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Bearing witness online

May 26, 2009

“We cannot but be attentive,” said Fr Federico Lombardi SJ, Vatican Press Office Director, this week, “to the direction in which communications are moving, nor can we allow ourselves to...

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Belvedere students inspired

May 26, 2009

Students from Transition Year in Belvedere College, with the backing of tutor Nóirín McManus, have compiled a collection of the favourite inspirational writings of 60 different people – some well-known...

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The Ignatian way

May 26, 2009

Joe Greenan of Partners in Mission and Eoin Carroll of the Jesuit Centre of Faith and Justice attended a course on ‘Living and Working in an Ignatian Way’, run by...

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Prego, Giovanni!

May 26, 2009

One face missing  from the Mungret Reunion, featured in last week’s AMDG Express, was Giovanni Lajolo, who attended the college from 1950-51. On one occasion his noisy misbehaviour in Latin...

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JESUITICA: Jesuits taking cover

May 26, 2009

English diarist John Evelyn (1620-1706) noted in his diary on 22 June 1664: “A Catholic priest called Thompson, sent by the Jesuits of Japan and China to France, showed me...

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Short notices

May 26, 2009

The first informal meeting of Jesuit hospital chaplains convened recently in a Ranelagh restauant. Around the table from left to right are: John Brady, Mary Rickard, Frank Doyle, John O’Keeffe, Fergus...

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Forthcoming events

May 26, 2009

Monsignor Dermot Lane, D.D., author of several books including Keeping Hope Alive and The Reality of Jesus is this year’s guest speaker at Manresa’s summer seminar series for graduates.  Msgr....

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JESUITICA: Jesuit bark better than bite

May 19, 2009

Jesuit bark (or Pulvis Patrum) was the historical name for quinine, the most celebrated remedy for malaria. Taken from the cinchona tree, its ability to bring down fever had been...

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Bye bye Board

May 19, 2009

On 18 May the Provincial met the Board of Jesuit Communications to receive their final report. They expect to be disbanded this summer. There could be no surer sign of...

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Traditions meet

May 19, 2009

On Tuesday 12 May, at 7.30 p.m. in Gardiner Street Ignatian Room, Bertie Ahern TD launched Where two traditions meet: John Sullivan SJ, by Todd Morrissey SJ. Bertie came to...

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