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God is involved in your Life

Why is this important? Because God is already totally involved in your life and you know something about that already. It is like an engagement - two people are in love: there's a promise, a dream, and a sense that to move to ever fuller commitment would be good for both.

These articles offer hints on how you can deepen your appreciation of what God is doing and what he desires for you. The ideas outlined here have value only insofar as they evoke an experience for you, open up a window into the mystery of the relationship between God and yourself. At the end of each article you will find an exercise which will help you to enter personally into some aspect of God's relationship with you.

Exploring a Vocation by Damian Howard SJ

Exploring vocation as a young person can feel like a leap into the unknown.

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History of the Jesuits in Ireland

No sooner was the existence of the Society of Jesus confirmed in 1540 than St. Ignatius, the founder, sent two of his companions, Paschase Broet and Alfonso Salmeron on a fact-finding mission to Ireland - mainly Tyrone and Donegal to report on the state of the Church.

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The Pilgrim Saint: Ignatius of Loyola, Founder of the Jesuits

Towards the end of his life, and much against his inclination, Ignatius Loyola was cajoled into giving an account of his earlier years.

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What is ignatian spirituality?

The word 'spirituality' can be a real stumbling block! Don't spend too much time trying to define it, but think of it as 'relationship'.

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