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Fr Assistant completes his visit
December 16, 2008
After a crowded itinerary, in which he looked, listened and learned about every ministry in the Province, Antoine Kerhuel is heading home on 17 December, leaving behind a wholesome taste...
Read moreDeath of Avery Dulles, SJ
December 16, 2008
Tributes from around the world have been paid to the late Avery Dulles SJ, one of the world’s most renowned Jesuits and a Cardinal since 2001. He died at 9am...
Read moreSpirituality for a time of bewilderment
December 16, 2008
Theologian Gerry O’Hanlon SJ works at the Centre for Faith and Justice, and lives in a corporation estate in Cherry Orchard, at the far end of Ballyfermot. He sees the...
Read moreShort notices
December 16, 2008
An Inter-Institutional Centre for Spirituality and Social Transformation has been launched in Waterford Institute of Technology, through the participation (pictured here) of Michael O’Sullivan SJ (Milltown Institute), Sister Bernadette Flanagan...
Read moreFr Joseph A. Kelly SJ
December 16, 2008
“Some people become priests because they love God, some because they love talking about God, and some, like Fr Joe Kelly, because they love people.” Joe had moved from Dublin...
Read moreTributes for Avery Cardinal Dulles SJ
December 14, 2008
Tributes from around the world have been paid to the late Avery Dulles SJ, one of the world’s most renowned Jesuits and a Cardinal since 2001. He died at 9am...
Read moreTaking to the road
December 9, 2008
Inspired by the example of the early Jesuits, two of the staff of Slí Eile, Padraig Swan, director, and Noelle Fitzpatrick, took off recently on a ‘pilgrimage experiment’. What this...
Read moreShort Notices
December 9, 2008
Robert Faricy SJ (pictured right) will give an elective course at the Milltown Institute on ‘The Practice and Theory of Contemplation’ from 2 to 4pm, on eight successive Wednesday afternoons,...
Read moreJesuit College to track GAA history
December 9, 2008
To mark the 125th anniversary of the GAA next year Boston College in Ireland will undertake one of the biggest ever oral history surveys relating to a sporting organisation. The...
Read moreJRS leads the way with migrants
December 9, 2008
Both JRS Ireland and Belvedere College received visits on 5 December from representatives of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. The OECD is currently conducting a thematic review of...
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April 2, 2026 - Dr Phyllis Zagano continues her straight-talking exposition of the history of deacons in the church. She seeks to 'recover' the diaconate and 'restore' women to it.
The privilege of life-changing work
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Our Mother Too: Mary Embraces the World
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The challenge of co-creating
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‘Not Christian, not Catholic.’
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