Aidan Mathews

‘The fragility of God’

April 5, 2023

"I’ve been asked for a short conclusion, which is rich, since I don’t believe in periods or in punctuation..." Poet Aidan Mathews concludes his Lenten Retreat.

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The ‘beautiful’ shepherd

March 22, 2023

Aidan Mathews' Lenten retreat focuses on the parable of the Good Shepherd, with an interesting commentary on the appropriateness of the translation of the word 'good'

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Lent retreat: weeks 3-4

February 22, 2023

Weeks 2-4 off Aidan Mathews's online Lenten retreat on the theme 'the reign’ or ‘kingdom’ of God based on St Matthew's gospel.

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‘Lent is a two-edged word’

February 22, 2022

Poet and former RTE producer Aidan Mathews ponders on the meaning of 'retreat' and other lenten words.

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‘Strictly No Poetry’

May 2, 2018

Aidan Mathews entertained Jesuits and friends at the launch of his latest book of poetry. Aidan is a former Gonzaga alumnus

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A Lenten treat

March 6, 2017

Aidan Mathews, RTÉ producer, playwright and poet, has written an online lenten retreat for Irish Jesuit Communications

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