Spirituality

Poems for Lent

February 19, 2007

These four poems were written by Colm Lavelle SJ. The first two are in keeping with Lent. The third is on the Eucharist (compare Phil 2, 5-11). The final poem...

Dermot Harte, ex-Belvederian, remembers his friend Benedict Kiely with fondness. Ben Kiely, a well-known journalist and writer, spent one year as a Jesuit novice in Emo, Offaly. Ireland’s brightest contemporary...

RNN launches special interviews for Lent

February 19, 2007

A new departure for Religious News Network has met with an initial positive response. Lent Matters is a series of interviews in which people discuss topics such as prayer, retreat,...

JCC website project on its way

February 19, 2007

The JCC website project, attempting to integrate and streamline some of the major Irish Jesuit websites, is well on its way to completion. Dermot Roantree explains. The major website project...

The maturing effect of having a baby

February 19, 2007

David Gaffney considers how bringing a child into the world and rearing it responsibly may transform a relationship. Nature, he says, can compensate for any deficiencies in maturity in a...

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...

Seán Mac Réamoinn

February 18, 2007

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

Paul Miki, Japanese samurai, Christian martyr – The Corkman

February 15, 2007

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

Minister on a mission – The Irish Times

February 13, 2007

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

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. <a href=”http://jesuit.ie/blog/serendipity/exit.php?url=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ydGUuaWUvcmFkaW8xL3NwaXJpdG1vdmVzL3JhbXMvMjAwNy80ZmVicnVhcnkuc21pbA==&entry_id=81″ onmouseover=”window.status=’http://www.rte.ie/radio1/spiritmoves/rams/2007/4february.smil’;return true;”...