Thomas Groome on World Education Day and St Thomas Aquinas
December 1, 2023
At first blush, it might seem that these are two disparate celebrations with no correlation between them. World Education Day
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At first blush, it might seem that these are two disparate celebrations with no correlation between them. World Education Day
In 2021, we reached World Overshoot Day on 29th July. This is a date in the calendar that spotlights the
On February 20, 2020 Pope Francis beatified a Jesuit priest who very few people know. His name is Rutilio Grande,
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The 1968 conference in Medellín, Colombia was the second regional meeting of Latin America’s bishops whose primary objective was to
A reflection on Mother Teresa Kolkata, the city of joy. A city that is known for the inspiring work of
A reflection on peace The frequency with which Jesus says ‘peace be with you’ in the gospels is in many
A reflection on refugees World Refugee Day seeks to make the invisible reality of millions of refugees around the world
A reflection on women’s rights In Jesus’ day women were treated as second class citizens. They existed in relation to
A reflection In January we focus on new beginnings. But how do we begin again when the worst has happened,
A reflection on education The Jesuit primary school in Mbare township in Zimbabwe is one of the most impoverished schools
A prayer at Christmas Lord, God, you chose to enter into the human experience in the person of Jesus. You
On 16 November 1989, six Jesuits, their housekeeper and her 15-year-old daughter were brutally murdered in El Salvador by soldiers
A reflection on remembrance Traditionally, November is the month of Remembrance. We pray for those who have died, family and
On March 12th, 1977, Fr Rutilio Grande SJ was brutally gunned down along with his sacristan Manuel Solorzano and young
A reflection on St Ignatius It can be all too easy to have a simplistic understanding of the saints. They
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