…

A while back I recorded an acoustic version of Help me Make it Through the Night, by Kris Kristofferson. The recording was done in a single take, with just me and my guitar. It's now available to stream and download on usual music platforms music.lnk.to/Kms0u8

Recent new music. A cover of Lucinda Williams Sweet Old World. Watch, stream and download via the link below distrokid.com/hyperfollow/he…

My version of ‘Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain,’ which was written by Fred Rose and has been covered by many artists including Willie Nelson, Hank Williams Sr., Olivia Newton-John, Charley Pride, and Elvis Presley distrokid.com/hyperfollow/he…

The song is here. The video is live. ‘Guiding Light’ is out now—my brand new single written by Foy Vance “…. the sun is low And I yet have still so far to go And my lonely heart is beating so Tired of the wonder” distrokid.com/hyperfollow/he…