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.
FÁS publish graphic novel on Polish Jesuit
December 18, 2018
Liam Ó Maonlaí, of Hothouse Flowers fame, performed at the launch of a graphic novel in Irish about the life of a Polish Jesuit
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Alfred Deignan SJ: death of a great educator
December 14, 2018
Cavan-born Jesuit missionary Fr Alfred Deignan, who spent 65 years in Hong Kong, passed away on 11 December
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Prison stats are misleading, says Jesuit Centre
December 6, 2018
The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice calls for investigation into why so many prisoners are sleeping on mattresses
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Studies winter issue: Ireland 1918-2018
December 5, 2018
The winter issue of Studies commemorates two centenary events – the 1918 armistice and the first Dáil
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The Christian problem with wealth
November 28, 2018
In the light of the Gospel parables, wealth is clearly a problem for Christians. What response is appropriate?
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Jesuit murdered in South Sudan
November 21, 2018
A Kenyan Jesuit who spent two years studying in Ireland has been brutally murdered in South Sudan
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Clongowes crozier goes on display at National Museum
November 21, 2018
Clongowes has given the 1,000-year-old 'Prosperous crozier' to the National Museum on indefinite loan
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Pope’s book launched by Nuncio
November 7, 2018
Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, Papal Nuncio to Ireland, launched 'Sharing the wisdom of time', by Pope Francis and friends
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President Higgins reflects on Saint Óscar Romero
October 15, 2018
Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, on his experience in El Salvador and on the ongoing importance of the message of St. Oscar Romero
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The greatness of Oscar Romero
October 10, 2018
On 14 October, Pope Francis will canonise Blessed Oscar Romero, the Salvadoran archbishop who was martyred on 24 March 1980
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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.
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Healing for the soul
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Messenger autumn catalogue
August 8, 2023
‘Brothers in Arms’ – Ignatian Camino book
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