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Make housing key election issue
February 2, 2016
The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice is calling on all candidates and voters in the forthcoming General Election to make housing and homelessness key issues in the campaign.
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Real but defying belief
February 1, 2016
The film Room, 'a testimony to love and courage' in the face of the horror of sex slavery, has received four Oscar nominations. Its producer is Ed Guiney, the nephew...
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Terry Wogan – Belvedere’s unique past pupil
February 1, 2016
Much-loved broadcaster Terry Wogan was a past pupil of Belvedere College SJ and an active supporter of the college's social diversity programme for disadvantaged pupils.
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1916: Remembering the Rising
January 28, 2016
A number of Jesuit responses to this year's commemoration of the 1916 Rising have emerged in recent days, most notably Seamus Murphy SJ's critical view in the Irish Times.
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SpIRE goes from strength to strength
January 27, 2016
New institute to have an MA in Spirituality on offer at Milltown Park from August under the auspices of Waterford Institute of Technology.
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Messenger launches new schools supplement
January 27, 2016
The Messenger magazine now features a new schools supplement, RE:LINK, a resource for teachers and students of the Junior Certificate Religious Studies curriculum.
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Luther, Lund and the Pope
January 27, 2016
Brian O'Leary SJ notes the great significance of Pope Francis's planned visit to Sweden for a joint ecumenical commemoration of the Reformation with leading Lutherans.
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How to make good decisions
audio January 26, 2016
Brian Grogan SJ's latest book, Making Good Decisions, is just out. It takes a fresh and interactive approach to good decision making, and is a good guide for anyone trying...
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Belvo Boys sleep-out for homeless
January 23, 2016
Celebrities like Brian O’Driscoll, Bernard Brogan and Conor McGregor supported Belvedere College S.J.'s Annual Sleep-Out & Fast from December 22 – 24, 2015 with more than €190,000 raised.
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Gospel Reflections for Sundays of Year C: Luke
January 19, 2016
Author: Donal Neary SJ Publisher: Messenger Publications Donal Neary SJ’s latest book is Gospel Reflections on Luke, the evangelist whose gospel is now being read at mass this new Church...
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