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A special gift for Donegal

July 27, 2023

A relic from the coffin in which Blessed John Sullivan SJ was buried, was recently gifted to the people of Donegal and Derry.

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Unique Irish desert experience

July 21, 2023

Majestic mountain vistas, stunning, pristine beaches, the wild beauty of Donegal – a great backdrop to the annual Slí Cholmcille walking pilgrimage.

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A refugee’s dream of becoming an artist

July 14, 2023

The Sacred Heart Messenger features the story of a Congolese refugee, his journey and how he has settled with work and a new life in Uganda.

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A week-long Hopkins festival

July 5, 2023

The American Ambassador to Ireland, Ms Claire D Cronin, will open the 35th Gerard Manley Hopkins Conference in Newbridge College Co. Kildare, July 21 to 27, 2023.

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‘Have or Are?’

July 4, 2023

"The Jesuits don't have collaborators, they are collaborators – with their lay colleagues. " So said Leon O'Giollain SJ, speaking at the launch of 'The Jesuit Workplace: Ethos and Practice'.

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‘Eye-opening, heart-lifting’

July 4, 2023

Prison visitation, tree-planting, cross-community and cross border encounters, dialogue between loyalists and republican, all recounted at the AGM of Dialogue for Diversity.

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MAGIS 2023 preparation – ‘A very consoling experience’

July 3, 2023

Eamonn Walls SJ reports on his experience of accompanying young adults in preparation for MAGIS 2023 in Portugal and Spain from 22 to 31 July.

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Croagh Patrick – ‘Get perspective’

June 26, 2023

In July's Messenger magazine, Brendan McManus SJ describes how pilgrims see life differently as they climb Croagh Patrick on Reek Sunday.

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New Studies issue: ‘Newman’s University’

June 19, 2023

The summer issue of 'Studies' has St John Henry Newman's time as rector of the Catholic University (precursor of UCD) as its main theme.

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Sacred Heart Novena – ‘The heart swells for nine days’

June 19, 2023

Fr Brendan Comerford SJ preached at the Novena to the Sacred Heart at SFX Church, Gardiner Street Parish, Dublin, from 8 to 16 June 2023.

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