Spirituality

podcasts

Hammarskjöld – Prophet for the 21st century

March 14, 2016

Dr Roger Lipsey is author of a new book on the life and spirituality of Dag Hammarskjöld. He believes his death in a plane crash in 1961 was no accident...

Funeral of Mr Justice Adrian Hardiman

March 11, 2016

The funeral of Supreme Court Judge Adrian Hardiman took place on 10 March. Fr Myles O'Reilly SJ celebrated the Mass and gave the homily.

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Virginia Woolf: spirituality without God

March 9, 2016

Virginia Woolf may have been an atheist but she had a rich spirituality, according to Professor Stephanie Paulsell in her 8 March lecture organised by SpIRE.

Launch of ‘Dear Pope Francis’

March 8, 2016

Dear Pope Francis, the recently published book of letters between the Pope and children around the world, was launched on 1 March by Archbishop Eamon Martin in an Armagh primary...

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Jesuit pupil is Pope’s pen pal!

March 1, 2016

Twelve-year-old Clara O’Gormain from the Jesuit Scoil Iognáid in Galway features in Pope Francis latest book 'Dear Pope Francis' in which he answers questions from children around the world.

Great response to LRA retreat

February 24, 2016

The Lay Retreat Association (LRA) held a one day retreat on 14 February, at Milltown Park. Almost 80 people turned up.

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Mass of thanksgiving for Fr John Sullivan SJ

February 23, 2016

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin presided over the Annual Mass in thanksgiving for the life of Venerable John Sullivan SJ. Church of Ireland Archbishop Michael Jackson gave the post-communion reflection.

Irish Jesuit gets presidential award

February 23, 2016

Fr Donal Doyle SJ was recently awarded a Presidential Distinguished Service Awards in recognition of his lifetime work in Japan.

blog

The Pope is not infallible

February 16, 2016

DERMOT ROANTREE :: The Church does not, strictly speaking, teach that the Pope is infallible. George Wilson, an American Jesuit, explains the issue in a recent Commonweal article