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.
Home thoughts from the Bible: Introduction
February 12, 2018
The story the bible tells begins with the making of home. Scholars often note how Genesis 1 and 2 depict God crafting an ordered universe out of chaos as a...
Read more
What happened in Chile?
January 24, 2018
Michael O'Sullivan SJ lived in Chile in the 1980s, when the Church was seen to be on the side of the people. Much has changed, as Pope Francis's visit has...
Read more
Double tragedy at Gonzaga
January 9, 2018
Gonzaga community and college have been left in shock by the deaths on the same day of Kennedy O’Brien SJ and Joe Brennan SJ
Read more
Latest Studies marks Reformation anniversary
December 20, 2017
There is some truth in the idea of the Tudor Reformation as a kind of 16th-century religious Brexit, according to articles in the latest Studies
Read more
Death of eminent historian
December 11, 2017
Renowned Irish historian and Marist priest Fr Brendan Bradshaw died peacefully yesterday, 10 December, at Cherryfield Nursing Home in Milltown Park
Read more
Europe’s problem with England
November 27, 2017
Edmond Grace SJ argues that Britain was constitutionally incapable of fulfilling its EU membership commitments. Brexit was inevitable.
Read more
Government officials are “Dickensian” on homelessness – McVerry
November 17, 2017
The government's attitude to homelessness is "Dickensian", says Peter McVerry; they blame homeless people rather than recognise the failure of their own policies
Read more
Blessed Dominic Collins
October 24, 2017
A selfless and spiritual man, Blessed Dominic Collins was brutally executed for refusing to renounce his faith by the English army during the Ulster Plantation in the early 17th century....
Read more
Roscrea remembers a heroic Jesuit
October 11, 2017
Roscrea Library is marking the 100th anniversary of the death of Fr Michael Bergin SJ, from nearby Fancroft, with an exhibition curated by Irish Jesuit Archives
Read more
Jean-Baptiste Janssens
October 5, 2017
Although Pedro Arrupe SJ, 28th Superior General of the Jesuits, is usually credited with effecting a seismic shift in the Society’s understanding of its mission in the aftermath of the...
Read moreLatest News
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
April 13, 2026
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