Spirituality
Death of eminent historian
December 11, 2017
Renowned Irish historian and Marist priest Fr Brendan Bradshaw died peacefully yesterday, 10 December, at Cherryfield Nursing Home in Milltown Park
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The coming of Christ the ‘rebel’
December 8, 2017
DECLAN O'KEEFFE :: Songwriter Jackson Brown saw Jesus as a rebel and wondered how our celebrations of Christmas today would sit with the man whose anger cleared the temple of...
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“A palpable sense of the presence of God”
December 6, 2017
Patrick Corkery SJ returned from his studies in the United States to profess his first vows to the Society of Jesus in front of his family, friends, and Jesuit colleagues
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Balanced mood, balanced life
December 6, 2017
GAVIN T. MURPHY :: Conversations with a psychotherapist and a spiritual companion set the author on a journey to explore ways to maintain balanced mood for a balanced life.
Read more1. The effect of external events (discernment of spirits)
December 5, 2017
We are affected by our surrounding and what we experience through our senses, it is important to notice what those effects are and what images we should surround ourselves with....
Read more2. The Lotto experiment
December 5, 2017
You have won 1 million Euro in the lottery and after the initial excitement, you are trying to decide what to do with it. There are three possibilities you are...
Read more3. Reflection (looking back on everyday events, they are seen differently)
December 5, 2017
At the end of the day take 10 minutes to look back over the day. Initially this can seem pointless or a waste of time, given that ‘what is past,...
Read more4. Freedom or detachment (when willpower is not enough)
December 5, 2017
Often we become aware that we are in a rut with regards to our emotions or reactions to people and situations. For example, I can get angry whenever someone challenges...
Read more5. The power of the imagination (imagine yourself living a different reality)
December 5, 2017
A great human gift is the ability to use the imagination to put yourself in another’s shoes, try on a different life for size or experiment with different lifestyles. Take...
Read more6. Making an important decision (taking the opposite point of view)
December 5, 2017
Making good decisions is difficult, often we are swayed by our own likes, whims and impulsive reactions such that we find it difficult to get a critical distance. Often we...
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