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Ruggiero Boscovich
February 14, 2017
Born in Dubrovnik in 1711, this well-regarded Jesuit developed the first general mathematical theory of atomism; saved the dome of St. Peter’s from ruin; and a lunar crater was named...
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Saint Paul Miki
February 6, 2017
The founding of the Society of Jesus coincided in time with the discovery of new continents and peoples across the world by Europeans. Saint Francis Xavier, one of the founding...
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Saint Edmund Campion
January 25, 2017
One of many Catholics to suffer at the hands of the English government in the wake of Henry VIII’s separation from the Church of Rome, Saint Edmund Campion was forced...
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A new year for the JECSE
January 17, 2017
The Steering Committee for the Jesuit European Committee for Primary and Secondary Education met in Dublin last month to plan the programme of events for this new year.
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Michel de Certeau
January 10, 2017
It has been said of French Jesuit academic and scholar Michel de Certeau, who died in 1986, that he had "an intelligence without bounds".
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St Peter Canisius
December 21, 2016
Hailed as the Second Apostle of Germany, Saint Peter Canisius dedicated his life to the revitalisation of the Catholic Church across Central Europe after the ruptures of the Reformation.
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Jacques Dupuis
December 7, 2016
Having spent decades of life in India in the midst of a culture so different to his own, Jacques Dupuis was an avid advocate of interfaith dialogue and religious pluralism,...
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Bernard Lonergan
November 23, 2016
Canadian Jesuit Bernard Lonergan was a 20th century philosopher and theologian of immense importance. Specifically he worked within the Thomist tradition, but not in a narrowly neo-scholastic way.
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Pedro Arrupe
November 14, 2016
As Father General of the Society of Jesus for eighteen years, Pedro Arrupe navigated the Order in the years following Vatican II and focussed the efforts of the society on...
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Ignacio Ellacuría
November 9, 2016
Ignacio Ellacuría SJ is widely regarded as a brilliant contributor to the development in Catholic theology of the notion of the 'preferential option for the poor'.
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Requiem Mass for Fr Seán – 70 years a Jesuit
September 21, 2026 - Seán Ó Cearbhalláin SJ "showed early signs of his future vocation growing up in the Bogside," mourners in his native Derry were told.
Indian Jesuits write a new story
September 21, 2026 - After 59 years in Ranchi, Fr Aurel Brys SJ returns to say goodbye and witnesses how Indian Jesuits are shaping the mission’s future.
Ways to mark the ‘Season of Creation 2026’
September 2, 2026 - The JCFJ offers a special Examen prayer by Piaras Jackson SJ, as one of many ways for people to mark the 'Season of Creation ', whose theme is 'Living Water'.
Pastoral Ministry Co-Ordinator vacancy
September 1, 2026 - The Diocese of Down and Connor is seeking to recruit a Pastoral Ministry Co-Ordinator based within the Belfast Jesuit Centre, on a 2 year contract.
Latest Podcasts
Living water: “Join the force”
September 18, 2026
Healing for the soul
August 18, 2026
‘The Soul Also Keeps the Score’
July 3, 2026
Sharing bread in Bethlehem
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Pope Video: For the care of water
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‘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