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.
The besetting sin of banking and finance
June 14, 2017
In the summer issue of 'Studies', Professor Ray Kinsella addresses the failure of banks to engage with the moral implications of their decision-making processes on society
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Looking at communications and vocations
May 17, 2017
Myles O'Reilly outlined the Irish Jesuits digital vocation's strategy at a meeting in Malta convened by the Jesuit Conference of European Provincials
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Eddie Cosgrove SJ ordained at Milltown
May 14, 2017
Irish Jesuit Eddie Cosgrove, of Dromahair, Co. Leitrim, was ordained on Sunday 14 May by Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, at a ceremony in Milltown Park
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John Sullivan SJ: first beatification ever in Ireland
May 4, 2017
Full details of the beatification ceremony for Fr John Sullivan SJ, which will take place on 13 May in Gardiner Street Church
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Taking stock of a faith that does justice
April 26, 2017
A large number of Irish Jesuits and colleagues met up to consider their commitment to a faith that does justice in the light of the decrees of General Congregation 36.
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Saint Peter Faber
April 12, 2017
One of the original seven companions at the Church of Montmartre in 1534, Peter Faber established the Portuguese Society of Jesus and helped revive the Catholic faith in Germany.
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Week 6: Stillness exercise
April 11, 2017
I am sitting under a tree in broadleaf daylight outside my brutal fraternity housing in Palo Alto, so it must be spring or summer, or, at any rate, sylvan, because...
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Week 6: Gospel reading [Matt. 20]
April 11, 2017
The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard....
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Week 6: Prey
April 11, 2017
The Paschal perspective – which is to say, the Christian take on things – is not concerned about fiscal correctitude, the entrepreneurial prerogative of a paternalistic employer who feels digestively...
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Lent 2017: Conclusion
April 11, 2017
I’ve been asked for a short conclusion, which is rich, since I don’t believe in periods or in punctuation as anything other than necessary human helps in the live-stream sacredness...
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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