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Hard school to get into
June 16, 2009
In his column in Avondhu (a Co. Cork weekly), David Gaffney SJ gives a new meaning to educational exclusivity. The Jesuit school in Kibera, a slum of Nairobi, Kenya, has...
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Jesuitica: Changing times
June 16, 2009
When Pope Gregory XIII needed advice on how to revise the Julian calendar in 1582, he turned to a Jesuit mathematician at the Roman College, Christopher Clavius, who said: “Suppress...
Read moreShort notices and events
June 16, 2009
The US Catholic network EWTN will broadcast the DVD entitled ‘The Heart of Jesus in History’ on their European network at 7.30 a.m. on Friday 19 June, the Feast of the...
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A Jubilee Mural
June 9, 2009
As part of the celebration of its 50th Anniversary, the children of St. Declan’s school, under the guidance of artist Niamh Sinnott, have been engaged in creating a ceramic wall mural...
Read moreConall stirs Farm Street
June 9, 2009
On Trinity Sunday Irish Jesuit Conall Ó Cuinn presided and preached at London’s Farm Street on the subject of Call. Through retelling of scenes from Kevin Costner’s film The Postman,...
Read moreEnglish to replace Latin?
June 9, 2009
Irish Jesuit Tom Casey, writing in the current issue of America, makes the case for replacing Latin with English as the official language of the church. Since it went online last...
Read moreBelvedere’s Gift to ‘Knock
June 9, 2009
Oliver Murphy worked in Gonzaga as a boy and Belvedere as a teacher, so both schools will have felt some pride in his appointment as Headmaster of Castleknock College. Oliver...
Read moreBelvedere athletes: the founder
June 9, 2009
The crowning of the Belvedere boys as athletic champions reminded a modest Dick Cremins SJ of his part in laying the foundations of this success. In the summer of 1951,...
Read moreJESUITICA: The other Ignatius
June 9, 2009
Challenged by a Paris theologian to a game of billiards, Ignatius Loyola said: “Fine, provided the winner can name a forfeit.” He won, and as a forfeit led the doctor...
Read moreForthcoming Events
June 9, 2009
10 June, 11 a.m. in Mont Clare Hotel, Merrion Square: Kathy Sheridan will launch a JCFJ policy paper on “The Irish Housing System: Vision, Values, Reality”. 11-19 June: Gardiner St...
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August 18, 2026 - Una Allen is coordinator of 'Towards Peace' a service for survivors of abuse by church members which offers a spiritual accompaniment service, free of charge,
‘The Soul Also Keeps the Score’
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Sharing bread in Bethlehem
July 2, 2026 - Dr Declan Hayes has just recently returned from the West Bank, where he stayed in Jerusalem and Taybeh. He appeals for funds to help those suffering there.
‘The grandeur of humanity’
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Philosophical reflections
June 4, 2026 - Dr Dermot Roantree discusses some of the main themes in the thought of Jürgen Habermas, the German philosopher who died recently.
Latest Videos
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September 3, 2026 - Pope video: That water be protected so we might learn to appreciate it with gratitude, justice, and moderation
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Pope Video: For respect for human life
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Pray with the Pope: For the values of sports
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How a Dolly Parton song changed my spiritual life
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Fellowship, connection, hope
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The suffering of inocents in war and beyond
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