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December 2020

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Suzanne Mulligan ‘Builders of a New Social Bond’: Reflections on Fratelli tutti
Neil Xavier O’Donoghue Redeemably Awful: No more ‘stumping up to the altar’
Andrew McMahon Renewing Irish Parishes?
Patricia Carroll Towards an Evangelising Catechesis: Reflections on the new Directory for Catechesis
V.J. McBrierty/J.B. Morgan/C. P. Power Spirituality in a Cyber World
Gerald O’ Collins, SJ Is the English Standard Version [ESV] Accurate?
Kevin O Gorman, SMA Homilies for January (B)
News and Views
Margaret Hickey What Christians can learn from Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sachs
New Books
Michael Mullaney Hearers of the Word
Colette Maloney A Creed for Today
Kevin O’Gorman, SMA A Small Psalter
Ronan Sheehan The Gentleman Saint
Michael Collins Faith and Mental Health Inspiring Faith Communities
Suzanne Mulligan Conscience: Writings from Moral Theology by St Alphonsus
Thomas O’Loughlin The Ontological Argume
Document
Pope Francis Fratelli tutti
Index
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November 2020

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Eamon Maher The soggarth aroon.
Patrick Hannon Religious Freedom for the Good of All
Neil Xavier O’Donoghue Redeemably Awful: A People Ignorant of Christ
Kenneth Steven Out of the ordinary
Michael G. Lawler & Todd A. Salzman Lost Sheep and Lost Souls
John-Paul Sheridan Maynooth across Four Centuries
Sean McDonagh The destruction of biodiversity
Luke Macnamara, OSB Homilies for December (B)
News and Views
Robert Arthure The Irish Church Today
New Books
Liam Tracey, OSM The Mass: Yesterday, Today... And Forever
Angela Graham The man who gave his horse to a Beggar
P.J. McAuliffe Irish Jesuits in Penal Times 1695-1811
Journeys of Faith
Reg Naulty The Happiest Man on Earth
Document
Pope Francis Fratelli tutti
Index
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October 2020

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Gerry O’Hanlon, SJ The Light from the Southern Cross – for Ireland too?
Neil Xavier O’Donoghue Redeemably Awful: The Challenges of the Extraordinary Form
Patrick H. Daly The Secular Priest in the Thought of Pope Francis
Niamh Brennan Love-energy: activating the energies of love as anecological response
Stefan Gillow Reynolds Lectio Divina on the Book of the Apocalypse
Brian Cosgrove Metaphysical Horizons: on Being Blessed in One’s Choice of Reading
Sean O Conaill Redemption as Freedom Now
Edmond Cullinan Homilies for November (A)
Featured Review
Kevin O’Gorman, SMA Serving a Wounded World
New Books
Kevin O’Gorman, SMA You have the Words of Eternal Life
P.J. McAuliffe Advent and Christmas 2020-2021/ Alert, Aware, Attentive
Index
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September 2020

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+ Michael Neary Covid-19 – A Challenge to Faith
Kevin Hargaden Killing for the Eucharist or Being Starved for It?
Tony Walsh Rehoboth Gospel Standard Baptist Chapel
Méabh Ní Uallacháin To the children of the future
Fionnuala Quinn God Still Calls: Discerning Together in Creating a Shared Future
Neil Xavier O’Donoghue Redeemably Awful: The Eucharist as Meal
Fiona Lynch Eucharist, Priesthood, Catechesis – Some Ideas for Discussion
Johanna Merry Returning
+ Willie Walsh Homilies for October (A)
News & Views
Reg Naulty Scepticism, Stoicism and Music
Pádraig McCarthy The flowering of our catharsis
New Books
Thomas Casey, SJ The Beauty of Jesus Christ
Salvador Ryan The life and times of Daniel Murray
Niamh Pattwell Woven Shades of Green
Luke Macnamara, OSB Like Father Like Son
Index
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July/August 2020

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Patricia Kieran and Aiveen Mullally The new ‘nones’: the implications of ticking the‘No Religion’ census box for educators in Ireland
Eamonn Fitzgibbon A Theological Reflection on Pastoral Practice in this Time
Richard Scriven Placing pilgrimage during Covid-19
Bill Cosgrave Responsibility in the Christian Life
Tom Kouijzer, SM The Covid-19 Crisis: is there a Christian Response?
Pat Noonan, OFM Corona Virus, Passion and Parish Ministry
Joe McDonald Homilies for August (A)
Michael Collins Homilies for September (A)
News & Views
Neal Carlin Imagining Church and State in a Changing Environment
New Books
Kevin O’Gorman, SMA Reasons to Hope
Brian Kavanagh After Suicide
Michael A. Conway The Outlaw Christ
P. J. McAuliffe Raphael’s World
Neil Xavier O’Donoghue Catechism of the Catholic Church with Theological Commentary
Index
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June 2020

