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Science Week in Clongowes
February 26, 2019
Clongowes Wood College Science Department hosted their first ever Science Week from Tuesday 29 January to Friday 1 February, 2019
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Pedro Arrupe: ‘Changing the hearts of people’
February 26, 2019
Brian Grogan SJ speaks to Pat Coyle about his new book on Pedro Arrupe and describes his "privileged" encounters with him
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The Camino – a spiritual shortcut?
February 22, 2019
Professor Piotr Roszak, an enthusiastic proponent of the Camino pilgrimage, lectured to a full house in the Loyola Institute, Trinity College Dublin
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Pedro Arrupe’s gift of creativity
February 20, 2019
Jim Corkery SJ, Professor of Theology at the Gregorian, spoke to Pat Coyle on the recent news that the case for beatification and canonisation of Pedro Arrupe has been opened
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A view from the East
February 20, 2019
The Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific have put together this visual take on the priorities (Universal Apostolic Preferences) Fr Arturo Sosa SJ
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Letter of Father General, Arturo Sosa SJ
February 19, 2019
Letter of Jesuit Superior General, Arturo Sosa SJ, on the Universal Apostolic Preferences of the Society of Jesus, 2019-2029
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Jesuits plan for the future
February 19, 2019
Leader of the Jesuits worldwide, Arturo Sosa SJ, announces his 'universal apostolic preferences' to guide Jesuits and colleagues during the coming decade.
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Sin, salvation and the sex abuse scandal
February 15, 2019
Jesuit theologian Jim Corkery argues for a re- examination of the theology of salvation in the light of the recent Synod on
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John Henry Newman: a saint for the times
February 14, 2019
Blessed John Henry Newman has been cleared for canonisation. Dermot Roantree considers the different uses that Catholics will make of his legacy.
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Sustenance for the season
February 13, 2019
Messenger Publications have released three booklets as part of their Spring 2019 catalogue
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Is the universe ‘done and dusted’?
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‘Dangerous as hell’
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