Interview with On Being with Krista Tippett

Pádraig Ó Tuama is a poet, theologian, and extraordinary healer in our world of fracture. He leads the Corrymeela community of Northern Ireland, a place that has offered refuge since the violent division that defined that country until the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. And Pádraig and Corrymeela extend a quiet, generative, and joyful force far beyond their northern coast to people around the world. "Over cups of tea, and over the experience of bringing people together," Pádraig says, it becomes possible "to talk with each other and be in the same room with the people we talk about."

I first started listening to Krista Tippett (the programme was called Speaking of Faith back then) about 12 years ago. I haven't missed an episode since. The programme is an exploration of what it means to be human, with faith, doubt, poetry, science, human conversation, inquiry, curiosity and joy. The On Being team's approach toward curation of voice and humanity is a weekly balm. 

It's been a joy to be involved with the folks at On Being over the past few years, and it was also a joy to welcome them to Belfast and Corrymeela this past year. 

I've been so moved by the kindness of contact from folks who've been in touch via this website or via twitter. Thank you. If you're interested in more, there are links to books, links to audio as well as a few freebies. Better still, come join us at some of our upcoming events at Corrymeela. We have Carafest -  a joyous festival of Faith and Reconciliation at Corrymeela this Easter - as well as a summer school on Storywork, and many other events besides.