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A different kind of pre-nuptial agreement
March 19, 2007
The early stage of a marriage can be fraught with difficulties. Perhaps, David Gaffney suggests, a pre-nuptial agreement to keep commitments under review and to be open to counselling might...
Read moreSuicide and the culture of success
February 19, 2007
by David Gaffney SJ In trying to gain an understanding of the suicide issue, I’ve amassed a collection of information-snippets and comments from various sources. I offer a selection of...
Read moreReligion and despair
February 19, 2007
by David Gaffney SJ There are scenes of a troubled young man being counselled by a very believable ‘shrink’ in the film Good Will Hunting (and readers may be able...
Read moreLifeline for the suicidal
January 19, 2007
In his regular AMDG column, David Gaffney applauds efforts, both in Ireland and abroad, to take a holistic, communitarian approach to suicide prevention, especially among young people. There were two...
Read moreYouth cafés, not wine bars
December 19, 2006
In David Gaffney’s view, there is more chance of changing Ireland’s drinking habits through funding youth cafés than through creating a wine bar culture. The Government’s first brainwave for changing...
Read moreCherishing our crèche-children equally?
October 19, 2006
David Gaffney is concerned that, more and more, parents are practically compelled to have their children spend an inordinate amount of time in crèche facilities, and that this may well...
Read moreIf you sin, can you preach?
September 19, 2006
The fact that some clergy are implicated in wrong-doing should not deter preachers from proclaiming the Word of God clearly, David Gaffney holds. Sermons have always been delivered by sinners...
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