Spirituality

Short notices

September 1, 2009

Congratulations to Brother John Adams (pictured here), 60 years a Jesuit and 25 years a major figure in Milltown Park, where his contribution has been simply immeasurable. Joe Keaney is...

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Forthcoming events

September 1, 2009

The closing date for applications for Slí Eile’s Certificate in Social Spirituality is 11 September. This is an outreach programme of the Milltown Institute for young adults (18-35 years old)...

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Forthcoming events

August 25, 2009

Brian Grogan SJ and Phyllis Brady are facilitating workshops for the archdiocese of Armagh this week. The workshops, which will take place in Dromantine, are to help with issues of...

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Short Notices

August 25, 2009

Writing in the Irish Catholic, Mags Gargan captured some of the qualities that make 82-year-old Freddie Deignan (pictured here), one of the most loved and admired Jesuits in Hong Kong,...

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Pulling up the boats

August 25, 2009

At the end of August many Irish Jesuits are like St Peter, drawing up their boats on the shore and leaving the lakes (this one is Currane in Kerry) and the summer’s...

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JESUITICA: Père Lachaise

August 25, 2009

One of Europe’s best known cemeteries takes its name from Père François de la Chaise SJ (1624-1709), confessor to Louis XIV, who lived in the Jesuit house rebuilt in 1682 on the...

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Short Notices

August 11, 2009

Two thousand of Fr Frank Browne’s photographs formed the basis of a highly recommended TV programme shown on RTE on 10 August: “Day before yesterday: Birth of a Nation”. Take a...

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Early Irish brothers

August 11, 2009

Joe Ward SJ of Manresa has been visiting the Province archives on an interesting quest: the links between pre-Suppression Irish Jesuit brothers and South America. Starting with the dates of...

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JESUITICA: Saint Jean de Brébeuf SJ

August 11, 2009

Lacrosse began life as a sport to instil manly virtues and preparedness for war in the youth of Native American tribes. St Jean de Brébeuf SJ observed the game being...

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John moves on

August 11, 2009

The Jesuit Communication Centre has lost a highly valued colleague and friend in John White, who left this week to work for the Discovery Programme, a public institution for advanced research in...

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