Theology Update for the Week of September 28, 2025

Dear friends,

Next Sunday September 28 we have the third talk of the Sunday Theology series on Pádraig Ó Tuama’s Kitchen Hymns.

The title of the talk will be 3. In a Garden by a Gate: The Sacred Work of Standing Still .

Please if you can read the section of poems In a Garden by a Gate from page 39 to 73. We will focus on yet another poem with the title Do You Believe in God? page 53. You can find the text of this poem HERE.

The talks are offered both in person and online, and will be video-recorded. The YouTube link and the handout will be available HERE.

Alongside the Sunday series, I am also leading the Thursday Reading Group (6:45–8:15 pm). We are reading Borders and Belonging. The Book of Ruth: A Story for Our Times by Pádraig Ó Tuama and Glenn Jordan. This group will be in person only, and a separate registration is required. If you are interested click HERE.

I encourage you to get hold of Pádraig Ó Tuama’s Kitchen Hymns, which will accompany our reflections throughout the series.

I look forward to welcoming you and sharing these rich conversations together.

POETRY AND FAITH IN PÁDRAIG Ó TUAMA’S KITCHEN HYMNS

God Between the Lines: Poetry, Prayer, and the Places We Begin (September 14)
From Belfast to the world stage, poet and peace-builder Pádraig Ó Tuama shows how poetry can hold our questions about God without rushing to answer them.
Do You Believe in God? And Other Questions Worth Answering Slowly (September 21)
In a world that demands quick answers, Ó Tuama invites us to sit with life’s deepest questions—long enough to hear what they’re really asking.
In a Garden by a Gate: The Sacred Work of Standing Still (September 28)
A journey into the spaces between—waiting, watching, and discovering God in small, overlooked places.
Kitchen Hymns: The Liturgy of Kettles, Cups, and Quiet Blessings (October 5)
In Ó Tuama’s world, even making tea can be a prayer. Daily life becomes liturgy when we pay attention.