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The Messenger and the Novena
May 19, 2007
The Sacred Heart Messenger is bringing out a CD of the Novena to the Sacred Heart, complete with prayers and hymns. John Looby SJ, editor of the Messenger, explains the...
Read moreAsking for trouble!
May 19, 2007
Andrew Bates, a former Belvedere student, is taking a 1990 Toyota Starlet across 10,000 miles of every kind of terrain, as he and his team make their way to Mongolia....
Read moreSolemn greetings from Virginia Tech
May 19, 2007
Mia Ortega, a JVC volunteer some years ago, wrote from Virginia Tech just after the horrendous shootings which took 32 lives. A good friend of hers was killed after he...
Read moreTaking a page out of the Jesuits’ book
May 19, 2007
Chris Lowney, renowned author of a book on how the Jesuit understanding of leadership holds valuable lessons for commercial companies, spoke at a number of venues in Ireland last month....
Read moreDrumming up a sense of unity: making Burundian music in Ireland
April 12, 2007
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Read moreIs it still relevant to have devotion to saints?
March 28, 2007
Spirit Moves is a topical discussion programme on RTE which explores ethical issues that arise from current news events. Presenter, Susan McReynolds, and guests also explore questions of life and...
Read moreThe female face of AIDS
March 28, 2007
March 28, 2007 The female face of AIDS Women and HIV/AIDS in Africa by Michael Kelly SJ Excerpts from ’The Female Face of HIV and AIDS’, Annual Trócaire Lecture at...
Read moreReflections on the Sobrino Notification
March 28, 2007
March 28, 2007 Reflections on the Sobrino Notification by Michael O’Sullivan SJ Michael O’Sullivan has taught liberation theology at third level and with community groups for over 20 years and...
Read moreThe Vatican and Jon Sobrino
March 26, 2007
March 26, 2007 The Vatican and Jon Sobrino Notes on the Vatican Notification of March 2007 by Gerard O’Hanlon SJ Readers of AMDG may have noted the recent Notification from...
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