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Paul Miki, Japanese samurai, Christian martyr – The Corkman
February 15, 2007
Monsignor Denis O’Callaghan describes Paul Miki’s life,<br /> <blockquote>The Shogun in 1597 had decided to suppress the Christian faith as central to his policy of closing off Japan from Western...
Read moreMinister on a mission – The Irish Times
February 13, 2007
<em>Minister on a mission: A week in Zambia with Mary Hanafin</em> describes the minister’s tour and refers to Michael Kelly on 9 February,<br /> <blockquote>Fr Michael Kelly is a slight,...
Read moreSpirit Moves – RTE Radio 1
February 4, 2007
In a 45 min programme discussing entitled ‘Is God Green?’ Conall O Quinn SJ was among a panel of guests hosted by Susan Mc Reynolds.<br /> <a href=”http://jesuit.ie/blog/serendipity/exit.php?url=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ydGUuaWUvcmFkaW8xL3NwaXJpdG1vdmVzL3JhbXMvMjAwNy80ZmVicnVhcnkuc21pbA==&entry_id=81″ onmouseover=”window.status=’http://www.rte.ie/radio1/spiritmoves/rams/2007/4february.smil’;return true;”...
Read moreConversations with Eamon Dunphy – RTÉ Radio 1
January 28, 2007
Fr. Peter McVerry was this week’s prominent people in conversation with Eamon Dunphy about his life, passions and the music which inspires him. <a href=”http://jesuit.ie/blog/serendipity/exit.php?url=aHR0cDovL3BjLnJ0ZS5pZS8yMDA3L3BjL3BvZC12LTIwMDEwNy0zNm0xNXMtZHVucGh5Lm1wMw==&entry_id=121″ onmouseover=”window.status=’http://pc.rte.ie/2007/pc/pod-v-200107-36m15s-dunphy.mp3′;return true;” onmouseout=”window.status=”;return true;” title=”Listen...
Read moreA terrible beauty
January 25, 2007
January 25, 2007 A terrible beauty How the Irish are in flight from the past by Thomas G Casey SJ Every article written for the Jesuit journal La Civiltà Cattolica...
Read moreLifeline for the suicidal
January 19, 2007
In his regular AMDG column, David Gaffney applauds efforts, both in Ireland and abroad, to take a holistic, communitarian approach to suicide prevention, especially among young people. There were two...
Read moreSickness and health in Ireland
December 20, 2006
The ‘Studies’ winter issue by Fergus O’Donoghue. In Sickness and in Health is the theme of our new issue. Our aim is to examine what, in the first article, John...
Read moreYouth cafés, not wine bars
December 19, 2006
In David Gaffney’s view, there is more chance of changing Ireland’s drinking habits through funding youth cafés than through creating a wine bar culture. The Government’s first brainwave for changing...
Read moreThe age-of-consent dilemma
December 19, 2006
In this transcript of an interview for Religious News Network (RNN), Pat Coyle tells Eileen Good of her reservations about lowering the age of consent in Ireland. The current debate...
Read moreFr John Hayes: a Jesuit at war
November 29, 2006
November 29, 2006 Fr John Hayes: a Jesuit at war New book relates story of WWII Jesuit hero by Patrick McNamara John Hayes, the son of Michael and Agnes Hayes...
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