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Students become teachers in innovative project
May 2, 2008
RTE 1’s Drivetime gave extensive coverage to a group of Belvedere students who have been teaching English to immigrants. In a seven-minute slot on 25 April, Drivetime’s Nicoleen Greer described...
Read moreInterview with Fr Lombardi
May 2, 2008
BBC Radio Ulster held an interview with Fr. Federico Lombardi SJ, director of the Vatican Press Office, on Sunday 4 May. He talks about the Papal visit to the U.S.,...
Read moreBelvedere’s Family Fun day
May 2, 2008
Belvedere College’s second annual Family Fun Day will be held on Sunday, May 25, in the Old Belvedere Rugby Club from 12-6pm. Aimed at all families, friends and past pupils...
Read morePromoting JUST cause
May 2, 2008
The Jesuit University Services Training (JUST) project, based in Ballymun, Dublin, which has seen more than 50 people avail of its services this year, will be spending the summer break...
Read moreCut-price retreats for young adults (18-30)
May 2, 2008
For the second consecutive year, Saint Beuno’s Spirituality Centre in North Wales is offering retreats for young adults for as little as Stg£25. The Director of St Beuno’s, David Birchall...
Read morePreaching a radical Jesus
April 29, 2008
Speaking at the launch of his new book, Jesus: Social Revolutionary?, Peter McVerry SJ commented: “For me, the life and work of Jesus should mean that a huge commitment to...
Read moreZambian school project gets grant boost
April 29, 2008
On 25 April, the Irish Missionary Resource Service approved the grant application of Jesuit Missions for €43,000 to finish building a primary school in a Jesuit parish in the Matero...
Read moreIrish contribution to AIDS report
April 29, 2008
The African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN) has published its first report about Jesuit initiatives to fight the AIDS across the continent and includes a contribution from Michael J. Kelly SJ....
Read moreTake your best shot!
April 29, 2008
Company, the well-known American Jesuit magazine, is advertising its sixth Photo Contest. They are looking for “great Jesuit-related shots” – photos “that offer a glimpse of the Jesuit world”. If...
Read moreTertianship back in gear
April 29, 2008
After three months of dispersion in different placements, the Jesuit Tertians are back in Dublin. It’s European character is very much to the fore with several Provincials and some Tertian...
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