News
Jesuit working in gangland honoured
March 29, 2017
Greg Boyle SJ, founder of the Homeboy Industries, will be awarded the University of Notre Dame’s highest Honour, the Laetare Medal, this May
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Where to for the Irish Church?
March 22, 2017
The lead articles of the Spring 2017 issue of Studies all concur in the judgement that a phase – at least a phase – of Irish Catholicism has ended
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‘Crazy World’
March 22, 2017
Brendan McManus SJ, author of 'Redemption Road: Grieving on the Camino', had an unforgettable moment at a recent concert featuring the popular Irish rock band Aslan
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Young people keeping the faith
March 22, 2017
GAVIN T. MURPHY :: I went on a quest to find out the truth about the existence or non-existence of faith among our youth.
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‘At home in the cosmos’
March 22, 2017
'Mindfully at Home in the Cosmos' was the title of the spring retreat in Manresa, given by Dee Hennessy and Des O'Grady SJ
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Heartbroken saying goodbye
March 21, 2017
The sister of well-known author Richard Leonard SJ died on Saturday 18 March. Tracey was the catalyst for his best selling book 'Where the Hell is God?'
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Battling the booze
March 15, 2017
The Pioneer Association needs funding urgently to help promote its message of moderation as some prepare to 'drown the shamrock'
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‘Loneliness – the worst thing in the world’
March 15, 2017
Staff and students in Belvedere are marking one hundred years of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in the college
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Towards a zero-waste lifestyle
March 15, 2017
Environmental justice officer Catherine Devitt reports on the importance of pursuing a zero-waste lifestyle
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The Pope’s video for persecuted Christians
March 8, 2017
This month’s Pope’s video focuses on persecuted Christians around the world.
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‘The grandeur of humanity’
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GLOW: Girls learn their own worth
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Small steps with God’s help
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Is the universe ‘done and dusted’?
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