Former Taoiseach John Bruton, who died last Feb, cautioned against putting a date on when an Irish unity referendum might be held. I’ve been considering his advice in @businessposthq A longer version considering other aspects of his career will be in the next issue of @StudiesQR
IS INCARCERATION THE MARK OF A CIVILISED SOCIETY?
The summer issue of Studies: 'Power & Punishment: Challenging Prison Policy' is based around a workshop hosted by @JCFJustice & asks insightful questions about our assumption that retributive justice is the only game in town...
In today’s violent and volatile world, one could justifiably wonder whether access to the arts & the freedom to participate in the cultural life of the community could be considered a human rights priority...
Spring issue out now!
https://t.co/TNgJgQAVHl
In our increasingly siloed and individualistic society today, do we need to revisit Newman’s vision of fostering a broad, integrated sense of knowledge and a more holistic education system? An emphatic 'YES' from Studies. Summer issue out now: https://t.co/VkVgPafIPF
@jesuits_ireland summarises autumn #Studies, Changing Catholic Culture with reflections and responses to @DerekinBerlin's 'The Best Catholics in the World' with contributions from @kevinhargaden & @Komahony1Kieran & others.
https://t.co/LBj8AOot4b
@CatholicBishops @JesuitEdDesk
Autumn 22 Studies has several responses to @DerekinBerlin’s The Best Catholics in the World driven by the tenet that acknowledging & reflecting on past mistakes presents learning opportunities & the possibility of preventing future comparable injustices:
https://t.co/VkVgPafIPF
Autumn 22 Studies has several responses to @DerekinBerlin’s The Best Catholics in the World driven by the tenet that acknowledging & reflecting on past mistakes presents learning opportunities & the possibility of preventing future comparable injustices:
https://t.co/VkVgPafIPF
@UrsulaHalligan writes in @IrishTimes of @Pontifex’s ‘quiet revolution’ vision for a #Synodal#Church. Gerry O’Hanlon SJ’s “The Quiet Revolution of Pope Francis” has been called ‘a catalyst for the renewal of the Church in Ireland’ @StudiesQR
https://t.co/t19O6wn4W4
Fergus O’Ferrall contributes in @IrishTimes to the debate on #sectarianism in #Ireland & its roots. He refers to an in-depth article he wrote in @StudiesQR, available here:
https://t.co/dSlEbAxaKS
@DermotRoantree @jesuits_ireland
'We should respond in very different ways to the nationalism of powerful majorities and the nationalism of oppressed minorities.' Wise words from John Langan SJ quoted in the superb editorial to the latest issue of @StudiesQR.
National Identity & Sovereignty: Vulnerabilities in the EU are a central concern in @RonanMcCrea’s essay on ‘Democratic backsliding & the unravelling of the EU legal order’. #Studies, Summer 2022 out now: https://t.co/VkVgP9Y7r5
@DermotRoantree
In the summer 2022 issue of #Studies, Michael Sanfey @sanfeym writes about the distinction between a nation’s cultural identity and its political form. Out now: https://t.co/VkVgPafIPF
The tightrope between an inward-looking sovereignty & the wider embrace of more global civilisation: @DaraghOConnell looks at the influence of the literature of the medieval Irish diaspora on Dante’s Divina Commedia. #Studies,Summer:
https://t.co/VkVgPafIPF
@DermotRoantree
Does Nationalism create distinctions between peoples as opposed to the fraternity and solidarity cultivated by a wider global perspective? #Studies, Summer 2022 out now: https://t.co/VkVgPafIPF
@DermotRoantree@DaraghOConnell@sanfeym@RonanMcCrea
Dr. Cornelius Casey on 'The Case for Theology in the University' in latest edition of @StudiesQR
Read the article here https://t.co/ClfCut2zDK
It sets out the thinking behind the forthcoming conference on 'Theology and the University' hosted by Loyola Institute @tcddublin
Pope Francis has set out a synodal pathway for the Catholic Church. The concept of a pope asking his flock to speak out is a novel one & has encountered some resistance. THE COURAGE TO SPEAK FREELY. Studies Spring 22 out now: https://t.co/VkVgPafIPF
@DermotRoantree@LindaHoganTCD
Pope Francis has set out a synodal pathway for the Catholic Church. The concept of a pope asking his flock to speak out is a novel one & has encountered some resistance. THE COURAGE TO SPEAK FREELY. Studies Spring 22 out now: https://t.co/VkVgPafIPF
@DermotRoantree@LindaHoganTCD
CAN OUR LEGAL SYSTEM WITHSTAND THE STRESS-TEST OF COVID?
The Winter issue of @StudiesQR - "COVID-19: Law & Human Rights" asks some hard questions. Out now:
https://t.co/VkVgPafIPF