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GC35: the Jesuit mission

January 23, 2008

Word from the SJ Press Office in Rome for 23 January: At 09.00 sharp, the clear pure sound of Father Vlastimil Dufka’s clarinet pierced the conversation of those gathered in...

GC35: beginning the second part

January 23, 2008

Word from the SJ Press Office in Rome for 22 January: With the election of the new Superior General completed, the General Congregation now takes up the second part of...

Jesuit Congregation elects Superior General

January 22, 2008

Saturday, 19 January, saw the General Congregation of the Society of Jesus elect Father Adolfo Nicolás as their new Father General, the 29th successor to the order’s founder, Ignatius Loyola....

Lecture on Dead Sea scrolls

January 22, 2008

Milltown Institute and the Church of Ireland Theological College will co-host a lecture on the Dead Sea scrolls by an internationally acclaimed expert, Prof. Hanan Eshel. It will take place...

Prayer for Church Unity Week

January 22, 2008

On the eve of Church Unity week, Tom Leyden in Belfast asks us to remember all those working in the area of inter-church dialogue. He preached in Knock Methodist Church...

Warm welcome in Dundrum

January 22, 2008

Des O Grady SJ received a warm welcome from staff and patients when he took up his new post as Chaplain in the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum, Dublin, this...

‘Thinking Faith’ website launched

January 22, 2008

The British Jesuits have launched a new online publication, Thinking Faith, and the current content features two Irish Jesuit contributions. Michael Hurley SJ asks ‘Our ecumenical hopes – where are...

Intercultural/interfaith calendar, 2008

January 22, 2008

The Jesuit Refugee Service Ireland has produced an Intercultural and Interfaith Calendar 2008 for schools which provides month-by-month information on special days in the lives of the main religious and...

Galway rows

January 22, 2008

A former student at the Coláiste Iognáid was one of the 14-man rowing crew which broke the record for the fastest transatlantic crossing. Ray Carroll has been rowing since he...

Father General elected

January 19, 2008

Adolfo Nicolás (aged 71) was born in Spain, and joined the Jesuit Japanese Mission. He studied theology at Sofia University, Tokyo, and at the Gregorian University in Rome. A former...

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.