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New thinking needed in the face of existential threats
November 10, 2025
Dermot Roantree :: The threat to humanity and the biosphere is starker now than ever. A future-oriented ethics is needed.
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Praying with anger
October 30, 2025
Brendan McManus SJ :: ‘The third degree’ In Ignatian language, the excruciating pain of putting up with unavoidable injustice.
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Who’s afraid of big bad AI?
October 10, 2025
Bill Toner :: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now part of everyday life, but should we be worried about it? Or rather about the human beings using it?
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Art and the sacred: Towards a manifesto
September 30, 2025
Brian Kennedy [From Studies archive] :: When galleries must bow to financial realities, can we draw up a manifesto for art and the sacred?
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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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