I work for Corrymeela, Ireland’s oldest peace centre, doing Public Theology. I produced guardiansoftheflame.org documentary and podcasts. Northern Irish Kiwi. #BorderlandsBelfasthttps://bsky.app/profile/jonnyrclark.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonnyrclark.bsky.social/post/3muyc35ifh22dThe latest Corrymeela podcast is out. It is a conversation with Palestinian theologian Sam Munayer. Sam and his brother John compiled and edited a book last year called “The Cross and the Olive Tree”. It is, as it says “cultivating theology amid Gaza”.08 Sep 2026 05:28 +0000at://did:plc:ayirn5avx47qghxzhcodgpwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyc35ifh22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonnyrclark.bsky.social/post/3mjhl4xjlis2z#RememberingMoyaBrennan One of the special things about our years in Rostrevor was the incredible opportunity we had to meet simply magical people. Rostrevor is a thriving hub for folk and Irish trad music and runs a brilliant festival every summer called Fiddler's Green.14 Apr 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:ayirn5avx47qghxzhcodgpwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhl4xjlis2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonnyrclark.bsky.social/post/3md6edy3pcc27This is a long but brilliant account of the fall of American evangelicalism. This fall is mirrored around the world wherever the tentacles of social media herd people into an echo chamber where they are exposed to ever increasing doses of this toxic ideology. https://open.substack.com/pub/processthis/p/bonhoeffers-warning-unheeded-the?r24 Jan 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:ayirn5avx47qghxzhcodgpwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3md6edy3pcc27https://bsky.app/profile/jonnyrclark.bsky.social/post/3lz2za2etrs2jTa-Nehisi Coates does a good job of separating “the great crime of Kirk’s death from the malignancy of his public life?” https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/charlie-kirk-ezra-klein-tanehisi-coates?srsltid17 Sep 2025 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:ayirn5avx47qghxzhcodgpwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz2za2etrs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonnyrclark.bsky.social/post/3lrx7sj67gc2qIn the last three years at Borderlands we have brought together conversations with victims and ex-combatants from different sides. It was a huge privilege last night to host Jo Berry CBE and Pat Magee last night at the Black Box.19 Jun 2025 09:33 +0000at://did:plc:ayirn5avx47qghxzhcodgpwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrx7sj67gc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonnyrclark.bsky.social/post/3lirablxpfk2mWhile Gaza has been the focus of our attention there has been shocking violence against Palestinians in the West Bank for many years but especially in the last two years. It is an area that has been under occupation since 1967. Israel’s actions make a two state solution impossible.22 Feb 2025 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:ayirn5avx47qghxzhcodgpwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lirablxpfk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonnyrclark.bsky.social/post/3lifwfbohss2uWell William Graham sent me down a rabbit hole of Ry Cooder. This is just wonderful. https://youtu.be/6efQ_GyQW3o?si=Jh8hfU2fitbaFhJJ17 Feb 2025 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:ayirn5avx47qghxzhcodgpwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lifwfbohss2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonnyrclark.bsky.social/post/3lidfdmhdks2qSmall Wins. In the middle of dark February, as war and peace (and not much peace) fill the news, we gathered for Borderlands. We had a stunning night with music, sonnets, heartbreaking stories, hilarious, life affirming stories, and a deep sense of human connection. We meet again 11 March, Belfast16 Feb 2025 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:ayirn5avx47qghxzhcodgpwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lidfdmhdks2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonnyrclark.bsky.social/post/3liaxd3ok3s2gA beautiful sermon from @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social https://open.substack.com/pub/matthewdtaylor/p/dissident-hymns-a-sermon-for-the?selection=0c1e3cd2-23b0-4337-b833-1022e4e159f116 Feb 2025 00:16 +0000at://did:plc:ayirn5avx47qghxzhcodgpwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3liaxd3ok3s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jonnyrclark.bsky.social/post/3li6kkxhxh22wThis is my Valentine. We actually celebrate it on the 13th February because that was the day I arrived in Baltimore in 2002 to visit her. 23 years ago!15 Feb 2025 01:23 +0000at://did:plc:ayirn5avx47qghxzhcodgpwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3li6kkxhxh22whttps://bsky.app/profile/jonnyrclark.bsky.social/post/3lgr3euy77k2jToday on a day when we say the words “Never Again”, let us remember the Palestinian children sacrificed to the gods of greed, vengeance, fear and indifference. Goodbye to the children of Gaza. You were loved, you are remembered, you did not deserve it. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/27/children-gaza-loved-remembered-innocent-mourn?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other27 Jan 2025 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:ayirn5avx47qghxzhcodgpwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgr3euy77k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonnyrclark.bsky.social/post/3lgijv7fg6223One of the great Irish poets, Michael Longley has died. He wrote about the Troubles in The Ice-Cream Man and in the poem Ceasefire. I videoed him reciting Ceasefire at the Rostrevor Literary Festival in 2021. https://youtu.be/OEap7m1DHMk?si=I5IdUuR2emhEK3P724 Jan 2025 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:ayirn5avx47qghxzhcodgpwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgijv7fg6223https://bsky.app/profile/jonnyrclark.bsky.social/post/3le4gdmweuk2r“I am so glad that Jesus was born in a stable. Because my soul is so much like a stable. It is so poor and in unsatisfactory condition —yet I believe if Jesus can be born in a stable, maybe he can also be born in me.” ~ Dorothy Day25 Dec 2024 07:21 +0000at://did:plc:ayirn5avx47qghxzhcodgpwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3le4gdmweuk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonnyrclark.bsky.social/post/3lb66oy52tc2vMoving out of Twitter… https://media.tenor.com/0GwEP_0-U7EAAAAC/kevinmcgarry-autumnstables.gif?hh=498&ww=49417 Nov 2024 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:ayirn5avx47qghxzhcodgpwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb66oy52tc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonnyrclark.bsky.social/post/3lb3dvfeous23I help to run an event every month called Borderlands. This month we focused on the theme Dignity. I started the night by referring to a talk former President Mary McAleese gave in Rostrevor this weekend at the Literary Festival there. She spoke about Seamus Heaney being her favourite poet.16 Nov 2024 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:ayirn5avx47qghxzhcodgpwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb3dvfeous23