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Women and oxen
May 10, 2011
Richard O’Dwyer SJ, who in an earlier existence was a chartered quantity surveyor, has learned a lot since he was posted to East Africa Jesuit Refugee Service three years ago. No man tells...
Read moreHeart-knowledge
May 10, 2011
Donal Buggy was one of 25 parents and teachers who signed up for “A retreat in Belvedere, with daily half-hour meetings with a spiritual director for one week during Lent”....
Read moreFrom Tyrol to Cave Hill
May 10, 2011
The Jesuits in Wimbledon College taught the boys to head their exercises with AMDG (Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam), and to end with LDS (Laus Deo Semper). It was touching to...
Read moreJesuitica: Metanoia of a monster
May 10, 2011
In 1947 Nazi Rudolf Hoess, former commandant of Auschwitz Concentration camp (not to be confused with Rudolf Hess, Hitler’s Deputy Führer) was in solitary confinement in Krakow, awaiting execution for...
Read moreNew Dail, new dawn?
May 10, 2011
Plonk in the middle of a debate between Irish economists (Prophets of Doom v The Rest), the April Working Notes, from the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice (New Dáil,...
Read moreStudies on the Web
May 10, 2011
Sean Lemass, a Taoiseach not given to flattery, took Studies seriously: “It has provided articles forming the basis of discussion which has sometimes determined the future of our country. A...
Read moreGetting serious about communications
May 10, 2011
“Do the Jesuits really mean it when they advocate embracing a culture of digital communications?” was the dominant question for 30 Jesuits and colleagues, at the European Webmasters Conference in...
Read moreJRS: running and hunting
May 10, 2011
When you run a marathon to support a good cause, the hardest bit is often begging your friends for sponsorship. So the Jesuit Refugee Service took over the sponsor’s role...
Read moreShort notices
May 10, 2011
Over 200 guests gathered in Clongowes on May Day to celebrate a remarkable season for the school’s rugby teams. They retained both the Leinster schools senior cup and senior seconds...
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