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Getting to know one another at GC36
October 5, 2016
The Jesuit delegates in Rome have a period of discussion and reflection before they elect the 31st Superior General of the Society of Jesus
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Ignatian retreat changed MP’s life
October 4, 2016
Former MP Sarah Tether, now Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service UK, was the keynote speaker at the annual Faith and Life convention in Belfast.
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A first for Irish language in Rome
October 4, 2016
For the first time in the Society of Jesus' four hundred and seventy five year history, Irish has been used at a Jesuit General Congregation.
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Fr Nicolás resigns
October 3, 2016
Fr Adolfo Nicolás Pachón, Jesuit Superior General since January 2008, resigned his office today, during the first plenary session of the Society’s 36th General Congregation
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‘Simple, solemn, beautiful’.
October 3, 2016
At the opening Mass of GC36 Jesuits were called on to be courageous in their deliberations to choose a new leader.
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A sentimental journey to Emo
September 28, 2016
On Wednesday 12 October, there will be a gathering of Jesuits and friends in Emo Court, Co. Laois, the latest in what has become a hugely successful and much-anticipated annual...
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A good man remembered
September 28, 2016
Sir James Dombrain (1794-1871), who built the houses of the Jesuit Community on Leeson Street, was commemorated with a plaque at no. 36, on 23 September.
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GC36 puts ‘out into the deep’
September 28, 2016
In this video, Jim Corkery SJ explains the workings of a General Congregation as the 36th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus convenes in Rome on 2 October.
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How discernment can change your life
September 28, 2016
TOM CASEY SJ :: During convalescence, Ignatius of Loyola learned to examine his life and discover the good desires that were drawing him to God – in other words, he...
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Hard-hitting homilies
September 28, 2016
Fr Tony O'Riordan SJ, PP in Moyross, Limerick, has been making headlines with his hard-hitting sermons directed at drug dealers and politicians.
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