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Biting the bullet
May 16, 2014
War's Ends, the latest book by Irish Jesuit James Murphy is, as the title suggests, a book with more than one purpose. Ultimately the author wants to carve out an...
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Fond farewell to Magis Ireland
May 2, 2014
Magis Ireland, the Jesuit Outreach to Young Adults was wound up on 30 April. All involved down the years until now, have touched the lives of many young people, channelling...
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A day of four popes
May 2, 2014
Close to one million people gathered in St Peter's Square and the surrounding streets on Sunday 27 April to see Pope Francis proclaim both Pope John XXIII and Pope John...
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‘A horse outside’
May 2, 2014
"If you walked into my office in Crescent College Comprehensive today, you might justifiably wonder what kind of job I have here. A smell of horses lingers in the air...
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An atheist at Mass
May 2, 2014
The Irish Times on 24 April carried an article with a strong Jesuit interest and a fresh perspective on attending Mass. Rosemary McCabe, a self-styled atheist, who applied to defect...
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An extraordinary new saint
April 11, 2014
On 3 April, Pope Francis canonised the Jesuit Joseph de Anchieta, a remarkable figure by any standard. His sainthood rests less on his extraordinary achievements than on the sort of...
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A Jesuit speaks of war and peace
April 11, 2014
James Murphy, the Irish Jesuit who teaches philosophy in Loyola University, Chicago, USA, has published an important study, especially for scholars and students in ethics, war and peace, and international...
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Fourteen years of failure
April 11, 2014
Direct Provision for asylum seekers in Ireland is14 years old this month. It was originally envisaged that this system would accommodate people for no longer than six months, but there...
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Jesuit martyr for peace
April 11, 2014
Dutch Jesuit, Fr Frans van der Lugt, who was renowned for his work on behalf of the citizens in the beseiged Syrian city of Homs, was shot dead earlier this...
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Freedom of city for Peter McVerry
March 27, 2014
Last Saturday in Dublin's Mansion House, when Peter McVerry SJ was given the freedom of the city, he saved the ceremony from becoming too solemn for himself and fellow-freeman Brian...
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