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Venerable John Sullivan honoured in Christ Church Cathedral
April 26, 2017
Christ Church Cathedral hosted a very special occasion on Sunday, 14 June. Choral Evensong, the jewel in the crown of Anglican worship, became the context for honouring Fr John Sullivan...
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The beatification of Fr John Sullivan SJ
April 25, 2017
Toni Witwer SJ talks about overseeing the beatification of Fr John Sullivan SJ on 13 May, the first ever beatification in Ireland
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Marathon of faith
April 25, 2017
Patrick Muldoon :: My faith and mental strength helped me to dig deep and run strongly to the end of the Rome Marathon in a time of 3:09:49.
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Fr John Sullivan SJ to be beatified
April 24, 2017
Fr John Sullivan SJ has been formally approved for beatification by Rome and will soon be called 'Blessed'.
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Fr John Sullivan and the Church of Ireland
April 22, 2017
Church of Ireland Archbishop Michael Jackson gave the post-communion reflection at the Annual Mass in thanksgiving for the life of Venerable John Sullivan SJ, in Gardiner St Church.
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Flying in the face of justice
April 11, 2017
Kevin Hargaden: : The story of Holy Week comes alive as we watch a video of a Chinese doctor being brutally evicted off a United Airlines plane.
Read moreYou can ‘beat the real thing’
April 10, 2017
KEVIN HARGADEN: : A close look at the recent controversial cola ad featuring Kendall Jenner show us just how capitalism works cleverly to make us buy more.
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Derek Cassidy SJ – a soulful presence
April 5, 2017
Mourners pay tribute to the life of Fr Derek Cassidy SJ who died peacefully on 30 March, 2017.
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In the shadow of the cross
April 5, 2017
Clongowes Wood College held a moving Tenebrae Service on Sunday, marking the events of Christ passion and death
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JCFJ address Oireachtas Justice Committee
April 5, 2017
Irish prisoners are locked up for on average 17 hours a per day and their routine hasn't changed in 3o years, Eoin Carroll tells Justice Committee
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