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Ignatian discernment for mental illness

March 1, 2017

GAVIN T. MURPHY :: Ignatian discernment has guided me through my journey with Bipolar Disorder and I am deeply grateful.

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Following love into mystery

February 22, 2017

PAT COYLE: : As my daddy lay dying I learned about the mysterious, earth-bound love of God through the miraculous gift of an ear-drop squirter

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The quiet revolution

February 8, 2017

GERRY O'HANLON SJ: : Are we in Ireland ready to take up the challenge of a more collegial, synodal church as Pope Francis urges us to do?

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Some reflections on Dawkins

January 25, 2017

Bill Toner SJ :: At the heart of purely physicalist accounts of evolution is a failure to address adequately the mystery of human consciousness

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The importance of laughter

January 6, 2017

PAT COYLE :: I learned a lot about the power of laughter, when my father was terminally ill. And I've found a philosopher who endorsed my learning.

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What God are you praying to?

December 15, 2016

PAT COYLE : : It took my anger to wake me up to the operative images of G-D I was working out of. Images demeaning of G-D, not worthy of...

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Challenge of the marathon

December 7, 2016

PATRICK MULDOON :: I find that the physical challenge of preparing for and competing in a marathon gives me strength and resilience for the challenges which I face in life.

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What happens after we die?

December 5, 2016

BILL TONER SJ :: After Vatican II hell was downplayed. The dominant message was that God wants all people to be saved. But saved from what, or for what?

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Release prisoners: Fantasy or opportunity?

December 2, 2016

EOIN CARROLL :: Pope Francis is saying to the world, 'let people out of prison'. Is this fantasy or opportunity?

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A radiance in dying?

November 18, 2016

PAT COYLE :: The mind may be ravaged by Alzheimer's and the body devoured by cancer, but there are some things which cannot be destroyed.

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