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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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The Spirit of Pentecost
May 21, 2024
JAMES LUCEY :: Of all the promises of the Spirit of Pentecost, the greatest is the ability to show compassion for each other – to love and to be loved.
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The 80:20 Camino Rule (It’s not about the gear!)
May 15, 2024
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: A mistake to be guarded against when one goes on pilgrimage is concentrating too much on the issue of gear and technology.
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Outside the walls
April 15, 2024
KEVIN HARGADEN :: It is impossible for Christians to seriously consider the cross of Christ without condemning and opposing the genocide in Gaza.
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