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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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December Messenger: ‘Enjoy the waiting!’
December 10, 2025
December Messenger: Fond memories of childhood Christmases, season of solidarity, and lessons from Henri Nouwen.
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Accompanying with presence and compassion
December 9, 2025
JRS Ireland welcomed detention visitors and colleagues from Europe for the first ever 'Detention Visitors Support Group' to be hosted in Ireland.
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‘A divine calling – a lifelong battle’
December 4, 2025
Author Soline Humbert tells the story of the power and pain of her vocation to the Catholic priesthood.
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Pope video: For Christians in areas of conflict
December 1, 2025
Pope video: “That Christians in areas of war or conflict, especially the Middle East, might be seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope.”
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Recognising the good and the bad spirit
December 1, 2025
Irish Jesuits · Knowing God's will for me In this second part of her interview with American Jesuit theologian Bart Geger, Pat Coyle explores with him the ‘discernment of spirits’....
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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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Scholar explores early Jesuit media in Ireland
November 26, 2025
Dr Declan O'Keeffe recently graduated with a PhD from TU Dublin for his work on 19th and early 20th century Jesuit publications in Ireland.
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‘Born That Way’– The power of narrative
November 26, 2025
Éamon Little, Limerick filmmaker and former Crescent pupil, speaks about his acclaimed new documentary 'Born That Way', based on the life of Patrick Lydon.
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Jesuits in action at COP 30
November 25, 2025
The presence of the Jesuits was hopeful, the outcome was not. Niall Leahy SJ's summary of COP 30 and its final consensus agreement.
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Reflections on a philosophical giant
June 4, 2026 - Dr Dermot Roantree discusses some of the main themes in the thought of Jürgen Habermas, the German philosopher who died recently.
GLOW: Girls learn their own worth
June 3, 2026 - Caroline Sanga discusses life in South Sudan and how Jesuit programmes are empowering girls and women through education and farming initiatives.
Fascinating facts from our past
May 20, 2026 - Damien Burke, archivist for the Irish Jesuit Province, has been casting a beady eye over the 1926 census just released online. It has a lot to tell us.
Restoring women to a recovered diaconate
April 2, 2026 - Dr Phyllis Zagano continues her straight-talking exposition of the history of deacons in the church. She seeks to 'recover' the diaconate and 'restore' women to it.
The privilege of life-changing work
March 13, 2026 - Allan Ggita SJ is in Ireland speaking about his privileged life working with vulnerable communities in one of the largest slums in Kenya.
Latest Videos
Pray with the Pope: For the values of sports
June 2, 2026 - Pope Video: "That we may discover in sport a universal language that brings cultures together, fosters respect and solidarity"
Pray with the Pope: For priests in crisis
April 13, 2026 - Pope Leo XIV: In the spirit of the Gospel, we are invited to recognize our shared responsibility in supporting, encouraging and accompanying priests.
Pray with the Pope: For disarmament and peace
March 13, 2026 - Pope Leo: Renounce weapons and the arms race. May leaders have the courage to choose dialogue instead of conflict.
Pope Video: For children with incurable diseases
February 6, 2026 - Pope Video: “The smiles, in the midst of pain, of children suffering, are a testimony of God's Kingdom.”
Pope video: For prayer with the word of God
January 9, 2026 - Pope Video: "May your Word be nourishment in weariness, hope in darkness and strength in our communities"
Latest Blog Posts
Small steps with God’s help
May 8, 2026 - Brendan McManus SJ :: Exploring procrastination through the lens of Ignatian spirituality and personal experience
Is the universe ‘done and dusted’?
April 17, 2026 - Bill Toner :: Does God really know everything, including the future, so that the universe is 'done and dusted'? Bill Toner is not so sure.
Faithful Justice: Reimagining the Jesuit Mission
March 31, 2026 - Dermot Roantree :: Jesuit Superior General Pedro Arrupe SJ called a General Congregation in 1974-5 that redefined the Jesuit charism.
‘Dangerous as hell’
March 11, 2026 - Brendan McManus SJ :: Now is the time for people of goodwill to step forward; we need to protest these appalling, unjustified acts of violence and war.
The grasp of grief
February 25, 2026 - Colm Brophy :: The picture I have painted here is a symbol of the world’s uncertainty of its own destination. We are traumatised by immense grief.