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Why Darwin’s theory cannot explain the human mind

August 13, 2025

Bill Toner SJ :: Darwin’s theory of evolution may explain the origin of species but it cannot explain the human mind.

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Ridding oneself of repetitive thoughts

August 6, 2025

Brendan McManus :: Why repetitive thoughts in prayer need to be wrestled to the ground.

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Limping in the footsteps of Ignatius Loyola

August 1, 2025

Brendan McManus SJ :: The feast day of St Ignatius got me thinking about lessons learnt from his and my love of walking.

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Walking a journey with God

July 14, 2025

Brendan McManus SJ :: 'Most people walk to remind themselves who they are' - insights from the Camino Pilgrim Office.

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The great deception

July 4, 2025

Brendan McManus SJ : : There is something strange happening in the main square of Santiago de Compostela.

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Pope Francis’s legacy

June 17, 2025

DERMOT ROANTREE :: Pope Francis will be remembered for insisting that mercy – both human and divine – changes everything.

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Accepting limits: Obeying the body

June 4, 2025

Brendan McManus SJ :: Accepting limits – obeying the body in recuperation from surgery.

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A retrospective on Rerum Novarum

May 21, 2025

STUDIES ARCHIVES :: A look back from 1931 to the great social encyclical of Pope Leo XIII, Rerum Novarum, 'On New Things'.

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Priests on the Margins

May 8, 2025

BILL TONER SJ :: With the sharp decline in vocations, it is likely that the resident island priest is a vanishing species.

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Laudato Si’ and the future of work

May 1, 2025

STUDIES :: On the occasion of the death of Pope Francis, an excerpt from a 2015 article by Martin Maier SJ on Laudato Si'.

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