Gavin T. Murphy
Gavin T. Murphy attended Belvedere College and is a Psychology graduate of the University of Scranton, USA. He is a regular blogger and has a keen interest in outdoor activities.
Book launch of ‘Shaping the Assembly’
August 29, 2023
Prof John F. Baldovin SJ was a guest speaker at the launch of 'Shaping the Assembly: How our Buildings Form us in Worship' on 9 August 2023.
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‘Syrians are starving,’ says Irish Jesuit in Aleppo
August 24, 2023
Fr Tony O'Riordan SJ, Director of JRS Syria, reports on the continued suffering of the people after the earthquake in February 2023.
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‘Hope is a person’ – MAGIS pilgrimage
August 10, 2023
Fr Niall Leahy SJ accompanied young adults on a five-day pilgrimage to shrines in Portugal as part of the MAGIS 2023 preparation for World Youth Day.
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A refugee’s dream of becoming an artist
July 14, 2023
The Sacred Heart Messenger features the story of a Congolese refugee, his journey and how he has settled with work and a new life in Uganda.
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MAGIS 2023 preparation – ‘A very consoling experience’
July 3, 2023
Eamonn Walls SJ reports on his experience of accompanying young adults in preparation for MAGIS 2023 in Portugal and Spain from 22 to 31 July.
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Croagh Patrick – ‘Get perspective’
June 26, 2023
In July's Messenger magazine, Brendan McManus SJ describes how pilgrims see life differently as they climb Croagh Patrick on Reek Sunday.
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Sacred Heart Novena – ‘The heart swells for nine days’
June 19, 2023
Fr Brendan Comerford SJ preached at the Novena to the Sacred Heart at SFX Church, Gardiner Street Parish, Dublin, from 8 to 16 June 2023.
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Keeping the Camino alive back home
June 19, 2023
Brendan McManus SJ, volunteer at the pilgrim reception centre in Santiago, offers Ignatian principles to help people find God back at home.
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A summer meditation
June 12, 2023
The 'summer breeze meditation', published in Messenger magazine, tunes into the rhythm of the summer breeze and a gentle inner experience.
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The Sacred Heart today
June 1, 2023
Jesuit theologian Fr Gerry O'Hanlon SJ, looking at its history, offers new ways of practising the Sacred Heart devotion.
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Update on Jesuit naming process
November 27, 2024 - An update on the progress of the Independent Working Group established to review the files of all Jesuits who are the subject of child abuse allegations.
Sacred Space Advent retreat
November 26, 2024 - Sacred Space will launch their online Advent retreat on 1 December. It features scripture readings, reflections, prayers and meditations
Advent: a season of spiritual nourishment
November 26, 2024 - The season of Advent is full of contradictions as well as a time for spiritual nourishment, according to Dr Kevin Hargaden, Presbyterian Elder
Praying with the Bible
November 26, 2024 - Nikolaas Sintobin SJ has recently published a book entitled 'Praying with the Bible'. It features suggestions of prayer to accompany a sequence of fifty Bible texts.
Latest Podcasts
Hope and hanging in there
November 14, 2024
Her bags are packed
November 5, 2024
Sons of Ignatius: Homily Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 29, 2024
Dilexit Nos – ‘He Loved Us’
October 24, 2024
Latest Videos
The Pope Video: For those who have lost a child
November 5, 2024
Care, consult and be co-responsible
October 2, 2024
The Pope Video: For the cry of the Earth
September 2, 2024
The Pope Video: For political leaders
August 6, 2024
Latest Books
‘I am infinitely loved’ – Messenger booklet
August 21, 2023
Messenger autumn catalogue
August 8, 2023
‘Brothers in Arms’ – Ignatian Camino book
July 3, 2023
Messenger book: ‘Shaping the Assembly’
June 13, 2023
