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First vows

August 17, 2022

AMDG On Monday we celebrated the Assumption of Our Lady, the feast day on which St. Ignatius and the first Jesuits took their first vows. In this month’s email I...

Humility more than ability

July 31, 2022

AMDG Today [31st of July] is the Feast day of St. Ignatius of Loyola. It is a special day for us Jesuits —all over the world we are celebrating the...

O Sacred Heart of Jesus

June 1, 2022

AMDG Greetings from Dublin on the feast day of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.  Novena time Today is the final day of our annual novena to the Sacred Heart at...

He leadeth me

May 1, 2022

Last week my community received a visit from Fr. Tony Corcoran SJ, former superior of the Jesuits in Russia and now serving in Kyrgyzstan. Given the current war Ukraine, and...

Happy Easter

April 1, 2022

I hope you had a blessed Easter and that you will continue to experience the joy and consolation of the risen Christ throughout Eastertide. I trust you enjoyed some chocolate...

After St. Patrick

March 1, 2022

I hope you enjoyed the St. Patrick’s Day long weekend. Some of us at Gardiner St. took advantage of the fine weather and worked in the garden. We planted potatoes—how...

On the feast of St. Claude de la Colombière SJ

February 1, 2022

Greetings from Gardiner St. on the feast of St. Claude de la Colombière SJ. More about him later! FYI from now on I will be sending this monthly email from...

Dreams

February 3, 2020

Some dreams are insubstantial and fleeting, of no great significance for our lives. But there are other kinds of dreams that open up wonderful possibilities for ourselves and for our...

History of the Jesuits in Ireland

February 2, 2020

Talents

February 2, 2020

As your life unfolds, your gifts begin to emerge. You begin to see more clearly what you are good at, to know what you truly love, to appreciate the talents...