Spirituality
Week 4: Gospel reading
March 25, 2017
The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and...
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Week 4: Prey
March 25, 2017
In my first year in the senior house at school, the same good-looking Jesuit priest (so recently ordained that we still sometimes addressed him as Mr.) introduced us to the...
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Week 4: Pray
March 25, 2017
Do not despair, dear reader. The first definition of “priceless” in any reputable dictionary will tell you that it means “so precious its value cannot be determined”; “of immeasurable worth”;...
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Saint Jean de Brébeuf
March 22, 2017
A patron saint of Canada, Jean de Brébeuf lived among the Huron indigenous people and was one of the North American martyrs.
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Where to for the Irish Church?
March 22, 2017
The lead articles of the Spring 2017 issue of Studies all concur in the judgement that a phase – at least a phase – of Irish Catholicism has ended
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‘Crazy World’
March 22, 2017
Brendan McManus SJ, author of 'Redemption Road: Grieving on the Camino', had an unforgettable moment at a recent concert featuring the popular Irish rock band Aslan
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‘At home in the cosmos’
March 22, 2017
'Mindfully at Home in the Cosmos' was the title of the spring retreat in Manresa, given by Dee Hennessy and Des O'Grady SJ
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Heartbroken saying goodbye
March 21, 2017
The sister of well-known author Richard Leonard SJ died on Saturday 18 March. Tracey was the catalyst for his best selling book 'Where the Hell is God?'
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Week 3: Stillness exercise
March 19, 2017
If you are still here, you are here but not still. That is as good as it gets, alas.
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Week 3: Gospel reading
March 19, 2017
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he...
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