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Remembering Benedict Kiely
February 19, 2007
Dermot Harte, ex-Belvederian, remembers his friend Benedict Kiely with fondness. Ben Kiely, a well-known journalist and writer, spent one year as a Jesuit novice in Emo, Offaly. Ireland’s brightest contemporary...
Read moreRNN launches special interviews for Lent
February 19, 2007
A new departure for Religious News Network has met with an initial positive response. Lent Matters is a series of interviews in which people discuss topics such as prayer, retreat,...
Read moreJCC website project on its way
February 19, 2007
The JCC website project, attempting to integrate and streamline some of the major Irish Jesuit websites, is well on its way to completion. Dermot Roantree explains. The major website project...
Read moreThe maturing effect of having a baby
February 19, 2007
David Gaffney considers how bringing a child into the world and rearing it responsibly may transform a relationship. Nature, he says, can compensate for any deficiencies in maturity in a...
Read moreJesuits and AISGA
February 19, 2007
Brian O’Leary describes the role of the All Ireland Spiritual Guidance Association, an organisation which represents the interests of spiritual guides or directors throughout the country. Nine Jesuits were among...
Read moreThe stark reality of life in Africa
February 19, 2007
Paddy Dillane talks about an enlightening evening with Michael Kelly SJ. It was a privilege to sit and listen to Michael Kelly SJ’s insightful description of life on the continent...
Read moreSuicide and the culture of success
February 19, 2007
by David Gaffney SJ In trying to gain an understanding of the suicide issue, I’ve amassed a collection of information-snippets and comments from various sources. I offer a selection of...
Read moreReligion and despair
February 19, 2007
by David Gaffney SJ There are scenes of a troubled young man being counselled by a very believable ‘shrink’ in the film Good Will Hunting (and readers may be able...
Read moreThe Jesuits: God’s ’secret agents’! New book tells story
January 25, 2007
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Read moreA terrible beauty
January 25, 2007
January 25, 2007 A terrible beauty How the Irish are in flight from the past by Thomas G Casey SJ Every article written for the Jesuit journal La Civiltà Cattolica...
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GLOW: Girls learn their own worth
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Is the universe ‘done and dusted’?
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