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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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Catholic Schools Week
February 13, 2019
Jesuit schools celebrated Catholic Schools' Week from 27 January to 2 February 2019 on the theme 'Celebrating the Work of Our Local Catholic Schools'
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Traditional music galore
January 30, 2019
DECLAN O'KEEFFE :: Students of Clongowes Wood College SJ recorded a traditional Irish music album at the Bluebird Recording Studios in County Kildare.
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Lacan and the Jesuit connection
December 19, 2018
Brendan Staunton SJ was one of the speakers at an international psychotherapy conference in honour of former Jesuit and psychotherapist Cormac Gallagher
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Helping the homeless: Belvedere Sleep-Out 2018
December 18, 2018
Belvedere students talk to Pat Coyle as they prepare to sleep out on the streets of Dublin from 22 to 24 December
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Dancing into wellness at Clongowes
December 12, 2018
Students of Clongowes Wood College celebrated their second Wellness Day for mental health awareness
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Irish Jesuit honoured in the US
December 4, 2018
Dr Michael O'Sullivan SJ presided at a session of the American Academy of Religion. He was the first Irish Jesuit ever to do so
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Exciting times for Crescent
December 3, 2018
Irish Rugby Coach Mr Joe Schmidt addressed pupils, staff, and parents of Crescent College Comprehensive SJ, as part of its jubilee celebrations
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Clongowes crozier goes on display at National Museum
November 21, 2018
Clongowes has given the 1,000-year-old 'Prosperous crozier' to the National Museum on indefinite loan
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Jesuits and the influenza, 1918-19
November 6, 2018
Jesuits and their schools were not immune to the ravages of the influenza outbreak which killed 100 million people just after World War I
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Restoring women to a recovered diaconate
April 2, 2026 - Dr Phyllis Zagano continues her straight-talking exposition of the history of deacons in the church. She seeks to 'recover' the diaconate and 'restore' women to it.
The privilege of life-changing work
March 13, 2026 - Allan Ggita SJ is in Ireland speaking about his privileged life working with vulnerable communities in one of the largest slums in Kenya.
Our Mother Too: Mary Embraces the World
March 4, 2026 - Author Eric Clayton talks about his book that introduces children to Mary, the mother of Jesus, through eight apparitions around the world.
The challenge of co-creating
February 13, 2026 - James Hanvey SJ's exploration of the 'mission of creation' in St Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises is an integration of theology, spirituality, and cosmology.
‘Not Christian, not Catholic.’
February 13, 2026 - The Vatican's second commission on the diaconate recently published a letter revealing a 50/50 split on whether women could 'image Christ'.
Latest Videos
Pray with the Pope: For priests in crisis
April 13, 2026 - Pope Leo XIV: In the spirit of the Gospel, we are invited to recognize our shared responsibility in supporting, encouraging and accompanying priests.
Pray with the Pope: For disarmament and peace
March 13, 2026 - Pope Leo: Renounce weapons and the arms race. May leaders have the courage to choose dialogue instead of conflict.
Pope Video: For children with incurable diseases
February 6, 2026 - Pope Video: “The smiles, in the midst of pain, of children suffering, are a testimony of God's Kingdom.”
Pope video: For prayer with the word of God
January 9, 2026 - Pope Video: "May your Word be nourishment in weariness, hope in darkness and strength in our communities"
Pope video: For Christians in areas of conflict
December 1, 2025 - Pope video: “That Christians in areas of war or conflict, especially the Middle East, might be seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope.”
Latest Blog Posts
Is the universe ‘done and dusted’?
April 17, 2026 - Bill Toner : : Does God really know everything, including the future? If so, it seems that the universe is truly 'done and dusted'. Bill Toner SJ is not so sure.
Faithful Justice: Reimagining the Jesuit Mission
March 31, 2026 - Dermot Roantree :: Jesuit Superior General Pedro Arrupe SJ called a General Congregation in 1974-5 that redefined the Jesuit charism.
‘Dangerous as hell’
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The grasp of grief
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Theology in a changing world
January 27, 2026 - Bill Toner :: Modern scientific progress poses serious challenges to theology. Can the once 'queen of the sciences' respond adequately to its challenges?