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Autumn Studies on Pope Francis
November 28, 2013
Studies was one of the Jesuit journals on behalf of which Pope Francis granted an interview to Fr Antonio Spadaro SJ, editor of Civilta Cattolica. In the Autumn 2013 issue,...
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Emily O’Reilly launches Studies
July 5, 2013
The newly-appointed and first-ever woman European ombudsman Emily O'Reilly will launch the Jesuit quarterly Studies, in Buswell's hotel on Tuesday 9 July at 10.30am. The summer edition features her keynote...
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Spring Studies
April 26, 2013
Bruce Bradley SJ, the relatively new editor of Studies, recalls an editorial decision taken last year when Greece, in a catastrophic financial crisis, was in the eye of the storm....
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Education minister sets out vision in Studies
July 24, 2012
The need for radical reform of the Irish education system is urged by Ruairi Quinn, Minister for Education and Skills, in the latest issue of Studies. In his leading article...
Read moreStudies: Spring Issue 2012
June 8, 2012
Bruce Bradley SJ (ed.) Publisher: StudiesThe Spring 2012 issue of Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review has been published. The issue is titled 'Irish Studies' and leads with The Jesuits and...
Read moreStudies: a trenchant swan-song
September 28, 2011
Outgoing Studies editor Fergus O’Donoghue’s swansong editorial, in the wake of the Cloyne Report, is a quotable dose of political incorrectness: “An arrogant bishop proved his pastoral ineptitude by his...
Read moreStudies: ‘How to reform Ireland’
June 21, 2011
“Deference and obsequiousness are the basic Irish flaws,” writes Eoin O’Malley in his article ‘More Conflict Please: Reforming the Irish Political System’. It’s one of a series of hard-hitting articles...
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‘Catholic Church needs National Assembly’
May 24, 2011
“The Irish Catholic Church urgently needs a National Assembly in order to address the deep crisis in which it is embroiled. And since the crisis has implications for the Church...
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The Messenger goes digital
May 24, 2011
When the Messenger Office published Brian Grogan’s book To grow in love this month, they were moving into new territory: in addition to the printed version, it was a digital publication,...
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May 10, 2011
Sean Lemass, a Taoiseach not given to flattery, took Studies seriously: “It has provided articles forming the basis of discussion which has sometimes determined the future of our country. A...
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