Pat Coyle
Pat Coyle is Director of Communications for the Irish Jesuits. Her academic background was mainly in philosophy, and a great part of her professional background was as a journalist, producer and presenter with RTE, BBC and UTV. She is a mother of two.
Walk, love, pray
December 12, 2024
The Way is love, says mental health care professional Prof Jim Lucey in his sermon at Christchurch Cathedral, preached after a 'buen camino'.
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Film on the life of a Jesuit Zen Master
December 9, 2024
A film on the life of Irish-American Jesuit Robert Kennedy who is also a Zen Buddhist Master was shown in the IFI Dublin, Sunday 15 December.
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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.
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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
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Gifts that change lives
November 12, 2024
Irish Jesuits International's online Christmas Gift Shop features 18 novel gifts including farm animals for women farmers in South Sudan.
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Jesuits for Climate Justice at COP 29
November 12, 2024
The JCFJ, as part of Jesuits for Climate Justice, are urging people to join them in their lobbying of local politicians, and delegates at COP 29.
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A treasure trove of great stories
November 12, 2024
The 'Belvedere Newsboys Club' is "a treasure trove of great stories about Dublin's newspaper boys,'' according to Charlie Davy SJ.
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Tomáš Halík at the Belfast Jesuit Centre
November 11, 2024
World-renowned Czech theologian Tomáš Halík called on Catholics to move with ‘the signs of the times’ at the Belfast Jesuit Centre book club.
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Listen to lead
October 30, 2024
Former Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney TD was guest speaker at a leadership conference for the five senior Jesuit schools across Ireland.
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Halloween’s darkness and light
October 30, 2024
Halloween is both a festive fun time and a reminder of death and the darker side of life, according to Fr Jim Noonan in this RNN interview.
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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