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.
Yves Congar and church reform
April 6, 2023
Video recordings of the Loyola Institute's lecture series on Yves Congar's theology of reform are now available to view on YouTube.
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‘The fragility of God’
April 5, 2023
"I’ve been asked for a short conclusion, which is rich, since I don’t believe in periods or in punctuation..." Poet Aidan Mathews concludes his Lenten Retreat.
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‘Worst decision the Government has made’
April 5, 2023
Homelessness campaigner Peter McVerry SJ has publicly condemned the Irish Government's controversial lifting of the temporary ban on evictions.
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The ‘beautiful’ shepherd
March 22, 2023
Aidan Mathews' Lenten retreat focuses on the parable of the Good Shepherd, with an interesting commentary on the appropriateness of the translation of the word 'good'
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‘Reimagining Religion’
March 22, 2023
Jim Maher SJ's book @Reimagining Religion' addresses a fundamental spiritual malaise that expresses itself through injustice, wars, xenophobia, narcissism, exclusion, and other dehumanising behaviours.
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‘Racism is the opposite of encounter’
March 21, 2023
The Irish Jesuit Refugee Service marks International Day against Racism and welcomes Bishops' statement challenging the rise of racism and xenophobia.
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Good news from Syria
March 7, 2023
Tony O'Riordan SJ has a message of hope and gratitude for the people of Ireland whose generosity has enabled the distribution of food boxes for Syrian families.
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Jesuits honour Dr Tony White
March 7, 2023
The Dominic Collins SJ medal was presented to Dr Anthony White by Fr Leonard Moloney SJ at a ceremony in Milltown Park, Dublin.
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Blessed John Sullivan’s 90th anniversary
March 7, 2023
People from all over Ireland attended Masses and received a blessing with the Blessed John Sullivan Cross, on his 90th anniversary.
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Lent retreat: weeks 3-4
February 22, 2023
Weeks 2-4 off Aidan Mathews's online Lenten retreat on the theme 'the reign’ or ‘kingdom’ of God based on St Matthew's gospel.
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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