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Reflecting on the encyclical

February 9, 2010

Maynooth College’s Michael Devlin Lecture for 2010 will be given by Dr Patrick Riordan SJ, of Heythrop College, University of London. His theme will be ‘A Blessed Rage for the...

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Praying with the Province for Lent

February 9, 2010

The Irish Jesuit Province has just issued a Cycle of Prayer booklet to help those who work in its various apostolates to pray together during Lent. “This simple prayer guide,”...

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London launch of spirituality association

February 9, 2010

Michael O’Sullivan SJ was the invited Irish delegate at the British Association for the Study of Spirituality (BASS),  launched in London on 29 January. The creation of BASS is the latest...

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Chaplains welcomed in Orange lodge

February 9, 2010

“The work of Chaplains in third-level institutions around Ireland is increasingly valued by parents and the University authorities”, according to Bishop Donal McKeown, the Catholic Bishop’s liaison person with chaplains. He was speaking...

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JESUITICA: The waterfront priest

February 9, 2010

One of the most positive depictions of a Catholic priest in the movies can be found in Elia Kazan’s On the Waterfront (1954). Father Barry (played by Karl Malden), incensed...

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Forthcoming events

February 9, 2010

10 February: Professor Terence O’Reilly, Veale lecture on St Ignatius and the World of the Royal Court. Milltown Institute. 4pm 16 February and each Tue in Lent: Guided prayer in...

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‘Magis’ – learning more

February 9, 2010

Thirteen volunteers, some from Galway and Donegal, took part in the Slí Eile (Jesuit Outreach to Young Adults) ‘Magis experience’, working with the homeless in Dublin, from 29 to 31 January....

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Mission at home and abroad

February 9, 2010

Parishioners in Star of the Sea Church, Sandymount, were given an update one year on about the success of their Friendship Programme with the Jesuit parish of Matero, in Lusaka, Zambia....

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Navigating John

February 9, 2010

Phil Fogarty SJ’s second book in the  series Navigating the Gospels has just been published by Columba Press. The book  examines the Gospel of John and is a guide for the general reader based on...

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Short notices

February 9, 2010

Joe Duffy’s Spirit Level on RTE on 7 February included a feature about Fr Joe Mallin SJ, the 94-year-old Irish Jesuit who is the son of Michael Mallin, one of...

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