Dermot Roantree
Studies: National identity and sovereignty
June 7, 2022
The summer 2022 issue of Studies includes essays on aspects of Ireland's political and cultural history, as well as papers from a workshop on sovereignty.
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Nationalism and the Christian call to solidarity
June 7, 2022
DERMOT ROANTREE :: Attachment to one's nation should not entail a lessening of one's sense of belonging to wider humanity.
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Democracy stress-tested by COVID-19
December 7, 2021
DERMOT ROANTREE :: The pandemic is the latest and most strenuous test of the strength of democratic commitments in many countries.
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First lay editor appointed to Studies
September 28, 2021
Dermot Roantree has been appointed to the editorship of Studies, the Irish Jesuit quarterly journal – the first lay editor since its foundation in 1912
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Studies: Explaining the present
September 15, 2021
The lead article of the Autumn 2021 issue of Studies explores the significance of modernity's turn away from the truly Christian understanding of temporality
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Change we can believe in: The fate of unbaptised infants
December 18, 2019
DERMOT ROANTREE :: How the Church has shifted in its understanding of the fate of unbaptised infants tells us much about the development of doctrine
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John Henry Newman: a saint for the times
February 14, 2019
Blessed John Henry Newman has been cleared for canonisation. Dermot Roantree considers the different uses that Catholics will make of his legacy.
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The power of everyday mysticism
January 29, 2019
Speaking at the AGM of Irish schools trust Ceist, Pat Coyle proposed a route to take in response to these difficult times for the Church
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‘Going but not leaving’
October 26, 2018
All Souls and All Saints day are really two sides of the one mysterious reality that is death, according to Dermot Roantree
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Scorsese’s ‘Silence’ – prayer and provocation
December 14, 2016
Scorsese's latest film 'Silence', based on the 1966 novel by Shusaku Endo, is a provocative but rewarding watch, according to Dermot Roantree of Irish Jesuit Communications
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Disciples of courage
November 29, 2022 - Author Brendan Comerford SJ reflects on the lives of ten inspirational people who showed immense courage in their commitment to Christ.
Jesuit scholastics: What it means to be holy
November 28, 2022 - Two young men who are training for the Jesuit priesthood talk to Fr Niall Leahy SJ about their favourite saint that inspires them.
Record high homeless figures
November 28, 2022 - Peter McVerry SJ criticises the record high homeless figures that have increased to over 11,000 people during the month of October 2022.
A Sunny start!
November 23, 2022 - Sunny Jacobs SJ talks about his his native Kerala, and his early days with the Jesuits before coming to Galway.
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Disciples of courage
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Reflections for weekday readings 2022-2023
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