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.
JCFJ partners with the EU on housing
February 27, 2026
The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice is partnering with the EU Parliament to start a national conversation about Ireland's deepening housing crisis.
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A trip to the Jesuit archives
February 27, 2026
A documentary on RTE's Lyric FM offers listeners a unique insight into the friendship between a talented but forgotten poet and a supportive Jesuit.
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Something different this Lent
February 27, 2026
Aidan Mathews' Lenten retreat - 'unique and provocative' - is on offer again for those who are willing to be discomfited.
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Hope – a defiant theological stance
February 26, 2026
Fr David Neuhaus, a South African-born Jewish Israeli who became a Catholic and a Jesuit, gave a moving talk via Zoom from Jerusalem to the Belfast Jesuit Centre Book Club.
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Celebrating love
February 13, 2026
RNN Archive: Love takes many forms and those are single should remember, and be reminded that they are loved too.
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St Brigid and the sacred trees
January 30, 2026
On the feast of St Brigid, Irish Jesuits International has just launched a tree as a new gift in its ethical shopping catalogue.
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Seeking God in Gaza
January 30, 2026
'The Cross and the Olive Tree: Cultivating Palestinian Theology Amid Gaza' is the work being studied by the Belfast Jesuit Centre's Zoom book club.
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Not so ‘glorious food’
January 30, 2026
The topic of food, from its production to distribution and consumption, is the theme of the new issue of Working Notes, the journal of the JCFJ
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‘Volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous’
January 30, 2026
Education Delegate Jonathan Tiernan welcomed psychologist Richard Hogan as guest speaker for the Boards of Management of Jesuit schools in Ireland.
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A busy time for ‘Educate Magis’
January 27, 2026
'Educate Magis', the online education community connecting teachers and educators from Jesuit schools worldwide, is busy on several fronts.
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The Pope and the President
April 20, 2026 - Fr. Donal Godfrey SJ, reflects on the recent remarks of Pope Leo XIV and the response to them from Donald Trump and his administration.
‘A privilege to be part of it’
April 15, 2026 - The celebratory event to mark the historic Silver Jubilee of postgraduate studies in Applied Spirituality was a special day for all involved.
An attitude of gratitude
April 14, 2026 - Gratitude: The solution to worry, Kierkegaard claimed, was to make a leap of faith and put our trust in God’s enduring love.
April Messenger: Hope, renewal and growth
April 13, 2026 - In these uncertain times, the April Messenger offers rest and reflection, with themes of hope, renewal, gratitude and transformation in everyday life.
Latest Podcasts
Restoring women to a recovered diaconate
April 2, 2026
The privilege of life-changing work
March 13, 2026
Our Mother Too: Mary Embraces the World
March 4, 2026
The challenge of co-creating
February 13, 2026
Latest Videos
Pray with the Pope: For priests in crisis
April 13, 2026
Pray with the Pope: For disarmament and peace
March 13, 2026
Pope Video: For children with incurable diseases
February 6, 2026
Pope video: For prayer with the word of God
January 9, 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