Added Tuesday 9 September 2008 :: Category: General, Social Justice :: »
After a summer of refurbishment, Campion House in Hatch Street is opening its doors again this week to a community of three: John Dardis, Patrick Hume (pictured right, in a window in Campion House) and John O’Keeffe.- The Gardiner St Gospel Choir will recommence on Sunday 14 Sept at 7.30pm. It will be led by the new musical director, Mr Aidan Greene. All are welcome.
- Dermot Brangan reports from Tokyo: “Bill Johnston has now spent two months in a hospital bed. His doctor detected some irregularity in Bill’s heart and has asked for and been given leave to insert a pacemaker. It’s a small operation and the doctor anticipates no complications. Frankly, I can see no change in Bill’s condition.”
- Number 44 Sandford Road (almost opposite Loyola), known as The Annex for accommodating Jesuit visitors to Dublin this summer, has served its purpose and we have moved out of it.
- As the Milltown Institute starts lectures this week, after orientation last week, it rejoices in a new acting president. Fr Conn Casey, former Vincentian Provincial, has just taken over from Finbarr Clancy.
- Studies and The Iona Institute are sponsoring a third Public Lecture at 8 p.m. on Thursday, October at the Davenport Hotel, Merrion Square, Dublin 2. Professor Keith Ward, an Anglican priest and fellow of the British Academy, will speak on: Is Religion Dangerous? (the title of one of his twenty books). Admission free. If you wish to attend the lecture please email or phone 01-6619204.
- Walt Kilroy, Jesuit Solidarity Scholar based at the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, is making a field trip to Sierra Leone for the month of September, to look at the reintegration of former combatants following the civil war there. Readers can look forward to a report on Walt’s return.
- Two corrections to items in last week’s AMDG Express. We underestimated the worldwide membership of Christian Life Communities: the actual number is over 30,000 – with apologies to Michaael O. Gallagher. And we saluted Brendan McManus as a Track Tutor, when in fact he is a Class Tutor. Sorry, Brendan.
