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.
Jesuit priest appointed as Church of Ireland canon
October 2, 2017
Irish Jesuit David Tuohy was one of four people who were installed as canons in the Church of Ireland Chapter at Christchurch Cathedral on Sunday, 1 October.
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Going global with prayer
September 26, 2017
Finding new and effective ways to promote the pope's prayer intentions was the focus of a recent meeting in Vienna
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Clongowes boys in Lourdes
September 22, 2017
Five Clongowes students travelled to Lourdes on 7 September as part of the Dublin Diocesan Annual Pilgrimage. It was for them an "amazing experience".
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Democracy in peril
September 13, 2017
The theme of the current issue of Studies is the threats posed in recent times to democracy, even in some of the world's most staunchly democratic states
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Jesuits at the front
September 13, 2017
An exhibition focusing on Tipperary-born Fr Michael Bergin SJ, who was killed in Flanders in 1917, will take place in Roscrea Library, from 2-31 October
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Feeling the bumps on the road in Colombia
September 13, 2017
Brendan McManus SJ revisits Colombia after a gap of 15 years, and he shares his experience of culture shock and the finding of real happiness
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Saint Ignatius of Loyola
August 16, 2017
Saint Ignatius of Loyola was the founder of the Society of Jesus; he created an order which has created innovators and thinkers, and spread faith and charity across the globe.
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Life and death in the trenches
July 29, 2017
Dalkey Library is hosting an exhibition of the life and death of Jesuit war chaplain Fr Willie Doyle SJ, a Dalkey native, who was killed in the Battle of Ypres...
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Remembering the Great War chaplains
June 21, 2017
At a recent centenary commemoration, archivist Damien Burke spoke about the Irish Jesuit chaplains at Messines, Flanders, including Fr Willie Doyle
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Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
June 21, 2017
Italian Aloysius Gonzaga rejected high social rank to look after the sick and dying in Rome. He is the patron saint of young students and of all Christian youth.
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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
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