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Gentle gaze of Granny

October 30, 2020

GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: For All Souls' Day, the writer remembers his beloved grandmother and her influence on the family.

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Ten Ignatian tips for surviving autumn lockdown

October 27, 2020

BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: Notes for a Zoom workshop on 'Praying your way to peace and positivity' in the latest lockdown phase

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The experience of grace: a reflection

October 21, 2020

BILL TONER SJ :: Notes for an online group reflection on the experience of God's grace, with a little help from Karl Rahner

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Just war is just gone

October 19, 2020

KEVIN HARGADEN :: 'Fratelli tutti' takes a firm stance on "Christological non-violence" and casts doubt on the theological viability of just-war theory.

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Build solid foundations: some suggestions

October 13, 2020

BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: These Covid days are an opportunity to deepen our foundations and prepare us for weathering storms to come. Here are ten Ignatian suggestions.

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Get into the right gear!

September 30, 2020

BRENDAN McMANUS :: When the going gets tough you need to make the internal adjustment to ‘change down a gear’.

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Rooted or uprooted?

September 30, 2020

GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: What Jesus and folk rock can teach us about keeping our feet firmly on the ground.

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Clongowes down the years

September 30, 2020

Declan O'Keeffe :: Assistant archivist and college historian at Clongowes tells the history of the founding of the College in 1814 and describes its rich archive

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Peace please

September 15, 2020

GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: Three ways to keep our peace this season, inspired by a retreat experience in Ards Friary, County Donegal.

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Making headway in the Archives

September 15, 2020

DAMIEN BURKE :: The pandemic lockdown made it possible to bring forward the plan to put the Irish Jesuit archive catalogue online.

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