A joint-project of the Jesuit Communication Centre and Brian O'Leary SJ, Jesuit Delegate for Ecumenism, Pat Coyle of the JCC speaks to people from various Christian Churches about what Lent means in their tradition.
Speaking to Pat Coyle of the JCC, Brian O'Leary SJ introduces a Lenten series of podcasts in which speakers from various denominations will explore their chosen Lenten and Ecumenical themes. Brian is Irish Province Co-ordinator for Ecumenism.
In the first of the Lenten Voices podcasts, a series of interviews concerning Lent from an ecumenical perspective, Conall Ó Cuinn SJ speaks to Pat Coyle about the theme of Lent and repentance.
In a Lenten Voices podcast, Rev Katherine Meyer gives a Presbyterian take on Lent in conversation with Pat Coyle of the JCC. Rev Meyer works at Christ Church, Sandymount.
Gillian Kingston, lay leader of the Methodist Church in Ireland, talks to Pat Coyle about her role. First, however, Gillian explains how 'social holiness' has become an important aspect of Lent for Methodists.
Rev Gary Hastings, rector of St Nicholas’ Church in Galway and an established name in traditional Irish music, lives with his wife, a Catholic, and two grown-up children. In conversation with Pat Coyle of the JCC, he speaks about the symbolism of ‘desert’ in Lent, his ecumenical work, and the challenges of being a Christian in Ireland today.
Corinna Diestelkamp is a Lutheran pastor at Adelaide Road, Dublin. Here she speaks to Pat Coyle about the Lutheran Church in Ireland, the legacy of Martin Luther, and the significance of Lent for the Lutheran community.
Godfrey O'Donnell is a priest in the Romanian Orthodox Church in Dublin. A former Jesuit, he talks to Pat Coyle about his life now, the Romanian Orthodox rite, and in particular the Easter liturgy.
