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The gift of darkness
October 9, 2016
DERMOT ROANTREE :: Leonard Cohen's new album, 'You want it darker', is a fitting conclusion to a life of art that probed the mystery of the divine and the human.
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How discernment can change your life
September 28, 2016
TOM CASEY SJ :: During convalescence, Ignatius of Loyola learned to examine his life and discover the good desires that were drawing him to God – in other words, he...
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Shaped by death: Nick Cave’s new album
September 18, 2016
DERMOT ROANTREE :: Everything about 'The Skeleton Tree' is beautiful but heart-breaking. While preparing it, Cave heard that his son had died in an accident.
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Forever Young: Happy Birthday, Mary!
September 8, 2016
TOM CASEY SJ :: 8 September is a special day for Jesuits, the birthday of Our Lady. It was the traditionally the day on which many Jesuit novices took their...
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Seeing life through the lens of the Gospel
August 30, 2016
Niall Leahy SJ :: As part of MAGIS 2016 I spent a week with children who had physical and mental disabilities. I am very grateful to God for being invited...
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Preaching through beauty: Giuseppe Castiglione SJ
July 18, 2016
TOM CASEY SJ :: Jesuit artist Brother Giuseppe Castiglione, famous in China, died 250 years ago on 17 July. We could learn from his example of preaching the Good News...
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Reducing emissions is our moral responsibility
July 13, 2016
Catherine Devitt :: Mary Robinson’s visit to Ethiopia reminds us that we cannot ignore the need for urgent action on climate change here at home.
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Forgiveness in Saints Maria Goretti and Ignatius
July 5, 2016
TOM CASEY SJ :: We all experience conflicts and divisions, most of them less tragic than what Maria Goretti had to undergo. To realise that an 11 year-old girl was...
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Thomas of the Wounds and our vocation
June 29, 2016
TOM CASEY SJ :: St Thomas, who according to tradition was martyred by being pierced with a lance, is a source of inspiration and gratitude for Tom Casey.
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A sparrow to fall
June 29, 2016
Damien Burke :: A new BBC documentary on the Battle of the Somme explores the letters, postcards and personal possessions of Jesuit chaplain Fr Willie Doyle held at the Irish...
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