Declan O’Keeffe
The meaning and mystery of Kairos
October 17, 2018
DECLAN O'KEEFFE :: The annual Kairos retreat at Clongowes Wood College opened students' eyes to the value of Christian faith as lived and experienced in a community.
Read more‘To live this mission in our broken world’
September 26, 2018
DECLAN O'KEEFFE :: Educators of Jesuit schools were nourished in their mission as they followed the footsteps of Saint Ignatius on the streets of Spain and Rome.
Read moreThe magic within
June 13, 2018
Two Old Clongownians with severe health conditions recently spoke about cultivating and maintaining the characteristics of leadership and resilience
Read moreMake a joyful sound
May 23, 2018
DECLAN O'KEEFFE :: In anticipation of teaching his last class at Clongowes Wood College, Declan led the school's Morning Prayer and reflected on the deceptive passage of time for both...
Read moreEaster Tenebrae at Clongowes
March 29, 2018
Clongowes Wood College SJ staged the annual Easter liturgy of Tenebrae at the school's Sports Hall on 21 March
Read moreThe Dead of Winter
March 7, 2018
DECLAN O'KEEFFE :: Snow is much more likely to arrive during Lent and to coincide with our remembrance of His 40 days in the desert.
Read moreInsights along the Camino
July 5, 2017
DECLAN O'KEEFFE :: Valuing people, appreciating the gift of time, and accepting a never-ending pilgrimage are just a few insights learned along the Camino de Santiago.
Read moreBlessed John’s gift of presence
May 31, 2017
Declan O'Keeffe, Head of Communications at Clongowes Wood College, reflects on the mass of thanksgiving for the beatification of Fr John Sullivan SJ which took place on 20 May 2017.
Read moreFind solutions to Brexit problems – Alastair Campbell
October 26, 2016
Tony Blair's former Director of Communications, Alastair Campbell, told a group of Old Clongownians that he feared for the United Kingdom in a post-Brexit world
Read morePresident marks Clongowes anniversary
March 11, 2015
President Michael D. Higgins, accompanied by his wife Sabina, visited Clongowes Wood College on 4 March, 201 years to the day after Fr Peter Kenney SJ signed the Deed of...
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