News
JRS serves 16,000 quake victims
January 21, 2010
The Jesuit Refugee Service has provided emergency relief in the form of food, medicine, tents and debris-removal tools to about 16,000 citizens of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to aid their recovery from last...
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News from the Jesuits in Haiti
January 19, 2010
[from SJWeb.info] We reprint a letter from Father Kawas François, S.J. to the French Canada Provincial, Father Daniel LeBlond, S.J., describing the condition of the Jesuits, their residences and apostolates...
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John Dardis SJ appointed head of CEP
January 12, 2010
John Dardis SJ has been appointed president of the Conference of European Provincials and will take up his post at the end of October. He has been Provincial of Ireland...
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Cecil McGarry SJ Memorial Fund
January 12, 2010
The Eastern Africa Province of the Society of Jesus has established a memorial fund to honour the life and memory of Fr Cecil McGarry SJ. Cecil, who died in Nairobi,...
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JRS calendar available for 2010
January 12, 2010
JRS Ireland’s Intercultural and Interfaith Calendar 2010 is available now. Aimed at raising awareness of diversity in Ireland, it marks the feast days of many faiths as well as national...
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Pioneering efforts in South Africa
January 12, 2010
Mayo man and active Pioneer Muredach Tuffy recently returned from South Africa where he was building homes for – and links with – the people of South Africa. Muredach, a...
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Where four Provinces meet…
January 12, 2010
A group of 18 Jesuits, mainly in formation, met in Manresa, Dublin, from 28-31 December 2009 to discuss and discern possible Inter-Provincial collaboration between British, Irish, Dutch and Flanders provinces....
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The cause of Mary Ward
January 12, 2010
The Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Loreto sisters) were given great cause to celebrate on 19 December last when Pope Benedict declared their foundress, Mary Ward, ‘Venerable’. This is...
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Film review: A Serious Man
January 12, 2010
(Film review of Joel and Ethan Coen’s recent movie, A Serious Man, by Brendan Staunton SJ.) A Serious Man is a serious film, raising serious questions. Why do bad things...
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Strong finish to 2009 for JRS Ireland
January 12, 2010
Jesuit Refugee Service Ireland has extended a “huge thank-you” to all those who made donations to its Christmas Toy Appeal. With their help, the JRS was able to distribute presents...
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