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Gratitude

July 25, 2017

GAVIN T. MURPHY :: This blog examines St. Francis of Assisi’s grateful response in the midst of great pain and a wedding full of special moments. A personal prayer is...

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Becoming saints

July 19, 2017

GAVIN T. MURPHY :: Without spiritual discipline, we complain, do nothing, and turn into jelly. With it, we channel our energy like saints in the direction of beauty, light, and...

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Passing on our values

July 12, 2017

GAVIN T. MURPHY :: Jesuit educators try to instill quality values among their students, and it is hoped that they will become deep-rooted and passed on to others.

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Calling from the grave

July 7, 2017

GAVIN T. MURPHY :: The path of fragility turns pain into gentleness and it is a transformational force that is needed in our society.

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Insights along the Camino

July 5, 2017

DECLAN O'KEEFFE :: Valuing people, appreciating the gift of time, and accepting a never-ending pilgrimage are just a few insights learned along the Camino de Santiago.

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Grenfell and the Good Samaritan

June 27, 2017

KEVIN HARGADEN :: At the core of the tragedy of Grenfell Tower lies the chronic failure of a market-driven society to acknowledge the Gospel's radical call to hospitality and care.

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Bad Language

May 29, 2017

BILL TONER :: Yuval Noah Hararai, denies the existence of everything that is not a brute material object. He says everything else is myth. This is an appalling impoverishment of...

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Ignatian wisdom for loving life

May 24, 2017

Gavin T. Murphy :: Ignatian wisdom has been a key element in my journey towards loving mental illness and loving life. I present a few gems that may work for...

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Don’t blame Christians for Stephen Fry ‘blasphemy’ nonsense

May 17, 2017

No specific religious group wants Ireland's blasphemy law. The Stephen Fry fracas merely distracts from the real causes of scandal in Ireland.

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Can we rediscover God?

April 26, 2017

Bill Toner SJ :: Have things changed so much in recent decades that deep reflection about God is practically impossible?

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