Spirituality

Religion and despair

February 19, 2007

by David Gaffney SJ There are scenes of a troubled young man being counselled by a very believable ‘shrink’ in the film Good Will Hunting (and readers may be able...

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Seán Mac Réamoinn

February 18, 2007

<em>Journalist Seán Mac Réamoinn dies in Dublin hospital aged 85 years</em> was one of many articles and obituaries in which reference was made to Seán Jesuit education. In the <em>Irish...

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Paul Miki, Japanese samurai, Christian martyr – The Corkman

February 15, 2007

Monsignor Denis O’Callaghan describes Paul Miki’s life,<br /> <blockquote>The Shogun in 1597 had decided to suppress the Christian faith as central to his policy of closing off Japan from Western...

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Minister on a mission – The Irish Times

February 13, 2007

<em>Minister on a mission: A week in Zambia with Mary Hanafin</em> describes the minister’s tour and refers to Michael Kelly on 9 February,<br /> <blockquote>Fr Michael Kelly is a slight,...

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Spirit Moves – RTE Radio 1

February 4, 2007

In a 45 min programme discussing entitled ‘Is God Green?’ Conall O Quinn SJ was among a panel of guests hosted by Susan Mc Reynolds.<br /> <a href=”http://jesuit.ie/blog/serendipity/exit.php?url=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ydGUuaWUvcmFkaW8xL3NwaXJpdG1vdmVzL3JhbXMvMjAwNy80ZmVicnVhcnkuc21pbA==&amp;entry_id=81″ onmouseover=”window.status=’http://www.rte.ie/radio1/spiritmoves/rams/2007/4february.smil’;return true;”...

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Conversations with Eamon Dunphy – RTÉ Radio 1

January 28, 2007

Fr. Peter McVerry was this week’s prominent people in conversation with Eamon Dunphy about his life, passions and the music which inspires him. <a href=”http://jesuit.ie/blog/serendipity/exit.php?url=aHR0cDovL3BjLnJ0ZS5pZS8yMDA3L3BjL3BvZC12LTIwMDEwNy0zNm0xNXMtZHVucGh5Lm1wMw==&amp;entry_id=121″ onmouseover=”window.status=’http://pc.rte.ie/2007/pc/pod-v-200107-36m15s-dunphy.mp3′;return true;” onmouseout=”window.status=”;return true;” title=”Listen...

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A terrible beauty

January 25, 2007

January 25, 2007 A terrible beauty How the Irish are in flight from the past by Thomas G Casey SJ Every article written for the Jesuit journal La Civiltà Cattolica...

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Lifeline for the suicidal

January 19, 2007

In his regular AMDG column, David Gaffney applauds efforts, both in Ireland and abroad, to take a holistic, communitarian approach to suicide prevention, especially among young people. There were two...

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The Jesuits: God’s ‘secret agents’!

January 19, 2007

Brendan McManus SJ reviews a recent book about the Jesuits in 16th and 17th century Britain, a book which goes a long way towards rebutting the pejorative fictions about Jesuit...

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Taking time out with the LRA

January 19, 2007

The Lay Retreat Association has been running retreats since its foundation (by Fr Eugene Ward SJ) in 1945. It is still alive and well, meeting the needs of lay people...

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