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The extinction of ‘Gravel’ football
January 5, 2021
Clongowes historian Declan O'Keeffe is an author in a new book on twenty schools and their versions of football before the nationalisation of the games by the FA and RFU
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2020 through 13 blogposts
December 22, 2020
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: A guide to the blogpost coverage of this extraordinary year of lockdowns, restrictions, isolation, and insulation
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A merry, mindful Christmas
December 22, 2020
GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: Multimedia reflections on faith and mindfulness to invite people to flourish during the festive season.
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A Christmas story
December 15, 2020
DECLAN O'KEEFFE :: It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas in Clongowes, especially with a seasonal feast to beat the band...
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Filter your thoughts against reality
December 15, 2020
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: Hints for living a balanced life, learning to distinguish between the different voices in our head.
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A life-changing meeting
December 2, 2020
PAT CORKERY SJ :: For the feast of St Francis Xavier, December 3, a reflection on the great missionary saint whose life was transformed by meeting Ignatius of Loyola
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Holy waiting
November 25, 2020
GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: A reflection on being patient and staying awake for the first week of Advent.
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Moving beyond the old battles between science and religion
November 18, 2020
GERALDINE MOONEY SIMMIE :: Real change in our world will require moving away from the hyper-rationalism that shows in both science and religion
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Spirituality after Einstein
November 10, 2020
BILL TONER SJ :: The insights of Einstein have changed our understanding of the whole universe, but this does not put paid to spirituality.
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Why lockdown is like an Ignatian retreat
November 10, 2020
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: A time of lockdown is often experienced as an involuntary ‘retreat'. Insights from spiritual retreats can be helpful.
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