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New beginning at the Jes

September 6, 2013

The Connacht Sentinel on 20 August gave two centre pages to a write-up of the new building of Colaiste Iognaid, illustrated with some spectacular photographs. They comment: "The students and...

Pope Francis at the Gesù

August 23, 2013

The Irish Jesuits had their own observer on the spot when Pope Francis celebrated St Ignatius' Day by offering Mass in the Gesù, under the extraordinary frescoes by Giovanni Battista...

Jesuit peacemaker is reported murdered

August 23, 2013

This week has seen dramatic and tragic developments in the life of Fr Paolo Dall’Oglio, a 58-year-old Italian Jesuit. A bear of a man who spoke Italian, English, French and...

Introducing the new Novice Master

August 23, 2013

Since the announcement, on 29 May, that next Easter the joint noviciate will move to Dublin under the direction of Brendan Callaghan, the Irish Jesuits looked forward to meeting the...

Science helping religion

July 31, 2013

The modern world is plagued by the belief that we can no longer know objective reality, says Jesuit theologian Joseph A. Bracken SJ. In a recent lecture he outlined his...

Ombudsman Calls for Urgent Reform of the Asylum Seeking Process

July 10, 2013

Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly today described as a scandal, the fact that the lives of children of asylum seekers here are put on hold as their parents wait to have their...

Special books for ‘special needs’ children

July 5, 2013

When an American boy scout made up a kit to help his sister with special needs with her first communion, he didn't dream that the Jesuit-run Loyola Press would hear...

New school in Cambodia

July 5, 2013

Ashley Evans, born and educated in Dublin, has spent most of his priestly life in Cambodia, where he has taught Mathematics and Philosophy at the Royal University of Phnom Penh,...

Emily O’Reilly launches Studies

July 5, 2013

The newly-appointed and first-ever woman European ombudsman Emily O'Reilly will launch the Jesuit quarterly Studies, in Buswell's hotel on Tuesday 9 July at 10.30am. The summer edition features her keynote...

President honours Peter McVerry

July 5, 2013

"I dont keep anything, I don't have anything. I don't need anything. Two plastic bags cover everything. That's it." So said Peter McVerry SJ in one of many interviews following...