Spirituality
Week 3: Prey
March 19, 2017
The parables of the hidden treasure and of the pearl of great price in the fourteenth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew were chosen as the evangelical texts of proclamation...
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Week 3: Pray
March 19, 2017
I grew up in a large and lovely house at the intersection of Ailesbury and Shrewsbury Road, a mile-long boulevard of embassies and mansions (and two interesting if unsolved murders);...
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Battling the booze
March 15, 2017
The Pioneer Association needs funding urgently to help promote its message of moderation as some prepare to 'drown the shamrock'
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The Pope’s video for persecuted Christians
March 8, 2017
This month’s Pope’s video focuses on persecuted Christians around the world.
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Jesuit Plus changes publication day
March 8, 2017
Irish Jesuit Communication’s weekly production, Jesuit Plus, is changing its publication day from Friday to Monday
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The story of the napkin box
March 7, 2017
Paula Nolan from the Messenger Publications felt a moving of the spirit as she snapped the napkin box of the Jesuit community in Lower Leeson Street, Dublin.
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A Lenten treat
March 6, 2017
Aidan Mathews, RTÉ producer, playwright and poet, has written an online lenten retreat for Irish Jesuit Communications
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Karl Rahner
March 6, 2017
Karl Rahner was theological advisor at the Second Vatican Council. His role in shaping the modern church before, during and after the Council was immense.
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Week 2: Stillness exercise
March 6, 2017
I simply cannot concentrate. But perhaps complex inattention is more fruitful (although I should not be thinking in productive terms) than a rudimentary focus. It is hard to consider infinity...
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Week 2: Gospel reading
March 6, 2017
Matthew 13 New International Version (NIV) The Parable of the Weeds Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his...
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