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.
Happy 21st, Sacred Space!
February 25, 2020
On Ash Wednesday 1999, 1,000 people prayed in English for the first time on Sacred Space, the online prayer website created by the Jesuits in Ireland
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Go to the ‘supermarket of education’ – teachers told
February 19, 2020
There were 'frank and rich' discussions at the recent international training day for teachers in Jesuit schools, orgnaised by the Irish Province
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‘The secular is not scary’
February 12, 2020
The Bishop of Cloyne, William Crean, launched the published proceedings of the 2016 Loyola Conference on the Church in a pluralist society
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February 10, 2020
Feminism, synodality and International Women's Day were topics of discussion in Gerry Whelan SJ's recent meeting with Pope Francis
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Introducing the Faber Companions
February 10, 2020
The Faber Companions, a recently formed lay community of young men, hosts a Mass for young people fortnightly in their home in Rathmines
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An authentic Jesuit academic
February 5, 2020
Gonzaga chapel was packed for the funeral Mass of David Tuohy SJ, and moving tributes were paid to him and his work as a Jesuit educationalist
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Marking Christian Unity Week
January 28, 2020
Jesuits, colleagues, and friends all took part in various activities during Christian Unity Week the theme of which was 'Unusual Kindness'
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If Peter were Taoiseach…
January 24, 2020
Prime Time Extra on RTE television invited Peter McVerry to tell the nation what he would do in his first 100 days if he were elected Taoiseach of the country
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Fitting tribute for Phil
January 24, 2020
Clongowes celebrated the life of Philip Fogarty SJ with a memorial Mass. Staff and pupils past and present gathered with his family and fellow Jesuits
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‘Unusual Kindness’
January 21, 2020
Tom Layden SJ, Province Co-Ordinator for Ecumenism, has asked Jesuits and colleagues to take part in Christian Unity Week, 18-25 January, with its theme of 'unusual kindness'
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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