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Province Assembly and Congregation to be held in January
December 19, 2006
A Province Assembly will be held in early January and will be followed immediately by a Province Congregation. Through these events, the Irish Province will prepare for the General Congregation...
Read moreReflecting on the season of Advent
December 1, 2006
December 1, 2006 Reflecting on the season of Advent by Brendan Comerford SJ Origins and development of Advent (1) When the feast of the nativity of the Lord was introduced...
Read moreFr John Hayes: a Jesuit at war
November 29, 2006
November 29, 2006 Fr John Hayes: a Jesuit at war New book relates story of WWII Jesuit hero by Patrick McNamara John Hayes, the son of Michael and Agnes Hayes...
Read moreLonergan’s Quest – Bill Mathews
November 25, 2006
Bill Mathews SJ launched his book on Lonergan in the Milltown Institute on Friday 24 November 2006. Entitled Lonergan’s Quest, the book explores the desire that drove Lonergan’s work, through...
Read moreMusic of Pure Love – Thomas Casey
November 6, 2006
Tom Casey SJ has published a partly autobiographical book called <em><a href=”http://jesuit.ie/blog/serendipity/exit.php?url=aHR0cDovL3d3dy50ZW1wbGVnYXRlLmNvbS9zdG9yZS9wcm9kdWN0X2luZm8ucGhwP3Byb2R1Y3RzX2lkPTIyOCAg&entry_id=20″ onmouseover=”window.status=’http://www.templegate.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=228 ‘;return true;” onmouseout=”window.status=”;return true;” title=”Link”>Music of Pure Love</a></em>. <br /> <blockquote>”In a time of bleak skepticism he...
Read moreViews from Down Under
October 19, 2006
Piaras Jackson describes and illustrates his experience in Australia, where he spent two months working in Jesuit Communications, Melbourne, as part of his Masters in Media Studies, DCU. Completing the...
Read moreJubilee celebration for Irish Loreto Sister in Calcutta
October 19, 2006
Sr Cyril, a Loreto sister in Calcutta, is well-known to the many Belvedere students who have worked on projects with her. She spoke challengingly at last week’s Gardiner St. Gospel...
Read moreCherishing our crèche-children equally?
October 19, 2006
David Gaffney is concerned that, more and more, parents are practically compelled to have their children spend an inordinate amount of time in crèche facilities, and that this may well...
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The challenge of co-creating
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‘Not Christian, not Catholic.’
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