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Undoing the double life: The Ignatian unmasking of secrecy
February 20, 2024
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: Having a secret or living a double life can seem like the most exciting thing ever, but it may come at a high cost.
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What will it mean to be a Catholic?
February 20, 2024
BILL TONER SJ :: There is no disguising the fact that the number of priests in Ireland is declining at an alarming rate. What lies ahead?
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Let there be light
January 16, 2024
BILL TONER SJ :: Evolutionists who debunk God need to look a bit further back beyond the start of evolution and 'lighten up!'
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Gardening with Peter
January 16, 2024
GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: A tribute to the late Peter Hannan SJ, wonderful gardener and spiritual teacher, who showed three ways toward love, intimacy and happiness.
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What’s Another Year? The Wisdom of Looking Back
January 2, 2024
Brendan McManus SJ : : If we want to make changes for the better in the year ahead it is important to look back on the year just past. Now...
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Seeking justice in this world
December 18, 2023
DERMOT ROANTREE :: Seeking justice in the here and now is integral to the Christian commitment to take the Gospel exhortations and promises seriously.
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The day I nearly gave up
December 8, 2023
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: A difficult pilgrimage experience teaches that you shouldn't make big decisions when you're feeling low.
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Go for it!
November 21, 2023
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: An Ignatian rule of thumb when it comes to life decisions that frighten us: Stick to good decisions made previously in consolation.
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Are we always selfish?
November 7, 2023
BILL TONER SJ :: Exceptionally, Fr Tony de Mello SJ is wrong to say that charity is a 'masquerade' and that we always act from selfish motives.
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1923: Ireland joins the League of Nations
October 25, 2023
STUDIES :: One hundred years ago, the Irish Free State – not even one full year in existence – joined the League of Nations.
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