Spirituality
Venerable John Sullivan honoured in Christ Church Cathedral
April 26, 2017
Christ Church Cathedral hosted a very special occasion on Sunday, 14 June. Choral Evensong, the jewel in the crown of Anglican worship, became the context for honouring Fr John Sullivan...
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The beatification of Fr John Sullivan SJ
April 25, 2017
Toni Witwer SJ talks about overseeing the beatification of Fr John Sullivan SJ on 13 May, the first ever beatification in Ireland
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Marathon of faith
April 25, 2017
Patrick Muldoon :: My faith and mental strength helped me to dig deep and run strongly to the end of the Rome Marathon in a time of 3:09:49.
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Fr John Sullivan SJ to be beatified
April 24, 2017
Fr John Sullivan SJ has been formally approved for beatification by Rome and will soon be called 'Blessed'.
Read moreBlessedly funny
April 23, 2017
Gavin T. Murphy :: I look into the personality of Blessed Elect John Sullivan to reveal how his wit was compatible with his holiness.
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Fr John Sullivan and the Church of Ireland
April 22, 2017
Church of Ireland Archbishop Michael Jackson gave the post-communion reflection at the Annual Mass in thanksgiving for the life of Venerable John Sullivan SJ, in Gardiner St Church.
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Saint Peter Faber
April 12, 2017
One of the original seven companions at the Church of Montmartre in 1534, Peter Faber established the Portuguese Society of Jesus and helped revive the Catholic faith in Germany.
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Week 6: Stillness exercise
April 11, 2017
I am sitting under a tree in broadleaf daylight outside my brutal fraternity housing in Palo Alto, so it must be spring or summer, or, at any rate, sylvan, because...
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Week 6: Gospel reading [Matt. 20]
April 11, 2017
The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard....
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Week 6: Prey
April 11, 2017
The Paschal perspective – which is to say, the Christian take on things – is not concerned about fiscal correctitude, the entrepreneurial prerogative of a paternalistic employer who feels digestively...
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