In Steps2Serenity, Manresa is offering, on the third Wednesday of each month - except in June, July and August - for those who are involved on a 12-Step Programme an opportunity, through prayerful reflection and meditation, to come to an awareness of themselves as they are and to improve their conscious contact with God as […]
There are several key factors in the directed retreat which help you on its journey of discovery: personal prayer, reflection, silence, daily meeting with a director and participation in the Eucharist. The directed retreat is intended to create an environment where you can meet God intimately and discover that you are uniquely loved and called […]
Manresa Jesuit Centre of Spirituality in Dublin has offered training in the theory and practice of spiritual direction since the 1970’s. The course is currently being offered, subject to numbers, and applications are being processed for the 2017 enrolment in the Diploma in Spirituality (Spiritual Direction) course in Dublin and Galway, currently validated by St. Patrick's […]
Remembering Anthony de Mello SJ, this series of evenings will be based on some of de Mello’s basic principles for wholesome living, using guided meditations and fantasy exercises. The use of imagination, awareness exercises, group discussion and creative visualisation helps to awaken greater awareness of our giftedness and to open up new pathways to God. […]
Eddie Cosgrove SJ will be ordained a priest this coming Sunday 14 May at 2.30 pm in the Milltown Park chapel, Ranelagh, Dublin 6.
A thanksgiving mass for the beatification of Fr John Sullivan SJ will take place at 7 pm on Saturday 20 May in the Sports Hall of Clongowes Wood College SJ, County Kildare. The Jesuit spent many years here, teaching students and serving the sick and poor of the area.
This year we're returning to Inis Mór, but so as to make the most of the day are offering two evenings beforehand on pilgrimage, described as ‘our path through life guided by the compass of our heart'. Inspired by St Ignatius, the first evening will invite us to consider our own pilgrim journey. In the second evening, we’ll […]
The Loyola Trust has announced a scholarship for RE teachers to do a new MPhil in Christian Theology at the Loyola Institute in Trinity College Dublin. This will give teachers the opportunity to widen and deepen their theology for the benefit of students. The course will commence in September 2017 and can be completed over one or two years. […]
On Sunday 18 June, you and your friends are invited to visit one of 3,000 Holy Wells in Ireland. Since early Christian times these have been seen as places of prayer and healing. On this day, you can pray for the protection of water and furthermore you can plan with others how to protect the […]
Damien Burke, the archivist of the Irish Jesuits, will be giving a talk in the National Museum, Collins Barracks, on Willie Doyle SJ and the Battle of Messines. It will take place on June 18th at 3pm. The event, marking the centenary of the battle, will also include keynote speaker journalist Kevin Myers and a […]
