Urnaí agus Soiscéalaíocht san Eaglais

Táim i mo bhall den gComhluadar Imeánuéil, comhluadar atá bainteach go mór le soiscealaíochta san eaglais. Tógann an comhluadar a ainm as scriptúr: “Beidh an mhaighdean torrach agus béarfaidh sí mac agus tabharfar Imeánuéil mar ainm air,– ainm a chiallaíonn:…

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‘Come away and rest for a while’

I recently attended a retreat day organised by the Lay Retreat Association. The LRA, a Jesuit apostolate, has been offering retreats to lay people for over sixty years. Based in Milltown Park, Dublin 6, it organises approximately fifteen short retreats annually,…

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Evangelising with mercy, love and compassion

Recently I interviewed Jeff Cavins, Director of Evangelisation & Catechesis with Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis in the United States, and creator of the hugely successful ‘Great Adventure Bible Timeline’ for the Jesuits in Ireland website. I was particularly struck…

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Mission at the Ploughing Championships

The Jesuits in Ireland were among the exhibitors at this year’s National Ploughing Championships which were held in Rathneiska, Co. Laois from 22-24 September. It was my first time attending this vibrant rural event which has become Europe’s largest outdoor exhibition…

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Walking in the footsteps of Saint Ignatius

I work with the Jesuits on the prayer website Sacred Space. It is inspired by the spirituality of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, a sixteenth-century Basque, whose insights into God’s working with the human heart have been of great assistance to countless…

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