Dermot Roantree
Dermot Roantree is content editor with Irish Jesuit Communications. He has a doctorate in Modern History and many years of teaching and of e-learning projects behind him. He is married with two children.
JCFJ critiques disastrous government response to homelessness
July 20, 2019
Fr Peter McVerry SJ and the JCFJ have expressed their deep criticism of the government's homelessness action plan, Rebuilding Ireland, on its third anniversary
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Ireland from one pope to another
June 12, 2019
The dramatic changes in Catholic Ireland between the visits of Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis set the theme for the summer issue of 'Studies'
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Still hope for Europe
May 29, 2019
JRS Ireland declare their satisfaction that European citizens have repudiated an anti-migrant version of Europe
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Priestly vocation? Your questions answered
May 15, 2019
A new website has been launched by the Vocations Committee of the Irish Jesuit province to help young men discern a vocation to the priesthood
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Richard Devane SJ: Keeping the faith
May 15, 2019
Martin Walsh's biography of Irish Jesuit Richard Devane provides insight into the extraordinary climate of Irish Catholicism in the decades after the foundation of the state
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JRS launch campaign for EU elections
April 10, 2019
The JRS has launched #ThePowerofVote campaign to urge EU Parliament voters to remember the rights of refugees
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The Jesuits in Northern Ireland
April 9, 2019
Brian Mac Cuarta SJ, director of the Society's archives, addressed a conference recently on Jesuit initiatives in community development in Northern Ireland
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‘Mad Messiah’
April 9, 2019
Edmond Grace SJ has recorded his comic cycle of poetry 'Mad Messiah. It's poetry like you've never heard before
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Defending religious ethos in the name of pluralism
March 27, 2019
Studies, Spring 2019: To be truly pluralist, argues Archbishop Michael Jackson, Ireland should accommodate religious ethos in faith-based schools
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First Cycle: Reptiles and the rising sun
March 21, 2019
The First Cycle – Reptiles and the Rising Sun - is a satirical take on middle class Dublin.
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A life of kindness & dedication: Sean Ó Cearbhalláin S.J.
August 26, 2026 - Fr. Seán Ó Cearbhalláin, S.J., remembered for a life of faith, teaching and service, died peacefully in Hong Kong on 23 August 2026.
Going with gratitude and blessing
August 21, 2026 - Friends and colleagues of the JCFJ gathered to bid Kevin Hargaden a fond goodbye. He marked the occasion with a final lecture.
Remembering a unique Jesuit/Protestant school
August 18, 2026 - Irish Jesuits visited Drogheda this summer to mark a significant event in the town's history involving St Oliver Plunkett and their Order.
The landscape that influenced C.S. Lewis
August 11, 2026 - In his August Messenger article, Kevin Hargaden explores the Irish landscape that moulded C. S. Lewis's soul and his writing.
Latest Podcasts
Healing for the soul
August 18, 2026
‘The Soul Also Keeps the Score’
July 3, 2026
Sharing bread in Bethlehem
July 2, 2026
‘The grandeur of humanity’
June 15, 2026
Latest Videos
Pope Video: For evangelization in the city
August 5, 2026
Pope Video: For respect for human life
July 3, 2026
Pray with the Pope: For the values of sports
June 2, 2026
Pray with the Pope: For priests in crisis
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Latest Books
‘Dreaming A New Dream’
March 19, 2025
‘I am infinitely loved’ – Messenger booklet
August 21, 2023
Messenger autumn catalogue
August 8, 2023
‘Brothers in Arms’ – Ignatian Camino book
July 3, 2023