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Belvedere remembers the Armistice

First World WarOn 9th November at 10 a.m. in the Belvedere College Chapel, Fr Derek Cassidy SJ will celebrate a Mass to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the 1918 Armistice, and to remember the 47 former pupils and two teachers from Belvedere who lost their lives in the First World War: to be broadcast live on RTE radio. Some Transition Year students will experience what it must have been like to live in the trenches, as part of a wider commemoration. See report below. Read more »

Added Monday 3 November 2008 :: Category: General ::

Jim Hayes SJ

Jim Hayes SJAMDG Express has saluted two of the Irish Jesuits working in Britain: Kieran Barry-Ryan and (post-humously) Jack Donovan. Jack’s near-contemporary, Jim Hayes, is living in Liverpool, but for many years he has hardly featured on the horizons of Province activities despite a remarkably active priestly life. The photo shows Jim with his ordination class. Click on ‘Read more’ below for Paul Andrews’ report on a recent conversation with Jim. Read more »

Added Monday 3 November 2008 :: Category: General ::

Peter Hannan on the Holy Spirit

Peter Hannan on the Holy SpiritSince he returned from the Zambian mission, Peter Hannan SJ has been living a special sort of life in Manresa, rising in the very small hours, studying, writing and praying until the dawn, gardening in the grounds of Manresa, and working steadily at his books. His latest is called A World Alight with Splendour and is about the Holy Spirit. Peter is concerned to dispel the notion that the Spirit is the most unreal, mysterious and remote of the three persons of the Trinity. Read more Read more »

Added Monday 3 November 2008 :: Category: General ::