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.
Avoidable death of woman in custody
November 14, 2022
The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice says the tragic death in the Dóchas Centre should be a watershed moment for female imprisonment.
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New leader of Christian spirituality
November 7, 2022
Michael O'Sullivan SJ has been elected as the Vice-President/President-Elect of the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality (SSCS).
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First ever student leadership conference
November 7, 2022
About 70 students from four Jesuit schools participated in the MAGIS Student Leadership Conference in Tullamore, Co. Offaly, on 26 October.
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Working Notes: Perspectives on our caring culture
November 1, 2022
The latest issue of Working Notes by JCFJ examines how care is expressed from societal and political perspectives in times of coronavirus.
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Young women host Ignatian retreat
October 29, 2022
The Faber Community made use of the women's house in Clontarf, Dublin for a 'Pre Exercises' retreat from 21 to 23 October 2022.
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Rest in peace Br James McCabe SJ
October 6, 2022
"Jamesie spent 68 years among us Jesuits as the one who serves." So said Tom Phelan SJ at the funeral Mass of Brother James McCabe SJ.
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Asylum seekers enjoy JRS summer activities
September 26, 2022
Over 500 forcibly displaced young people and adults benefited from all of Jesuit Refugee Service Ireland's Summer Programme activities.
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Teachings of a Jesuit Zen master
September 20, 2022
Roshi Robert Kennedy SJ gave a number of formal and informal talks at a five-day Zen retreat in the Dominican Retreat Centre, Dublin.
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‘Elizabeth and me!’ – An Irish Jesuit remembers
September 12, 2022
Fr Terry Howard SJ reflects on his meeting with the UK's longest-serving monarch in Buckingham Palace in 2019.
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Ignatius 500 – A year to remember
August 31, 2022
Gerry Clarke SJ and Christine Halloran report on the events that took place during the Ignatian Year, including the special closing Mass.
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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.
Jesuit’s ‘brother’ wins prestigious award
August 11, 2026 - Jimmy Fullam, the former Irish Defence Forces member who wrote 'Brothers in Arms' with Brendan McManus SJ, has been nominated for a Blue Light Award.
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