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Suicide prevention strategies
September 20, 2012
Brendan McManus SJ was interviewed by the Fermanagh Herald on September 12 about the suicide of his brother seven years ago as part of their Suicide Awareness week, 10-17 September...
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Ignatius the mystic
September 20, 2012
The image of Ignatius the mystic has replaced that of Ignatius the soldier, according to Brian O'Leary SJ. The prevalence of the mystic image is quite recent, since the middle...
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Re-imagining imprisonment
September 20, 2012
Held in Trinity College, Dublin in early September, a 2-day Scribani conference on re-imagining prison systems in Europe was especially memorable not just for the intriguing name, but for the...
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Jesuit archives outreach
September 6, 2012
To mark this year's Archives Awareness Campaign, Irish Jesuit archivist, Damien Burke, has created a set of historical photos from Jesuit schools concerning sports, including this photo of an Irish...
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Raising awareness on the Camino
September 6, 2012
Brendan McManus SJ has featured on the Console website for the last few months as the highest individual fundraiser due to the €5000-plus he collected in aid of the suicide...
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Faith and Politics workshop discusses European crisis
September 6, 2012
35 young people from eight European countries, including Ireland, spent a week in August considering the application of faith to politics, especially in the light of current tensions in Europe....
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Cardinal Martini dies
September 6, 2012
When the Milanese heard the Duomo’s bells tolling at an unaccustomed hour last Friday, they guessed the reason: Cardinal Carlo Martini had died. Despite his age (85) and sickness (Parkinson's),...
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Responding to disaster
August 28, 2012
Fr Gerry Clarke, as well as being superior of Mulvey Park community, belongs to the Rapid Response Unit of the Jesuit Refugee Service. He has just returned from a briefing...
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Summer Programme for migrant children
August 28, 2012
This summer the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Ireland offered an exciting four-week Summer Programme of activities for children and teenagers living in four direct-provision centres in Dublin. During the month...
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The art of good parenting
August 28, 2012
Paddy Tyrell SJ is an Irish Jesuit based in Chicago. On a recent trip home he did an interview for Soulwaves, the local radio religious news syndication (formerly RNN), about...
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