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Belvedere in song

April 19, 2011

There are two school successes to report this week. The Colaiste Iognaid basketball team, coached by Adrian O’Neill, and captained by Sophie Coll, won the West Region First Year Girls trophy, beating St....

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Resurrection and renewal

April 19, 2011

Lutheran Pastor Corinna Diestelkamp and Godfrey O’Donnell (pictured here), a priest in the Romanian Orthodox Church, are the final interviewees in the series Lenten Voices, a joint venture between the...

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Prayer at Easter

April 19, 2011

Two new books from Irish Jesuits make for interesting Easter reflection.  Columba press have just published Praying at Easter by Donal Neary SJ, parish priest of Gardiner St Church. Accompanying ...

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Ecumenist and friend to many

April 19, 2011

Many tributes have been paid to Fr Michael Hurley SJ, who died on Friday 15 April at the age of 87. Hundreds attended his requiem mass in Gardiner St. on...

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Broken Faith – breaking ground?

April 19, 2011

Up to 200 people attended the Broken Faith? Re-visioning the Church in Ireland conference in the Milltown Institute, 9 to 12 April. Guest speakers included counsellor and abuse survivor Bernadette...

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Fr Frank O’Neill, R.I.P.

April 19, 2011

Fr Frank O’Neill, who died on 6 April, grew up on a farm in Allihies, West Cork, in peaceful days when living was simple and you knew your neighbours. After...

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JESUITICA: A town called Lockington

April 19, 2011

Some 200 km north of Melbourne, Australia, is a town called Lockington, one of the few towns called after a Jesuit, Will Lockington (1871-1948). He was a tough West Coast...

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Short Notices

April 19, 2011

Eleven alumni of Jesuit schools featured in this year’s Colours match between Dublin University and UCD. Clongowes and Gonzaga each fielded four, Belvedere two and Colaiste Iognaid one.   UCD, unbeaten all year,...

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Forthcoming Events

April 19, 2011

Tuesday 19 April: Lenten Prayer Evening, Manresa Jesuit Centre of Spirituality, at 7.30pm. Further information, Tel: 8331352 or www.manresa.ie Tuesday 19 April: Service of Reconciliation at 7.30pm in St. Francis...

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