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Cristóbal Jiménez ordained deacon
April 4, 2008
Cristóbal Jiménez SJ was ordained deacon on March 27 by auxiliary bishop Most Rev. Karmelo Etxenagusia in the Church of the Jesuit Residence of Bilbao. Cristóbal is currently doing a...
Read moreIn defence of denominational schools
April 1, 2008
The Word magazine, in association with the Iona Institute, is holding a half-day conference on Friday 4 April in the Tara Towers Hotel ‘in defence of denominational schools’. The conference...
Read moreAnnual Veale public lecture
April 1, 2008
The Department of Spirituality at Milltown Institute hosts a lecture each year to commemorate Fr Joe Veale SJ (1921-2002). Fr Veale was a leading figure in the modern renewal of...
Read moreDesperate Executives
April 1, 2008
National College of Ireland President Paul Mooney has just published his latest book, Desperate Executives. As the title with its echoes of ‘Desperate Housewives’ suggests, the book is a modern-day...
Read moreNew faces in Dublin
April 1, 2008
Nick Rashford SJ of the Maryland Province is in Dublin teaching Strategic Management in Trinity College on the Bachelor in Business Studies degree. Nick was formerly dean of the School...
Read moreFeedback for Jesuits on GC35
April 1, 2008
The Irish Jesuits held their annual Assembly on 30 March, which was entitled ‘Called to the Frontiers‘ and focused on the recent General Congregation 35 in Rome. The two Irish...
Read moreLooking back on the School of Ecumenics
April 1, 2008
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin will launch Michael Hurley’s book The Irish School of Ecumenics (1970-2007) on Thursday 3 April 2008 at 7.30 pm in the Milltown Institute. The book is a...
Read moreHigh turnout for Assembly
April 1, 2008
Over 120 Jesuits attended the annual Province Assembly this year in Clongowes, which was entitled ‘Called to the Frontiers‘ and focused on the recent General Congregation in Rome. The two...
Read moreWe remember in our prayer
April 1, 2008
Fr Tony Farren, facing an operation in a Galway hospital Br Joe Osborne, in hospital recovering from an operation The sick in Cherryfield
Read more5 million pray as they go
March 31, 2008
Downloads from Pray-as-you-go, the podcast website of the British Province of the Jesuits, passed the 5 million mark recently. According to SJ, the Province newsletter, the average number of downloads...
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