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Living with remorse

April 5, 2023

BILL TONER SJ :: We can judge ourselves harshly and be plagued for years by the thought of past acts we are ashamed of. Should we not cut ourselves some...

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‘The fragility of God’

April 5, 2023

"I’ve been asked for a short conclusion, which is rich, since I don’t believe in periods or in punctuation..." Poet Aidan Mathews concludes his Lenten Retreat.

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‘Worst decision the Government has made’

April 5, 2023

Homelessness campaigner Peter McVerry SJ has publicly condemned the Irish Government's controversial lifting of the temporary ban on evictions.

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Not less than everything

April 4, 2023

It's the 1960s and Fr General Pedro Arrupe SJ is faced with implementing the revolutionary changes in the church as envisioned by Vatican II. Brian Grogan tells the story.

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Holy Week from the archives

April 3, 2023

Stories from the RNN archives include podcast interviews with Paddy Greene SJ, Fr Michael McCullagh, and Piaras Jackson SJ.

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Holy Week and Easter services

April 3, 2023

Jesuit ministries are offering Masses and resources including a Reconciliation service, movie club and video on contemplative prayer.

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Pope Video: For a non-violent culture

April 3, 2023

For April 2023, Pope Francis calls for a culture of peace, maintaining that “a lasting peace can exist only without weapons.”

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A transformative experience

March 30, 2023

Deirdre Soffe and Seamus Crimmins (see photo with Ursula Halligan in centre) recently completed the M.Phil in theology at the Loyola Institute TCD. They share their experience.

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The re-birth of Patrick Kavanagh

March 29, 2023

JOHN BIRD :: A look at Kavanagh's fascinating essay in 'Studies' (1959) about his transformation on the banks of the Grand Canal after his cancer treatment.

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Climate workshop in Milltown

March 22, 2023

The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice ran a climate workshop in Milltown to explain the science behind climate change and to encourage people to address it in their lives.

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