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In the shadow of the Pope
March 20, 2015
Gerry Whelan SJ paid a flying visit from Rome to his Alma Mater, Gonzaga College. He was interviewed there by RTE's Caroline Murphy about his life and work, particularly during...
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President marks Clongowes anniversary
March 11, 2015
President Michael D. Higgins, accompanied by his wife Sabina, visited Clongowes Wood College on 4 March, 201 years to the day after Fr Peter Kenney SJ signed the Deed of...
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Georgetown salutes Fr Heelan
February 13, 2015
PAT COYLE :: Fr Patrick Heelan SJ's death has been well noted by Georgetown University, Washington, where he spent so many years and did so much good work as academic...
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Ethics in a Catholic schools context
February 11, 2015
Peter McVerry SJ and Pat Coyle, director of Irish Jesuit communications, spoke to Transition Year students as part of Catholic Schools Week, Peter addressing homelessness and Pat raising ethical issues...
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Jack Reynor wins acting accolade at Sundance Film Festival
February 3, 2015
Jack Reynor, former Belvederean (pictured here with headmaster Gerry Foley and fiancée Madeline Mulqueen), has won the World Cinema Special Jury Prize for acting at this year’s Sundance Film Festival...
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Refurbished Belvedere House to hold art exhibition
January 28, 2015
The opening of the recently refurbished Belvedere House will be marked by a public exhibition on Friday 30 January. It will showcase the work of such past pupils as Harry...
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New book elucidates Jesuit ‘way of proceeding’ in education
January 23, 2015
“A meditation by people in the field” is how Professor Daire Keogh described The Characteristics of Jesuit Education when he launched the book edited by Brian Grogan SJ, in St...
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Exploring Jesuit Humanism
January 23, 2015
Conscience, competence, compassion and commitment, not solely as conventionally understood, are the key characteristics of a Jesuit humanism for today, according to Jesuit educationalist Dr David Tuohy SJ.
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Belvedere record-breaking sleepout
January 15, 2015
The Belvedere College SJ sleepout was a record-breaking success this year. The students sleeping on O'Connell St and College Green raised €178,000 for Focus Ireland, The Peter McVerry Trust and...
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Final bicentenary commemoration events
January 15, 2015
A lecture by Dr David Tuohy SJ on 'Jesuit Humanism in Education' and a major exhibition entitled 'In the Spirit of the Saints: the Jesuit Influence on Baroque Art' will...
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‘The grandeur of humanity’
June 15, 2026 - Gerry O'Hanlon SJ reviews Pope Leo's first encyclical, 'Magnifica Humanitas', which addresses the ethical and social challenges posed by AI.
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GLOW: Girls learn their own worth
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Fascinating facts from our past
May 20, 2026 - Damien Burke, archivist for the Irish Jesuit Province, has been casting a beady eye over the 1926 census just released online. It has a lot to tell us.
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Pope Video: For evangelization in the city
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Pray with the Pope: For disarmament and peace
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The suffering of inocents in war and beyond
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Discerning voices: desolation and consolation
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Small steps with God’s help
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Is the universe ‘done and dusted’?
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Faithful Justice: Reimagining the Jesuit Mission
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