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Thomas of the Wounds and our vocation
June 29, 2016
TOM CASEY SJ :: St Thomas, who according to tradition was martyred by being pierced with a lance, is a source of inspiration and gratitude for Tom Casey.
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A sparrow to fall
June 29, 2016
Damien Burke :: A new BBC documentary on the Battle of the Somme explores the letters, postcards and personal possessions of Jesuit chaplain Fr Willie Doyle held at the Irish...
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Brexit – crisis and challenge
June 27, 2016
Kevin O'Higgins SJ hopes the Brexit decision can be reversed but that requires 'the pompous, bloated, bureaucratic, undemocratic and unaccountable EU' to rediscover its soul and its founding principles.
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The Irish Prison Service’s unmet commitments
June 27, 2016
Chronic overcrowding still persists in our prisons and reform commitments have not been implemented, according to the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice
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Adoring God at ordination and in ordinary life
June 24, 2016
TOM CASEY SJ :: Fr. Casey recalls one of the most moving moments in his ordination ceremony, when he lay prostrate on the ground before God.
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Jesuit devastated by Brexit
audio June 24, 2016
Pat Riordan SJ says he's shattered by the Brexit referendum result which could split up not just the EU but the UK as well.
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The Church and the challenge of freedom
June 23, 2016
The Church can learn from secular society as well as share its own wisdom with it, according to Cardinal Reinhard Marx.
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Terry Eagleton: Against pluralism
June 22, 2016
Professor Terry Eagleton ensured a provocative start to the Loyola Institute's conference on 'The Role of Church in a Pluralist Society- Good Influence or Good Riddance?'
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Laudato Si: How does the encyclical speak to an Irish context?
June 22, 2016
Catherine Devitt :: While Laudato Si’ generated much momentum in the last year; we urgently need to forge ahead to translate its vision into reality, particularly at a political and...
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Caring for our common home
audio June 22, 2016
Caring for the environment shouldn’t belong to any side, left or right. It is a task that 'belongs to everyone', according to Eamon Ryan TD.
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