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Ireland from one pope to another
June 12, 2019
The dramatic changes in Catholic Ireland between the visits of Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis set the theme for the summer issue of 'Studies'
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A transcendent model of reality
June 12, 2019
GAVIN T. MURPHY :: The Bursting out in Praise Triangle, based on research and reflection, is an easy to understand model of spirituality and mental health.
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Sacred heart novena – inner transformation
June 12, 2019
Kevin O'Rourke SJ hopes that people's hearts may 'burn within' during the Sacred Heart Novena from 20 to 28 June 2019
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Twenty years a-thriving
June 11, 2019
The Irish Jesuit Sacred Space online prayer website is one of the top most-visited prayer websites in the world, a new analytics survey reveals
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Sale of Milltown Park land
June 11, 2019
Sale of land in Milltown Park will benefit a number of Jesuit projects and ensure lay collaboration into the future
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The priests’ way of life
June 11, 2019
Nikolaas Sintobin SJ, a Flemish Jesuit who has close connections with the Irish Province, features in this month's Pope Video on active solidarity with those who are most poor
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15 aphorisms I wish I knew at 15 (Ignatian rules of thumb)
June 11, 2019
BRENDAN McMANUS :: Fifteen wise Ignatian insights to help negotiate the crooked paths of ordinary life.
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“A book to relish”
May 29, 2019
High praise from Michael Comyn, presenter of RTE Radio 1's 'Leap of Faith' programme, for the 'Routledge International Handbook of Spirituality in Society and the Professions'
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Psychology and religion – truce time
May 29, 2019
Leading Psychologist and Professor of Religion, Ralph Hood, says experiences of figures such as Saint Paul and Martin Luther cannot be reduced to 'medical conditions'
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Being a spiritual scholar
May 29, 2019
David Coghlan SJ spoke about the inseparability of his spirituality and his work as an academic, at a conference on 'Spirituality in Society and the Professions'
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Small steps with God’s help
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Is the universe ‘done and dusted’?
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‘Dangerous as hell’
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