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.

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‘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.

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The magic within

June 13, 2018

Two Old Clongownians with severe health conditions recently spoke about cultivating and maintaining the characteristics of leadership and resilience

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Make 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...

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Easter 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

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The 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.

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Insights 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.

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Blessed 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.

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Find 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

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President 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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