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Changes in Province

January 1, 2008

The Provincial recently confirmed some changes in the appointment of Jesuits. Dermot Mansfield has returned to Manresa, Dollymount, from Birmingham. He will continue his spirituality work from a base at...

A flick through next year’s pages

December 29, 2007

In the last Saturday supplement of 2007, The Irish Times‘ Arminta Wallace previews the literary year 2008 with a mention of a Jesuit writer, Nigerian Uwem Akpan. Conflicts in Africa...

Teaching English to refugees

December 20, 2007

2007 Fourteen Clongowes Transition Year students and two teachers plan to use Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) to assist local asylum seekers and refugees. They are a pilot...

Sentence adjourned

December 18, 2007

Irish newspapers today carried reports of an Englishman, a former clerical employee of the Jesuits, who was charged with setting fire to the Irish headquarters on Good Friday last. He...

JVI

December 17, 2007

Jesuit Volunteers Philippines have agreed to accept two Irish applicants, at the request of JVI Ireland, to join their 29th batch of volunteers. Each year about 20 volunteers...

Singing in the rain

December 17, 2007

Jesuit Volunteers Philippines have agreed to accept two Irish applicants, at the request of JVI Ireland, to join their 29th batch of volunteers. Each year about 20 volunteers take part...

Irish academic fellowships

December 17, 2007

The Irish Jesuits are offering two academic fellowships at Milltown Institute in Theology, including Spirituality, and Philosophy. The fellowships offer full board and accommodation for one or two semesters, a...

Ignatian preparation

December 17, 2007

The end of January is the closing date for Magis 08 applications. This is the Ignatian pre-programme to World Youth Day, which takes place in Sydney, Australia next July. Organised...

Roads to Rome

December 17, 2007

The Irish Provincial, John Dardis SJ, and Jim Corkery SJ will travel to Rome in January to take part in the 35th Jesuit General Congregation (GC35) . This is the...

Further role for Finbarr

December 17, 2007

Finbarr Clancy SJ took up the role of acting president of Milltown Institute yesterday for an interim period until June 2008. Finbarr was previously appointed Rector of the Ecclesiastical faculty...