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Democracy and making the people happy
June 19, 2007
Edmond Grace’s book, Democracy and Happiness, the fruit of a lengthy consultation process with many leading Irish public servants, was launched last week at the Rotunda in City Hall, Dublin,...
Read moreAddiction and the issue of vision and values
June 19, 2007
Manresa held a very successful seminar last weekend on addiction in Irish society. A number of specialist speakers focused on situating the problem, analysing underlying issues, and seeking ways of...
Read moreDemocracy and Happiness – a good kind of warfare
June 1, 2007
Democracy and Happiness - a good kind of warfare by Edmond Grace SJ Appendix II: Warfare and Spirituality Peace cannot be sustained by the shrill denunciation of those who resort...
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...
Read moreDemocracy and madness at Croke Park
March 19, 2007
Edmond Grace’s Dialogue on Democracy project continues apace. A recent seminar in Croke Park conference centre was a great success. A group of about fifty people gathered in Croke Park...
Read moreA different kind of pre-nuptial agreement
March 19, 2007
The early stage of a marriage can be fraught with difficulties. Perhaps, David Gaffney suggests, a pre-nuptial agreement to keep commitments under review and to be open to counselling might...
Read moreThe European Union: broadening the vision
March 19, 2007
For the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, the Irish Jesuit Provincial, Fr John Dardis, addressed a gathering in St Patrick’s Cathedral. Faith communities, he remarked, have much to...
Read morePaul Miki: Japanese samurai and Christian martyr
March 16, 2007
March 16, 2007 Paul Miki: Japanese samurai and Christian martyr by Mgr. Denis O’Callaghan With changes in the liturgical calendar in recent years many feastdays of obscure saints no longer...
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March 18, 2025 - Father Michael McCullough's book 'With Due Respect' sees the author looking at God and life through the lens of faith and hope especially in dark times.
The homeless are not forgotten
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December 9, 2024 - Tony O'Riordan has been giving updates on the latest developments in Syria to Pat Kenny on Newstalk and Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications
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Pope Video: For Vocations to the Priesthood
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Imagine there’s no heaven
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