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Bolivian baroque

September 14, 2011

The Jesuit love of music left its mark in the Paraguay Reductions, that extraordinary network of towns in South America, originally constructed as a safe haven for Indians from the...

Imaginations kindled

September 13, 2011

“We stand in the stream of love that is God’s life…. It makes a lot of difference whether you think this kind of love is a possibility for us humans”....

Valuing Vatican II

September 13, 2011

The renowned Vatican historian John O’Malley SJ addressed a large audience in Belvedere College, on Friday 9 Sept. In his lecture, ‘Interpreting Vatican II: The Controversy and Its Solution’, he...

Richard and the new nation

September 13, 2011

Richard O’Dwyer is not starry-eyed about the new nation of South Sudan – see his piece below – but he loves it. The former quantity surveyor seems able to turn...

“Homeless in crisis” – McVerry

September 13, 2011

“Emergency homeless services in Dublin are in crisis. There are now more people forced to sleep on the streets than at any time in the past 10 years. Dublin City...

Hayes in the Copper Belt

September 13, 2011

Before they start theology and the preparation for priesthood, most Jesuit students spend two or three years in what they call regency, a sort of apprenticeship for ministry. Those who...

Near Death

September 13, 2011

Boosted by, among other things, the prayers of our readers, Michael J. Kelly SJ, world-renowned expert on HIV/Aids, has come back from life-threatening surgery. And he has reported, in his...

Sore muscles, happy heart

September 13, 2011

Brendan McManus SJ completed the 800 km Camino de Santiago on foot this summer in honour of his brother Donal (RIP), and raised almost €5000 for the suicide awareness group,...

JESUITICA: Doing pirouettes

September 13, 2011

In their effort to teach good public speaking, the Jesuit educators of the 17th and 18th centuries moved into drama. The plays which they wrote and directed were originally in...

Finding contentment in faith

September 13, 2011

Finding Contentment in Faith David Cleary “Be like giraffes”. That is what Adolfo Nicolás, Superior General of the Jesuits asked three thousand international pilgrims in Loyola last August to be....

Justice and hope in dark times

May 1, 2026 - The role of civil society and faith-based organisations in working together was the focus of Dr Kevin Hargaden at the AMRI Justice Conference.

Human dignity and radical resistance

May 1, 2026 - "Palestinian voices matter." Dr Yousef Aljamal, Palestinian journalist and the Gaza Coordinator for the Palestine Activism Program, speaking at the Belfast Jesuit Centre.

‘Faithful Justice’ issue of Studies launched

April 30, 2026 - The spring issue of Studies, marking the 50th anniversary of the Jesuits committing to 'a faith that does justice', was launched recently.