SpIRE

Irish Jesuit honoured in US

November 30, 2023

Dr Michael O'Sullivan, SJ is the first Jesuit to be elected as President of the International Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality

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Good news from SpIRE

May 18, 2022

The Spirituality Institute becomes the first body to offer postgraduate degrees in Applied Spirituality in a university in Ireland. Michael O'Sullivan SJ

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Large turnout for Hopkins lecture

April 26, 2022

Approximately 140 people participated in the online lecture ‘Reading Gerard Manley Hopkins as Spiritual Practice’ on World Poetry Day.

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The spiritual power of poetry

February 14, 2022

'Reading Gerard Manly Hopkins SJ as Spiritual Practice' is the theme of a SpIRE lecture to mark World Poetry Day. 

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The transformative power of spiritual capital

December 20, 2021

Cardinal Koch believes Europe needs a “Spiritual key currency besides the euro”. Dr Michael O'Sullivan SJ explains how it might work.

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WIT honours Michael O’Sullivan SJ

December 7, 2021

Dr Michael O’Sullivan SJ has been appointed Waterford Institute of Technology's first Emeritus Lecturer in honour of his work in the field of Applied Spirituality.

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25th anniversary of Henri Nouwen’s death

September 20, 2021

Lecturer Dr Riaan van der Merwe spoke to Pat Coyle on how the renowned writer's encounter with people with developmental disabilities changed his life and theology forever

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New research unit for SpIRE/WIT

August 5, 2021

Michael O'Sullivan SJ, Director of SpIRE, discusses the latest developments in the spirituality institute of research and education

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Launch of spirituality research group (SpirSoP)

June 1, 2021

Dr Jonathan Reams, from Norwegian University of Science & Technology, gave a talk on 'Soul Space for Adaptive Leadership' at the Spirituality in Society and the Professions

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SpIRE/WIT offer PhD scholarship

January 5, 2021

SpIRE and Waterford Institute of Technology are inviting applications for a PhD research project into eating disorders and spiritual practice

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