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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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A resounding Hallelujah
November 14, 2016
TOM CASEY :: Leonard Cohen’s song “Hallelujah” stands out from a lot of contemporary pop. It shows the singer's awareness of a key theme of the Bible: surrender.
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What happened at Lund?
November 11, 2016
BRIAN O'LEARY SJ :: The warmth and sense of community during Pope Francis's visit to Lund, Sweden, helped to put paid to the myth that the Jesuits were founded to...
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On being close to the dead
November 9, 2016
PAT COYLE :: In this month of November, as we remember our departed loved ones in a special way, their absence need not prevent us from seeing how close they...
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