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The rise of fascism in 1920s Italy

October 31, 2024

STUDIES archive :: English Catholic suffragist, journalist and author Virginia Crawford observes the rise of Mussolini in the early 1920s.

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The beauty of having your bag stolen

October 29, 2024

BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: Having your bag and passport stolen seems like a disaster, but it can be an opportunity or a gift.

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By luck or by love?

October 24, 2024

Bill Toner :: We are much more special than atheistic scientists would have us believe.

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‘The housing problem in Dublin’: Plus ça change

October 16, 2024

STUDIES :: The criticism of the housing situation in Dublin published in Studies in 1919 has resounding echoes in the Ireland of today.

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On poetry and the sacred

October 2, 2024

DERMOT ROANTREE :: There are clear affinities between the disposition of the poet – and indeed the reader of poetry – and the attitude of people at prayer.

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Avoid despair and build defences

September 30, 2024

BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: On avoiding despair and building up defences using the tools of Ignatian discernment.

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Camino a materialistic detox

July 24, 2024

BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: The Camino pilgrimage can be a materialistic detox leading to the simpler, freer life that St Ignatius commends.

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Challenging prison policy

June 24, 2024

DERMOT ROANTREE (STUDIES) :: In criminal justice, the state must not intrude on the life of citizens any more than is needed to achieve a legitimate social purpose.

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Reflections on a dream

June 7, 2024

BILL TONER SJ :: A recent dream, centred on identity and masks, opened up a new way of seeing Christ in others.

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My 7 signs of good mental health!

May 28, 2024

GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: As a person with mental health challenges, I’d like to share a four-month adventure of embodying the signs of good mental health in my life.

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