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RCSI honours Michael J. Kelly
June 15, 2012
The Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland confers one honorary doctorate each year. In 2011 it honoured President Mary McAleese. This year it invited Michael J.Kelly SJ, to accept the...
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Vatican II anniversary book launched
June 14, 2012
World renowned canon lawyer Professor Ladislas Orsy SJ launched a new book of lectures on the Second Vatican Council, in Milltown Park.
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Jesuits and the Eucharistic Congress
June 14, 2012
Jesuits and colleagues have been part of the buzz around the RDS and Simmonscourt as the Eucharistic Congress 2012 gets into full swing in Dublin this week. Peter McVerry, Gerry...
Read moreReaping the harvest
June 12, 2012
Fifty Years after Vatican II Suzanne Mulligan (ed.), Jim Corkery SJ, Gerry O'Hanlon SJ Publisher: Columba Press When Pope John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council on 11 October 1962,...
Read moreNavigating the Gospels: Matthew
June 8, 2012
Philip Fogarty SJ Publisher: Columba Press This is the third in a series of four books by Jesuit Phil Fogarty covering the four Gospels. The series is intended for the...
Read moreThomas F. Ryan SJ: From Cork to China and Windsor Castle, 1889 -1971
June 8, 2012
Thomas Morrissey SJ Publisher: Columba Press Thomas Ryan SJ was a man of immense energy with a strong commitment to social justice. His Christianity was the springboard for his dedication...
Read moreTheology in the Irish public square
June 8, 2012
Gerry O'Hanlon SJ Publisher: Columba Press In this book Gerry O'Hanlon SJ draws on the rich resources of Christian humanism to make connections between faith and real life at a...
Read moreFr Browne’s Titanic Album
June 8, 2012
Eddie O'Donnell SJ (ed.) Publisher: Messenger Publications "The best Titanic photos in the world”, and taken by an Irishman, feature in a newly published edition of Fr Brown’s Titanic Album:...
Read moreJoseph Ratzinger’s theological ideas: wise cautions and legitimate hopes
June 8, 2012
Jim Corkery SJ Publishers:(Dublin) Dominican Publications, (US) Paulist Press In Joseph Ratzinger’s Theological Ideas: Wise Cautions and Legitimate Hopes, Jim Corkery SJ argues against any simplistic caricaturing of Ratzinger’s thought,...
Read moreCommunion with Christ and with one another: Become what you receive
June 8, 2012
Donal Neary SJ Publisher: Veritas Archbishop Diarmuid Martin launched Donal Neary SJ's latest publication, Become What You Receive, on Friday 4 May. His booklet of prayers and scripture reflections, celebrates and...
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