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Jesuits for a networking age
February 14, 2008
The emergence of the internet has impacted on a lot more than how society communicates, argues Nicolas Standaert SJ. It is symptomatic of a much more profound shift in the...
Read moreJesuits in the rare oul times
February 13, 2008
The Winter 2007 issue of Company, the quarterly magazine of the US Jesuits, has an article by Eddie O’Donnell SJ on ‘Father Browne’s Jesuit Ireland’. It includes some great Fr...
Read moreSpirituality Centre in Limerick gets busy
February 12, 2008
Parents from the Crescent recently attended the Jesuit Centre of Spirituality in Limerick for a retreat in daily life. Liam O’Connell SJ and Dermot Murray SJ each directed a number...
Read moreBringing ‘faith that does justice’ to school
February 12, 2008
Peter McVerry SJ spoke to a group of about 70 parents in Colaiste Iognaid last Tuesday night, 5 February. Organised by the school’s Ignatian Identity Group (IIG), formally known as...
Read moreVenice Workshop revisits big questions
February 12, 2008
The Venice Workshop on Faith and Politics held in August 2006 was so inspiring that it is being reprised this year. From 24-31 August 2008, a group of young Europeans...
Read moreLaunch of education booklet for migrants
February 12, 2008
Community Links has developed a new booklet for parents, entitled “Your Child and Schools in Ireland”. It aims to give migrant and refugee parents clear information about education in Ireland,...
Read moreJRS essay competition deadline
February 12, 2008
The deadline for entries for the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Europe competition for student journalists is 22 February 2008. Aimed at highlighting the challenges facing refugees and asylum seekers, the...
Read moreDarwin, Dawkins and theology
February 12, 2008
One of the world’s leading experts on evolution will take issue with Richard Dawkins’ views on science and God in a public lecture at the Davenport Hotel, Merrion Square, Dublin...
Read moreJesuit Assistants announced
February 12, 2008
Tuesday 12 February 12, during a plenary session of the General Congregation, Father General announced the appointment of Regional Assistants. The Western Europe Assistant is Antoine Kerhuel, a French sociologist,...
Read moreRediscovering the Trinity today
February 11, 2008
The Milltown Institute is holding an international conference on the Trinity on Friday 15 to Saturday 16 February. The full title of the conference is Rediscovering the Trinity Today: Theological,...
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