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Gerry O’Hanlon, SJ Church Reform: Taking Stock
+Willie Walsh Reflections from a Cocooning Space
Neil Xavier O’Donoghue Redeemably Awful: The Paschal Mystery
Bridie Stringer The Ecclesial Mystery Shopper
Chris McDonnell Journey Time
Hugh McMahon Finding the Way Back
Patrick McGoldrick Always and Everywhere to Give You Thanks – Eucharist
Paul Clayton-Lea Homilies for July (A)
News & Views
Margaret Hickey From Bethany to Jerusalem, prayer in a time of pandemic
New Books
Neil Xavier O’Donoghue Households of God
Paul Clayton-Lea Our Dog Red
P.J. McAuliffe The First Ten Professed
Index
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May 2020

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Brian Grogan, SJ Give the Spirit the Mic!
Myra Hayes Religious Spaces in Transition: Challenge and Opportunity
Michael G. Lawlor/Todd Salzman Two Interconnected Trinities: A Catholic Reflection
Kevin O’Gorman, SMA Easter Elegy
+Brendan Leahy Ten Covid-19 ‘Outcomes' for the Church
Neil Xavier O’Donoghue Redeemably Awful: Active Participation
Edmond Cullinan What are Priests for?
Dermot McCarthy Homilies for June (A)
Featured Review
Sean McDonagh Theology and Ecology
New Books
Patrick Hannon Introduction to Catholic Theological Ethics
Malachy McKeever Baptismal Ecclesiology and the Order of Christian Funerals
Shorter Notices
Index
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April 2020

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Philipp W. Rosemann The Holy Well as a Window onto Irish Life (Part 2)
Fintan Lyons, OSB Food and the Environmental Crisis: The Christian Approach
Paula Downey In Search of Belonging: Cultivating Community in a Diverse World
Gerry McFlynn The Last Week
Mary T. Brien, PVBM Exegesis and Incarnation Towards Recovering a biblical Perspective on Consecrated Life
Neil Xavier O’Donoghue Redeemably Awful: The Christian Altar
Billy Swan The Atheist, the Archbishop and the Saint
Brenda Dolphin, RSM Homilies for May (A)
New Books
John-Paul Sheridan Connecting Lives/ Religion and Education
Ronan M. Sheehan Well of Living Water
Patrick Hannon Unfinished Business
Fintan Lyons OSB Called to Freedom
Pádraig McCarthy Eating Together – Becoming One
Shorter Notice
Behold the Lamb of God: Praying Before the Blessed Sacrament
Index
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March 2020

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Philipp W. Rosemann The Holy Well as a Window onto Irish Life (Part 1)
Aidan Ryan First Eucharist Revisited
Luke Macnamara, OSB Do Not Lead Us Into Temptation – Jesus in the Desert
Neil Xavier O’Donoghue The Paul VI Roman Missal at 50: ‘Redeemably Awful’
Richard Buck Community and the Holy Trinity
Patrick H. Daly The Renewal of Priestly Promises
Edmond Cullinan Homilies for April (A)
News and Views
Tom Grufferty Touch in Catholic Culture
Reg Naulty Saintliness and Politics – Pius XII and Gandhi.
New Books
Margaret Hickey The Madness of Crowds
Kevin O’Gorman, SMA Hearers of the Word
Suzanne Mulligan Building Bridges in Sarajevo
Andrew Smith Thomas Finan - Collected Writings
Luke Macnamara OSB The Way of St. Benedict
Neil Xavier O’Donoghue For Us and for Our Salvation
Henry O’Shea, OSB Newman at Littlemore
Freedom from Evil Spirits
The Joy of God
Dom Eugene Boylan
Stefan Gillow Reynolds Good Work: Meditation for Personal and Organisational Transformation
Shorter Notice
Return to Me with All your Heart: Daily Reflections for Lent
Index
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February 2020

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Orla Treacy Early and Forced Marriage
Jessie Rogers To Tear Down and to Build Up: insights from Jeremiah for the Irish Church
Michael A. Conway Distance and Desire: From Mission to New Evangelization
Kenneth Steven Despite the Dark
Michael G. Lawler/Todd A. Salzman The Catholic Church and Homosexuality
Lizette Larson-Miller Remembering and Giving Thanks as Christian Practice
Vincent Sherlock Homilies for March (A)
News and Views
Pat Courtney 2020 A Year of Vision or Myopia
New Books
Michael Collins Meeting on the Protection of Minors in the Church
Martin Hogan The Wind, the Fountain and the Fire
John-Paul Sheridan Glenstal Abbey – Through the Seasons
Index
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