Social Justice

JRS serves 16,000 quake victims

January 21, 2010

The Jesuit Refugee Service has provided emergency relief in the form of food, medicine, tents and debris-removal tools to about 16,000 citizens of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to aid their recovery from last...

News from the Jesuits in Haiti

January 19, 2010

[from SJWeb.info] We reprint a letter from Father Kawas François, S.J. to the French Canada Provincial, Father Daniel LeBlond, S.J., describing the condition of the Jesuits, their residences and apostolates...

Pioneering efforts in South Africa

January 12, 2010

Mayo man and active Pioneer Muredach Tuffy recently returned from South Africa where he was building homes for – and links with – the people of South Africa. Muredach, a...

Strong finish to 2009 for JRS Ireland

January 12, 2010

Jesuit Refugee Service Ireland has extended a “huge thank-you” to all those who made donations to its Christmas Toy Appeal. With their help, the JRS was able to distribute presents...

Spirituality and suicide

December 22, 2009

“I only began to heal after the suicide of my young son, when I accepted that I would never really know the answer to my question – ‘Why?'” So says...

Warning bells at St Ignatius

December 22, 2009

On Sunday last, in conjunction with a worldwide ringing of bells, St. Ignatius Church in Galway rang out its bells 350 times to signify the number of parts per million...

‘Where to now?’

December 8, 2009

‘Where to now? Ethics and the Future’ was the topic addressed by Peter McVerry SJ to nearly 80 people gathered in Trinity under the auspices of the Church of Ireland Chaplaincy,...

Looking steadily at death

December 8, 2009

A copy of this year’s winter issue of Studies should be sent to every school in the country, said Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh, the veteran RTE broadcaster, at the Studies launch...

New advocacy network launched

December 8, 2009

A new initiative for international Jesuit collaboration on advocacy has emerged in the form of the Ignatian Advocacy Network. Its proposed working groups include Peace and Human Rights, Governance of...

Cecil McGarry, SJ

November 25, 2009

Cecil McGarry SJ, Irish Provincial from 1969-1975, died peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday 24 November, in Nairobi, Kenya. After his time as Provincial, Fr Cecil spent some years as...

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.