Publications
JESUITICA: A book for all seasons
July 7, 2009
The full four-week schema of the Spiritual Exercises was given, it seems, to as many as 7,500 people during St Ignatius’s own lifetime, 1,500 of whom were women. Of the 6,000...
Read moreAn Timire ag dul ar aghaidh
June 16, 2009
An Timire and FÁS have taken on a new manager in a drive to promote Irish-language publications. Fionnuala Mac Aodha (pictured here) will manage both operations from the Messenger office...
Read moreTraditions meet
May 19, 2009
On Tuesday 12 May, at 7.30 p.m. in Gardiner Street Ignatian Room, Bertie Ahern TD launched Where two traditions meet: John Sullivan SJ, by Todd Morrissey SJ. Bertie came to...
Read moreTraditions meet
May 13, 2009
Tuesday 12 May, at 7.30 p.m. in Gardiner Street Ignatian Room, Bertie Ahern TD launched Todd Morrissey’s new book: Where two traditions meet: John Sullivan SJ.
Read moreBrian Lennon’s book on Forgiving
May 12, 2009
Brian Lennon’s book So You Can’t Forgive…? is now on its second printing. Recently he and Nuala O’Loan (former Police Ombudsman) were the speakers at a recent launch of it...
Read moreWhat is a saint?
May 12, 2009
Since AMDG Express often mentions book-launches, it should also be allowed to mention books that are not launched, which slip into the shops without benefit of wine, cheese or speeches...
Read moreNot-so-final curtain!
May 12, 2009
Kevin Laheen SJ was in fine form for the launch of the second volume of his history of The Jesuits in Tullabeg. Dr Pat Donlan, director of the Tyrone-Gutherie Centre...
Read moreWords, words, words
May 12, 2009
Classical Jesuit education aimed at giving the learner a copia verborum, an ample supply of words. That tradition is still strong. It is hard to pinpoint any time in the...
Read moreSpreading the good news
April 21, 2009
Media-wise it was a fruitful Lent and Easter for Jesuits and their colleagues. Gerry O’Hanlon SJ entered the fray of the economic downturn, discussing his book ‘God and the Recession’...
Read moreSo you can’t forgive…?
March 3, 2009
Maureen Gaffney showed warm appreciation of Brian Lennon’s new book, So you can’t forgive…? as she launched it in Gardiner Street. She spoke first of the psychological blessings of forgiveness, how...
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