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.
Gardiner Street Parish: A hub of activity
December 8, 2020
Parishioners of St Francis Xavier's Church in Dublin are busy preparing for Christmas and the Ignatian Year 2021-2022
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Jesuit resources for Advent
November 25, 2020
Jesuit ministries are offering a wide-range of services this year to enrich the Advent journey including Masses, retreats, books, prayers and a movie club
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Autumn workshops on Ignatian spirituality
November 10, 2020
Fr Brendan McManus SJ led a group of Gardiner Street parishioners through a practical session on praying the Ignatian Examen on 7 November
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8-day online directed retreat
October 28, 2020
Manresa Jesuit Centre of Spirituality offered retreatants encouragement and hope through personal guidance and direction from 9 to 17 October
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The ‘Crisis and Health Rosary’
October 7, 2020
A new Rosary eBook invites people to pray for all those who are affected by the coronavirus pandemic and for any other kind of illnesses
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Big thanks for ‘Breathing Together’
October 6, 2020
Xavier Jeyaraj SJ, Secretary for Social Justice and Ecology, publishes a letter of gratitude to those who supported the Global Ignatian Prayer Vigil, attended by over 16,000 people
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Call to ecological conversion at prayer vigil
September 29, 2020
Pedro Walpole SJ, Irish Jesuit missionary and environmental scientist in the Philippines, gave a testimony at the Global Ignatian Prayer Vigil for the Season of Creation on 25 September
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Interactive map on Jesuit education
September 23, 2020
Educate Magis, the online education community, launch a resource offering a compilation of the most important documents and events in contemporary Jesuit education
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Jesuit novices take first vows
September 15, 2020
Three men completed their first stage of Jesuit training in Birmingham on Saturday, 5 September though numbers were restricted due to Covid-19
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A new face for Jesuit education
August 13, 2020
Irish Provincial Fr Leonard Moloney SJ has welcomed the appointment of Jonathan Tiernan as the new Director of Jesuit Education
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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