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Democracy and madness at Croke Park

March 19, 2007

Edmond Grace’s Dialogue on Democracy project continues apace. A recent seminar in Croke Park conference centre was a great success. A group of about fifty people gathered in Croke Park...

A different kind of pre-nuptial agreement

March 19, 2007

The early stage of a marriage can be fraught with difficulties. Perhaps, David Gaffney suggests, a pre-nuptial agreement to keep commitments under review and to be open to counselling might...

The European Union: broadening the vision

March 19, 2007

For the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, the Irish Jesuit Provincial, Fr John Dardis, addressed a gathering in St Patrick’s Cathedral. Faith communities, he remarked, have much to...

Paul Miki: Japanese samurai and Christian martyr

March 16, 2007

March 16, 2007 Paul Miki: Japanese samurai and Christian martyr by Mgr. Denis O’Callaghan With changes in the liturgical calendar in recent years many feastdays of obscure saints no longer...

Trocaire Lenten lecture in Belfast – Irish News

March 15, 2007

Michael Kelly’s delivery of the Trocaire Lenten lectureis is anticipated,<br /> <blockquote>”Without a frontal attack on the injustice of gender inequality – in Church, state, and every walk of life...

AIDS expert backs gender equality drive by Trocaire – Irish Independent

March 14, 2007

John Cooney records Michael Kelly’s Maynooth lecture on page 12, linking it with the BCI’s banning of Trocaire’s advertisement.

Couldn’t grumble – Sunday Tribune

March 11, 2007

Anne Marie Hourihane writes of Terry Wogan that his Jesuit education has left him with a love of precise language.

Showbiz Gossip – Belfast Telegraph

March 2, 2007

Maureen Coleman writes that Liam Neeson is to play the part of Saint Francis Xavier <br /> <blockquote>Ballymena-born actor Liam Neeson has gone all religious in his latest television movie....

Heavenly place to work – Irish Daily Mail

March 1, 2007

Helen Bruce writes,<br /> <blockquote>The Baron Palles presided over a meeting in his house which resulted in the formation of the influential Clongowes Union, associated with the leading Jesuit school....

Church Celebrations – Bray People

February 28, 2007

Writing of the Novena of Grace, <br /> <blockquote>The Novena will be conducted by Fr. Noel Barber S.J., who rediscovered the painting ‘The Taking of Christ’ by Caravaggio.</blockquote>