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Strong and Perfect Christians

22nd May 2016

Name                                Faith Friend Eoghan Cumbers              Charlie Coonan Luc Curley                         Seán McCrohan Oisín Devitt                  …read article

John Sullivan Thanksgiving Mass

18th May 2016

  Thanksgiving celebration for soon to be beatified Fr. John Sullivan SJ Bishop Denis Nulty of Kildare & Leighlin diocese was the principal celebrant at the annual anniversary Mass in thanksgiving for the soon to be beatified, Venerable Fr. John Sullivan SJ, in Clongowes Wood College on Sunday 8 May. The Boys Chapel in Clongowes was full…read article

John Sullivan Beatification

27th April 2016

Glad tidings of great joy indeed as it has been announced that Pope Francis has approved the decree that authenticated a miracle attributed to Fr Sullivan SJ, which will lead to his Beatification. Pope Francis’ approval was given at an audience with Cardinal Angelo Amato, the prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints….read article

Retreating from the World

25th April 2016

The sun shone, the skies were blue and the heather was colouring the Wicklow Mountains in a hue of purple, as we arrived at the Hermitage Retreat Centre for the Clongowes Parents’ Retreat, on Friday the 22nd of April. Anne Marie Dolan and Declan O’Keeffe had arranged a wonderful day of reflection and exercise for…read article

Grandparents’ Sunday

7th April 2016

Next Sunday (April 17th) there will be a special Sunday Eucharist in Clongowes to celebrate all Grandparents of the students and community in the College. We would like to invite any Grandparents who can to come to this special liturgy in their honour. The Mass will take place at 11.am in the Sports Hall and…read article

Parents’ Retreat

22nd March 2016

There are still some places available on the  one-day retreats for Parents / Guardians that will take place on Friday 8th April and Friday 22nd April in Glendalough Co Wicklow. On  each day there will be a hike, prayer and some refreshments afterwards. There will be a planned theme for the day based on a…read article

John Paul II Awards

9th March 2016

Congratulations to the five students from Clongowes, who received their Pope John Paul II Awards from Bishop Denis Nulty in Askea Parish Church, Carlow during Catholic Schools Week. They were among 283 other young people from schools and parishes in the Kildare and Leighlin diocese, who completed the award. Pictured above with Ms Anne Marie…read article

Novena of Grace

3rd March 2016

The Novena of Grace is a centuries old tradition and is one of the main Jesuit devotions worldwide. It was first held in Dublin in 1712 and takes place in the days prior to the anniversary of the canonization of Saint Francis and St Ignatius on March 12th. Francis Xavier is hailed as the greatest…read article

Mother’s Day Mass

3rd March 2016

This Sunday March 6th to mark Mothers Day, we will celebrate in a special way all mothers at our Sunday Eucharist in the Sports Hall at 11 am. Hall. We warmly invite all mothers who can, to join us on this day when they are most celebrated and thanked. Fr Bruce Bradley SJ will lead…read article

Lenten Reconciliation

22nd February 2016

On Wednesday, 24th February we held our annual Lenten Reconciliation Service in Clongowes. Led by Mr Niall Leahy SJ the whole school came together in the Sports Hall at 9.15pm for a 30 minute liturgy exploring the nature of the Sacrament of Reconciliation and the ‘Why’ of going to Confession. Using the media of film,…read article

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