Spirituality

Where are our dead?

November 2, 2015

During November we remember in a special way those who have died. We may ask questions like will I ever meet my dead loved ones again? What will heaven be...

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Exploring the Bible – how not to lose the plot

October 29, 2015

Jeff Cavins, the designer of a hugely successful bible study programme, is coming to Ireland and on Saturday 21st November he will lead a workshop on The Bible: Our Everlasting...

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Fully alive, fully emotional

October 23, 2015

Gavin T. Murphy reflects on his emotional responses and numbness from his father's death and his friend's wedding, with surprising insights to be more fully alive.

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Psalm 23 in the light of the Synod

October 15, 2015

With the current Synod on the Family in mind, Gavin T. Murphy adapts Psalm 23 in accordance with the Pope remarking that the Church ought to be like the Good...

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Church doctrine: The same but different

October 14, 2015

DERMOT ROANTREE :: Post 2 in series on 'Change we can believe in'. The Church makes the proud claim to be 'always the same' – the same even when it's...

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Danny McNelis RIP: committed to service and living life fully

October 14, 2015

Myles O'Reilly SJ pays tribute to the former Gonzaga College teacher who during his lifetime was devoted to Jesus and always full of gratitude.

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The spirituality of vulnerability

October 14, 2015

The 'spirituality of 'vulnerability' was one of the key themes of a presentation by Dr Riaan van der Merwe on the life and work of Henri Nouwen, in an event...

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Pope encourages speaking truth to power at Synod

October 12, 2015

Why did Pope Francis take to the floor unexpectedly at the Synod on the Family in Rome last Tuesday? Dr Gerry Whelan is a Jesuit in Rome who has the...

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Holding one another together

October 9, 2015

Alan McGuckian SJ, co-founder of Sacred Space prayer website and current facilitator of The Living Church office in Belfast, is happier now than he has ever been, thanks to his...

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Educate Magis, for community by community

October 2, 2015

Educate Magis, the worldwide Jesuit and Ignatian school community is living up to the Jesuits call to become a “universal body with a universal mission”, particularly through the educatemagis.org platform.

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