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Slí Eile’s saving the Earth
April 14, 2008
This month’s Slí Eile debate is entitled How can I take care of the Earth? The guest speaker is Catherine Devitt, a social scientist who was part of the Dominican...
Read moreIn the footsteps of St Columba
April 11, 2008
The parish of St Columba on Iona Road is holding a three-night parish mission from Tuesday 15 to Thursday 17 April. It begins on Tuesday at 7.30pm with Donal Neary...
Read moreJesus: social revolutionary?
April 8, 2008
The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice (JCFJ) has announced the publication of Jesus: social revolutionary? This new book is written by one of the JCFJ team, Peter McVerry SJ,...
Read moreMurphy in Mexican mission
April 8, 2008
The Irish Province financial officer, Peter Murphy and his wife, Breda, took time out from their recent holiday in Mexico to visited the Station Mission Pedro Fabro in Mexico. After...
Read moreComing up this week:
April 8, 2008
9 April, Veale Public Lecture, Discernment for the Church of our Times by Prof. Elizabeth Liebert, Milltown Park, 7.30pm. 12-13 April, Enneagram weekend in Galway: Contact Fr. John Humphreys (091)...
Read moreJesuit Centre questions Thornton Hall prison move
April 8, 2008
The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice has just published the April 2008 issue of Working Notes entitled Thornton Hall Prison – A Progressive Move?. It focuses on concerns about...
Read moreBlessed Columba Marmion Commemorated
April 8, 2008
Donal Neary SJ and Pat Coyle of the Jesuit Commuication Centre were guests at a special commemoration ceremony on Sunday April 6, to mark the 150th anniversary of Blessed Columbia...
Read moreRTE features Ballymun Gospel Mass
April 6, 2008
RTE’s Mass on Sunday for April 6 was broadcast live from the Virgin Mary Church , Ballymun, Dublin. Frank Brady SJ was the celebrant, and Slí Eile’s Ballymun Gospel Choir...
Read moreMichael Ryan SJ, RIP
April 4, 2008
The funeral of Fr Michael Ryan SJ took place in Milltown Park, Dublin on April 7, 2008. Michael died peacefully at Cherryfield Lodge, Dublin on Thursday, April 3, 2008, aged...
Read moreEcumenics book launch
April 4, 2008
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin and Irish School of Ecumenics (ISE) director, Linda Hogan, were the main speakers at the launch of the book The Irish School of Ecumenics, 1970-2007, edited by...
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