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Before the Big Bang
October 18, 2013
This last weekend, Fr. Bob Spitzer SJ, member of the Oregon Province and founder of the Magis Reason and Faith Centre, offered a lively and informative seminar at the Old...
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Launch of report on prison reform
October 18, 2013
In a new report, the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice says that the first year of implementation of the Irish Prison Service’s “Three Year Strategic Plan 2012–2015” has shown...
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Why not me?
October 4, 2013
Fiona Doyle called back to CCC last month to meet her old principal and show off the Silver medal she won recently at the World University Games. The last medal...
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Who Is Jorge Mario Bergoglio?
October 4, 2013
In the realm of religious news at least, there can have been few journalistic coups to match that of Antonio Spadaro SJ getting a ground-breaking interview with the Pope two...
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Heart and spirits
October 4, 2013
Jim Harbaugh SJ (pictured here with Pat Coyle), was the keynote speaker at a conference on addiction and spirituality hosted by the Pioneer Association on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29th...
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An ecumenical book launch
October 4, 2013
"David Tuohy SJ as an educationalist is part of the Jesuit tradition of innovation and commitment to education going right back to the sixteenth century and his latest book is...
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Child of two revolutions
September 20, 2013
When Father Joseph Mallin celebrated his 100th birthday in Hong Kong on 13 September, he was hailed in Ireland's newspapers as the oldest Irish priest in the world. Sitting in...
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Major conference on spirituality and addiction
September 20, 2013
Peter McVerry SJ, Denis Bradley (former 'go-between' between the British Government and the IRA) and US theologian Fr Jim Harbaugh SJ will speak at an international conference on the role...
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Lonergan at the Greg
September 20, 2013
Fr Gerard Whelan, the Irish Jesuit who teaches Fundamental Theology at the Gregorian University in Rome, has another large call on his energies: the preparation of an international conference on...
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A Big Heart Open to God: an exclusive interview with Pope Francis
September 19, 2013
Editor’s Note: This interview with Pope Francis took place over the course of three meetings during August 2013 in Rome. The interview was conducted in person by Antonio Spadaro SJ,...
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