Ethos

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

18th February 2016

The annual Anniversary Mass of Thanksgiving for the life and work of the Servant of God, the Venerable Father John Sullivan SJ, was celebrated in the Church of Saint Francis Xavier, Gardiner Street, Dublin 1, on Saturday 20 February at 11.00am. On Friday November 7th Pope Francis approved the recommendation of the Congregation for the…read article

18th February 2016

Parent Retreats: A one-day retreat for Parents / Guardians will take place on Friday 8th or Friday 22nd April in Glendalough Co Wicklow. There will be a hike, prayer and some refreshments afterwards. There will be a planned theme for the day based on a scripture passage and we would hope that the experience would…read article

1st February 2016

Last month saw the arrival Brother Jeffrey Pioquinto SJ in Clongowes and he will remain with us until Easter as part of his tertianship. The Rector, Fr Michael Sheil tells us more… Br Jeff is continuing a wonderful tradition of the European Tertianship in Dublin whereby – in the second term – we are privileged…read article

15th January 2016

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is traditionally observed from the 18th to 25th January – the octave of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. The theme chosen for 2016 is ‘Salt of the Earth’, which is inspired by the verses from Peter’s first letter (1 Peter 2:9-10) and Jesus’ metaphors of salt and light. Peter’s…read article

7th January 2016

Dr Fergus Heffernan a Clinical Psychologist, with an MSc in Family Therapies, and a PHD in Neuro Science (pictured here speaking at the Kilkenny Campus of NUI Maynooth) will be our speaker. Dr Heffernan has spent most of his 35-year career working with families in the most distressed areas of the world, affected by war, famine,…read article

3rd January 2016

As the new term was about to start, we received the sad news of the death of Mary Collins, may she rest in peace. Mary started work here in 1979, just after finishing school, and gave 36 years’ loyal and dedicated service to Clongowes. Mary’s main work involved dealing with parents on all matters relating to…read article

22nd December 2015

Tapping into Christmas zeitgeist that was everywhere in Clongowes on Monday the Festive Season was given a boost by the proliferation of Christmas Jumpers and other seasonal garb around the school as part of a fund raiser for The Society for the Relief of the Poor and Aged (SRPA), now in its 37th year. The…read article

7th December 2015

Immediately following our Penitential Liturgy at the start of Advent (Wednesday 2nd December) there was an extraordinary response from the student body to the new format and offering of the Sacrament of Reconciliation (see below for more). Rhetoric – the most senior students, in the college – were offered the opportunity to make their individual confession…read article

25th November 2015

Last week Ms Orlaith Carmody, an international speaker, coach, author of ‘Perform as a Leader’ and MD of Mediatraining.ie, addressed an audience of Old Clongownians, parents and staff on “The Performance of Leadership”. The event, which is part of the ongoing Clongowes Leadership Series organised by the Clongowes Foundation took place in the Clyde Court Hotel and was followed by a lively…read article