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The woman at the well

February 26, 2007

February 26, 2007 The woman at the well A lenten reflection by Brendan Comerford This year 2007, we’re listening to the scripture readings for Year C in the Sunday Lectionary,...

Trafficking and the Irish sex industry

February 23, 2007

February 23, 2007 Trafficking and the Irish sex industry by Cathy Molloy Below are excerpts from Cathy Molloy’s lengthy study of trafficking and the Irish sex industry in Working Notes,...

Letters to the Editor – Irish Times

February 21, 2007

<blockquote>Madam, – Could I suggest that the PDs postpone their tax cuts until all homeless people have been given beds? – Yours, etc,<br /> Fr PETER McVERRY SJ,<br /> Jesuit...

The politics of Podge and Rodge… – Irish Independent

February 19, 2007

The writer asks what Michael McDowell learnt in Gonzaga,<br /> <blockquote>Had he learned irony from the Jesuits, you might see this as a brilliant stroke: as a mockery of auction...

Poems for Lent

February 19, 2007

These four poems were written by Colm Lavelle SJ. The first two are in keeping with Lent. The third is on the Eucharist (compare Phil 2, 5-11). The final poem...

Dermot Harte, ex-Belvederian, remembers his friend Benedict Kiely with fondness. Ben Kiely, a well-known journalist and writer, spent one year as a Jesuit novice in Emo, Offaly. Ireland’s brightest contemporary...

RNN launches special interviews for Lent

February 19, 2007

A new departure for Religious News Network has met with an initial positive response. Lent Matters is a series of interviews in which people discuss topics such as prayer, retreat,...

JCC website project on its way

February 19, 2007

The JCC website project, attempting to integrate and streamline some of the major Irish Jesuit websites, is well on its way to completion. Dermot Roantree explains. The major website project...

The maturing effect of having a baby

February 19, 2007

David Gaffney considers how bringing a child into the world and rearing it responsibly may transform a relationship. Nature, he says, can compensate for any deficiencies in maturity in a...

Jesuits and AISGA

February 19, 2007

Brian O’Leary describes the role of the All Ireland Spiritual Guidance Association, an organisation which represents the interests of spiritual guides or directors throughout the country. Nine Jesuits were among...