Ethos

20th November 2015

This year, the Elements Parent Day will take place on Sunday, 22nd November 2015. Our ‘guest’ presenter will be our very own Fr Barney McGuckian.  Fr Barney will aim to give you an introduction and background to Ignatian Spirituality and the Jesuit Ethos. The day will begin at 09.30am with refreshments and will end about…read article

19th November 2015

Fr Tom Layden, Irish Jesuit Provincial and Old Clongownian (1975) visited Clongowes for four days this week (15th-19th) and met with the students and staff. Fr Layden arrived on Sunday 15th and concelebrated Mass for the Deceased Members of the Clongowes Union – a very moving ceremony, held in the Boys’ Chapel. He spent the…read article

18th November 2015

On Wednesday of last week, November 11th a group of eleven students from Syntax and Poetry, Dan Reilly, David Morrin, Luke MacQuillan, Jonathan Farrington, Jason Smith, Dan Gannon, Ross O’Doherty, Rory Gavigan, Jonathan Donnelly, Michael O’Brien and Conor Keegan accompanied Mr Tom Carroll, Ms Anne-Marie Dolan, Fr Michael Sheil SJ, Rector and Ms Margaret Doyle…read article

13th November 2015

Our annual November Remembrance Tree has made an appearance back in the concourse. It will stand in front of the chaplaincy board where students, staff and parents can take the time to remember loved ones who have passed on. All names on the tree will be remembered at morning prayer each morning and also in…read article

13th November 2015

Mass for the Deceased Members of the Clongowes Union The autumn season is always rich in colour – but as November moves towards its end – the very richness of those colours is the sign that nature must face up to the fact that – to regenerate next spring – all growth must fade and…read article

11th November 2015

4th November 2015

Ensuring that our Clongowes profile has a strong presence with alumni, current parents and the wider community is important for our future development goals. We develop relationships with many of our constituents – bringing you all together is an effective way to communicate the ‘bigger picture’ of our extended Clongowes community. An important part of this…read article

31st October 2015

This year, the Rudiments Parent Day will take place on Sunday, 8th November 2015 as indicated on the school calendar. Our guest speaker will be Ms Marguerite Kiely, Clinical Director for Children and Adolescents at Pieta House. Marguerite is also a Clinical Supervisor and continues to practice as a psychotherapist there as well as being…read article

14th October 2015

This year, the Syntax Parent Day will take place on Sunday 18th October 2015 as indicated on the school calendar. We are very pleased to announce that Fr Peter McVerry S.J. will be the guest speaker.  Fr McVerry (OC’62) is an Irish Jesuit who needs little introduction to many of us.  He is a powerful…read article

12th October 2015

Time never stands still at Clongowes and last week (Saturday 10th October), with Elements well settled and engaged in a host of pursuits, the day had arrived to welcome potential members of the Rhetoric class of 2022. There was a palpable buzz in the air as dormitory neighbours for September 2016 laid eyes on each…read article