Barney McGuckian SJ
The Sacred Heart: A flexible feast
June 7, 2024
In this episode from the RNN archives Eileen Good speaks to Barney McGuckian as to why the feast of the Sacred heart falls so early
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An Irish Camino experience
July 27, 2021
Three Jesuits, including Bishop Alan McGuckian of Raphoe, are helping to establish a new pilgrimage route in Ireland, the Slí Cholmcille in Donegal and Derry
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A role model for health workers and the young
June 18, 2021
St Aloysius Gonzaga's feast day in on 21 June. In a 2014 interview Barney McGuckian SJ tells Pat Coyle what makes St Aloysius such an extraordinary saint and role model
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David Gaffney SJ: a gentle and dedicated Jesuit
May 13, 2020
Kind, wise, gentle, pleasant, peaceful, caring: these are the words mourners have used to describe David Gaffney SJ, who passed away recently
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Vatican screening of film on Irish Jesuit
October 2, 2018
'Bravery Under Fire', a docudrama on the life of Irish WWI Jesuit chaplain Fr Willie Doyle, will have a special screening in the Vatican on 12 October
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60 years a Jesuit
September 12, 2018
Irish Jesuit Fr Barney McGuckian recently celebrated the 60th anniversary of his entering the Society of Jesus in 1958. Clongowes Wood College held a special event to celebrate this milestone....
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Nationwide special on Blessed John Sullivan SJ
August 10, 2018
An RTE documentary on the life of Fr John Sullivan SJ has been described as 'inspirational' and 'deeply moving'
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Abundant grace
August 8, 2017
The ordination of Alan McGuckian SJ as Bishop of Raphoe was both a moving and uplifting event
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Awaiting grace
August 4, 2017
Alan McGuckian SJ reflects on his ordination this Sunday when he becomes the first Irish Jesuit bishop in and for Ireland
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June 9, 2017
Fr Alan McGuckian SJ has been named as the new Bishop of Raphoe by Pope Francis. Fellow Bishops have expressed warm congratulations
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Humour and humility: Pope Francis RIP
April 21, 2025 - Irish Jesuits have been gathering together in sadness, and in gratitude for Pope Francis, their fellow Jesuit, who died this Easter Monday morning.
Gonzaga celebrate 75 years
April 16, 2025 - Gonzaga College celebrates its 75th anniversary with various events and an anniversary Mass.
Women of Easter
April 15, 2025 - RNN Archives: Dr Noirín Ní Riain says we can learn great lessons from the women who stood at the foot of the cross.
Loving the place we are in
April 14, 2025 - Siobhan McNamara of the JCFJ: How parishes can restore biodiversity on their grounds.
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