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Vigilant of intolerance
March 13, 2019
GAVIN T. MURPHY :: A poetic reflection on vigilance of the dysphoric state in line with the Jesuits' new apostolic preference for young people.
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Helping someone out of a hole
March 7, 2019
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: When someone is in a hole, find a way to help them without getting into the hole yourself!
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Vigilant of the shadow
February 27, 2019
GAVIN T. MURPHY :: The first poetic reflection on mental health for young people in line with the Jesuits' new apostolic preference.
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Shining like angels
February 5, 2019
GAVIN T. MURPHY :: A reflection on how people influence others in a myriad of positive ways: as loved ones, acquaintances, strangers, even as perceived enemies.
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Traditional music galore
January 30, 2019
DECLAN O'KEEFFE :: Students of Clongowes Wood College SJ recorded a traditional Irish music album at the Bluebird Recording Studios in County Kildare.
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Gillette and the thin skin epidemic
January 17, 2019
KEVIN HARGADEN :: The message of the Gillette ad is unexceptionable, but we should note that the company is driven by profit, not progress.
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Surviving ‘Blue Monday’
January 15, 2019
GAVIN T. MURPHY :: Six guidelines on how to endure or even transcend the third Monday of January which has become known as the bleakest day of the year.
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Bursts of loveliness
December 19, 2018
GAVIN T. MURPHY :: A reflection on a Jesuit tradition of finding God in all things through the practice of Zen Buddhist meditation.
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Mountain mindfulness: Companions
December 11, 2018
ASHLEY EVANS SJ :: The Irish Jesuit gives an account of the companions who have climbed the Scottish Highlands with him over the years, naming them the Hammer, the Horse...
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Karl Barth 50 years on
December 10, 2018
KEVIN HARGADEN :: Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Karl Barth (as well as of Thomas Merton), one of the most important Christian voices of the last...
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