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.
Choir, cake, care
December 17, 2025
€1090 raised by the Curia staff at the Irish Jesuit Provincialate which will be used to construct a well in Sudan, and provide winter clothing for villagers.
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JCFJ: COP30 Wrapped
December 17, 2025
COP 30 Review: Over 20 Jesuits and lay collaborators were present and engaged in the different tracks of the “Jesuit for Climate Justice” campaign
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“Where suffering and hope co-exist”
December 17, 2025
The Belfast Jesuit Centre joined with Muslims, Jews and Christians for an event on Palestine in the Falls Rd. The PP of Taybeh (Ephraim) joined them.
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Merry Chickmas!
December 16, 2025
Gonzaga College TY students teamed up with St Declan's and Irish Jesuits International to work on fundraising for Africa by selling ethical goods.
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Praying through Advent and Christmas
December 10, 2025
Scripture scholar Kieran O'Mahony's book, from Messenger Publications, is a comprehensive guide to the liturgical readings for Advent and Christmas.
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Give a real Christmas gift
December 1, 2025
Train a teacher, buy a goat or a beehive for your loved one this Christmas. All gifts available from Irish Jesuits International now.
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‘Faithful Justice Today’
November 19, 2025
What should 'faithful justice' look like today? The question explored by over 60 people gathered in the Loyola Institute, TCD.
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“A sower of Christian grace”
November 10, 2025
Teo Avram SJ was ordained a priest of the Greek-Catholic Rite by Bishop Cristian Dumitru Crisan, on Sunday 12 October, in Belvedere College chapel.
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René Girard and J.D. Vance
November 6, 2025
'Studies' editor Dermot Roantree features in in the Irish Times, speaking about the Catholic thinker behind J.D. Vance's conversion.
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Reasons to pray for our dead
October 30, 2025
All Souls Day, and the month of November, is traditionally a time to pray for our dead. Theologian Gerry O'Hanlon SJ suggests why we should.
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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