Light and the sound of music in Hezekiah’s Tunnel
Readers of former encyclicals will have made the acquaintance of such luminaries as Xenophon and Tantalus – and of Dag Hammarskjold and my Lourdes Pal – little Anne Marie. Now…
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Answering Pope Francis’ Call – a Parish Community’s Response.
Saturday, 12th December 2020, was a sad day for us in Clongowes as we bade good-bye to our nearest neighbours ……….. but we did so with joy in our hearts…
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Annual Christmas Lunch
On Tuesday 8th December the school gathered in prayer to celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Fr Shane Daly SJ celebrated Mass at 10.45 a.m. from the Sports Hall…
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I am always struck by the traditional cartoon in the media at the end of December as we look forward to the “new” year. Exiting stage left we see an…
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Wellness Day
Our annual ‘Wellness Day’ took place on Wednesday 25th November. The Amber Flag Committee made up of staff and students worked very hard behind the scenes to make this an…
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Remembrance Mass
The Annual Remembrance Mass for deceased Old Clongownians, members of staff and Jesuits of Clongowes took place on Sunday, November 15th in the Sports Hall. The Mass was streamed live…
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Kairos Retreat
In the lead-in to our annual mid-term break, Clongowes hosted our two annual Kairos Retreats simultaneously. The retreats had been initially scheduled to happen in the beautiful northern surroundings of…
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Apart but in Communion
There is always a great sense of achievement for all parties in a school – Students – Teachers – Administration – Parents/Guardians – when the Hallow’een [Eve of All Saints’…
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Live Broadcast of Sunday Mass
Apart but in Communion This coming Sunday the 4th October will see an important and innovative step forward for liturgy in Clongowes when we broadcast our first television Mass from…
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Thalassa! Thalassa!
To horse! To horse! And here we are only a mere week away from reaching home-port – or should that read starting-post …… at last! But why, you may ask…
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25.06.1970 For the past, Thanks! – For the future, Yes! 25.06.2020
Dag Hammarksjold – the second Sec.Gen. of the UN from 1953 to 1961 – died in a plane crash in Zambia while trying to negotiate peace in a civil war…
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A Message from The Headmaster
It is 50 years to the day that Fr Michael Sheil SJ was ordained as a Jesuit priest. This is a remarkable milestone and those – very many – of…
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Times Old and New
Ireland now stands in imminent danger. If Popery succeeds – our fairest plains will once more witness days worthy to rank with those of Bloody Mary – and the Walls…
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Go! Spread the Good News – even to the ends of the earth – and I will be with you! [Matt.28:19]
In the mid-1980s – for a sabbatical year – I volunteered for the Jesuit Refugee Service – founded a few years previously by our then Fr General [now Servant of…
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Passing on the Baton
Did you ever come across a group of people looking at the sky and wonder what was up there? Did you perhaps go gazing skywards yourself? And what if someone…
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Click-4-Crumlin
We’re asking you to ‘Click-4-Crumlin‘ to help our TY students raise money for a covid-19 testing machine for sick children in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin. Due to the current…
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My Braveheart Tree!
In my 3rd motu proprio at the end of March I asked if anyone had a favourite tree – and received a great and varied response – with many reasons…
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Be Glad to be Sad!
Last Friday, the well-leaked news that this year’s Leaving Cert. was to be cancelled made it a unique day in the annals of the DES – and in the life…
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They’re Closing the Churches!
It is just over 50 days since the anti-covid-19 strategy brought about the closure of places of gathering. After the initial shock, people began to improvise – and everywhere there…
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Lockdown – Cabin Fever – and a Lost Child
One hears a lot these days about people, unable to put up with the current anti-covid lockdown – wanting to leave their “prison-space” and head away beyond the imposed 2…
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