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O’Brien Library sale in Sotheby’s
June 13, 2017
There was significant interest in the sale of the William O’Brien Library, which was part of the Milltown Charitable Trust. It took place on Wednesday 8 June in Sotheby's in...
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Irish Jesuit new Bishop of Raphoe
June 9, 2017
Fr Alan McGuckian SJ has been named as the new Bishop of Raphoe by Pope Francis. Fellow Bishops have expressed warm congratulations
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The 15-Minute Prayer Solution
June 6, 2017
In his book The 15-Minute Prayer Solution, bestselling author Gary Jansen shows how spending just one percent of your day in prayer can transform your life.
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Advice from one Pope to another
June 1, 2017
Pope Francis recently presented Donald Trump with a copy of Laudato Si, caring for our common home. Does Pat Riordan SJ think he'll pay heed to it?
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JRS seeks implementation of landmark ruling
May 31, 2017
Eugene Quinn, JRS Ireland, has called on the government to allow asylum seekers to start working immediately, in light of the recent historic Supreme Court ruling
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Blessed John’s gift of presence
May 31, 2017
Declan O'Keeffe, Head of Communications at Clongowes Wood College, reflects on the mass of thanksgiving for the beatification of Fr John Sullivan SJ which took place on 20 May 2017.
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Living well with Alzheimers
May 30, 2017
The 'elder project' is an initiative of Pope Francis and two Irish Jesuit works are working on it along with Loyola Press
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Bad Language
May 29, 2017
BILL TONER :: Yuval Noah Hararai, denies the existence of everything that is not a brute material object. He says everything else is myth. This is an appalling impoverishment of...
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Ignatian wisdom for loving life
May 24, 2017
Gavin T. Murphy :: Ignatian wisdom has been a key element in my journey towards loving mental illness and loving life. I present a few gems that may work for...
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New Rector for Belvedere College SJ
May 23, 2017
Fr Paddy Greene SJ has been appointed to succeed the late Derek Cassidy SJ as Rector of Belvedere College SJ.
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‘Not Christian, not Catholic.’
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