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The many lives of Manresa House
September 11, 2015
Dublin's Culture Night 2015 will feature a lecture on the history and heritage of Manresa House, Dollymount. In its 250 years it has had many owners, but none have occupied...
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New administrator at Jesuit Centre of Spirituality in Galway
September 10, 2015
The Jesuit Centre of Spirituality and Culture in Galway has announced the appointment of Amy Hallett Cusack as administrator of the centre, which has just launched its Autumn/Winter programme of...
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New ‘Spirituality Institute for Research and Education’ launched
September 2, 2015
New institute to raise awareness of spirituality as an applied academic discipline.
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Peter McVerry Trust calls for tax breaks for landlords in return for rent freezes for tenants
August 19, 2015
Introduction of new measures could help reduce pressure in the private residential rental sector and help address the current homelessness crisis.
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The love of a big hug
August 19, 2015
GAVIN T. MURPHY :: Last January Pope Francis remarked that going to confession is not like going to the dry cleaners to get a stain removed: "It’s about going to...
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Jesuits cross the sectarian divide
July 30, 2015
Four Jesuits experienced some of the fruits of peace-work in Belfast over the years. They did cross-community pastoral work in two parishes, leading Ignatian missions, guided prayer and spiritual direction...
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From Mayfair to Moyross
July 30, 2015
Andrew Cameron-Mowat, a parish priest in Mayfair, was one of four Jesuits who spent a week working pastorally in Moyross, Limerick, one of the most deprived urban areas in Ireland.
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Bike ride with Jesus
July 30, 2015
Dutch Jesuit Peter Peelen SJ has used his sabbatical to cycle alone from Amsterdam to Istanbul. He never felt alone, however, for he always had a real sense of the...
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‘A quiet ministry of presence’
July 30, 2015
'A quiet ministry of presence' is how British Jesuit Philip Endean describes his week working with in Ballymun, Dublin. He's part of a five-man interprovincial team including fellow British Jesuits...
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July 30, 2015
Jim Culliton SJ reflects on his experience of working in the parish of Moyross in Limerick and facilitating a week of individual guided prayer in the Ignatian tradition as part...
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