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Forthcoming events

May 24, 2011

Thursday 26 May, Thursday 2, 9 June: ‘Insight from the Mystics’ series of talks by Brendan Comerford SJ. Manresa, Jesuit Centre of Spirituality, 426 Clontarf Road, Dollymount Dublin 3 at...

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Belvedere mourns Garret FitzGerald

May 24, 2011

As the entire country mourned the death of Garret FitzGerald, all those associated with Belvedere College felt a special sense of loss at his passing. One of the College’s most...

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Short notices

May 24, 2011

Conall O’Cuinn, Rector of Milltown Park, is half-way through a 700 km cycle from Mizen to Malin Head to raise funds for the Training of Guide Dogs for Blind People. He will...

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Crescent: good excuse for a party

May 24, 2011

Crescent College Comprehensive has won the Munster Schools Junior Rugby Cup for the second year running. It clinched the title  in a thrilling win over Ard Scoil Ris 22-3, all...

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Garret FitzGerald: the Jesuit dimension

May 24, 2011

The death and obsequies of Garret FitzGerald dominated public attention at the weekend, when the country was united in affectionate admiration for our senior statesman. The former Taoiseach had many...

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Crescent en el Camino

May 24, 2011

Twelve Leaving Certificate students in Crescent College are gearing themselves for a further challenge when the exams are over: they will walk the pilgrim path to Compostella, some starting 800...

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JESUITICA: C’est moi

May 24, 2011

When the French Jesuits brought the Gospel to Canada, their stories were relayed back to Europe in reports called the Jesuit Relations. In 1642 the brethren in France read of...

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‘Catholic Church needs National Assembly’

May 24, 2011

“The Irish Catholic Church urgently needs a National Assembly in order to address the deep crisis in which it is embroiled. And since the crisis has implications for the Church...

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The Messenger goes digital

May 24, 2011

When the Messenger Office published Brian Grogan’s book To grow in love this month, they were moving into new territory: in addition to the printed version, it was a digital publication,...

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A happy Saturday

May 24, 2011

On 21 May the Saturday papers made you feel good for once, looking back on the happy visit of Queen Elizabeth – who shook hands with one Jesuit, Peter Sexton, senior...

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