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.
‘Forced like Jesus Christ to flee’
September 24, 2020
The theme which Pope Francis has chosen for this year's World Day of Migrants and Refugees, on Sunday 27 September, is 'Forced like Jesus Christ to flee'
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The Bermingham chalice on show
September 24, 2020
The Jesuits in Galway are marking the 400th anniversary of the Bermingham chalice this year, an ornate artifact gifted to Fr John Bermingham in 1620
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Autumn issue of Studies: Times of transformation
September 15, 2020
Political, personal and ecclesial transformations are considered in the essays of the autumn 2020 issue of Studies
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Moving the bell
July 31, 2020
The El Salvador bell, which commemorates the Jesuits and colleagues who were murdered in 1989, has been relocated after the recent sale of part of the Milltown Park grounds
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Reflecting on integral ecology in Laudato Si’
July 8, 2020
JCFJ's latest Working Notes is dedicated to integral ecology, the complex relationships and systems that bind humankind to all aspects of God's creation
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Irish Jesuits in Penal times
July 8, 2020
The story of the Jesuits in Ireland during the 18th century is comprehensively covered in Todd Morrissey SJ's latest book
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Studies: Remembering Peter Sutherland
June 21, 2020
The Summer issue of Studies is dedicated to the distinguished Irishman Peter Sutherland, a former Gonzaga alumnus, who passed away in 2018
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Care for oneself, care for others
June 10, 2020
Brendan McManus SJ led an international webinar for educators who work in Jesuit schools on the theme of caring for oneself and one's students during the Covid-19 crisis
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David Gaffney SJ: a gentle and dedicated Jesuit
May 13, 2020
Kind, wise, gentle, pleasant, peaceful, caring: these are the words mourners have used to describe David Gaffney SJ, who passed away recently
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New issue of Studies: Fraught times for democracy
April 29, 2020
The Spring 2020 issue of Studies reads the 'signs of the times', examining some of the critical shifts in political and cultural vision in late modernity
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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