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What did Jesus teach us about Hell?

December 3, 2019

Bill Toner SJ :: Whatever the reality of Hell, the stress of the New Testament is decidedly on the eternal life of joy awaiting us and the infinite mercy of...

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An open-eyed mysticism

December 2, 2019

"Being a Jesuit can be dangerous." So said Michael O’Sullivan, SJ in his paper to the American Academy of Religion on the thirtieth anniversary of the El Salvador martyrs

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Advent: A time for new beginnings

November 27, 2019

Sacred Space, in collaboration with Pray As You Go, are running their Annual Advent retreat, which is available in both audio and text format

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Guide for Advent prayer

November 27, 2019

The Jesuit Curia in Rome has issued a guide to prayer for this Advent which is based on the Universal Apostolic Preferences of the Society

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Marriage and ‘amazing grace’

November 27, 2019

Richard Leonard SJ explains his personal attitude to marrying and walking with young people amid changing circumstances and puts great trust in the grace of the sacrament

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Reflecting on Jesuit times past

November 20, 2019

After reading through the 'Irish Jesuit Annual Letters' published recently, Bill Toner SJ reflects on the shape of Jesuit life in 17th century Ireland

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John Guiney SJ – a man of ‘unfailing courtesy’

November 20, 2019

Mourners at his funeral Mass heard that John Guiney SJ was a man of shrewd judgement who is remembered with great fondness

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‘Above all I believe in people’

November 20, 2019

Jesuits at home and abroad along with friends and colleagues have been paying tribute to the late Winnie Ryan of Irish Jesuit Missions

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A moment of ‘sheer joy’

November 19, 2019

Theologian Gerry O'Hanlon discusses the various recommendations arising from the ground-breaking Amazon Synod

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The Devil wears Prada: an Ignatian perspective

November 15, 2019

BRENDAN McMANUS :: The promise of glamour and prestige in the ruthless fashion industry brings the protagonist to an 'Ignatian moment' of facing the truth and making a choice

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