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Vocation Story – Fr Alan McGuckian SJ
April 6, 2021
Fr Alan McGuckian SJ, Bishop of Raphoe, explores his vocation from its somewhat reluctant beginning.
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Doing theology this Easter
March 30, 2021
Scripture scholar Kieran J O'Mahony invites people to engage with the readings for Easter and Pentecost in a more meaningful way
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Resources for Holy Week and Easter
March 24, 2021
Irish Jesuit ministries are offering a number of online resources this year, including a Good Friday liturgy with opera star Celine Byrne
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Standing in the strength of silence
March 23, 2021
Fr Michael Sheil SJ reflects on the First Station of the Cross in the College Chapel of Clongowes Wood College by artist Seán Keating
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Studies: The world in 2021
March 23, 2021
The Spring 2021 issue of 'Studies' takes stock of the state of the world and the Church after the watershed events of 2020
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Novena of Grace – ‘different but rewarding’
March 23, 2021
Christine Halloran reflects on the recent online Novena of Grace which included a musical tribute to the Zambian peacemaker Fr Charles Chilinda SJ
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Caring through pictures
March 23, 2021
The North Belfast Care Zone outreach to older people has chosen a selection of photos taken by Brendan McManus SJ for their postcards and posters
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Giving women a voice
March 23, 2021
'The Story of Nano Nagle: A Life Lived on the Razor’s Edge' is the biography of an extrordinary woman in the history of Irish religious education
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The human mind – a glimpse of the divine?
March 22, 2021
BILL TONER :: Faith and the one truly mysterious thing in life – our own human mind, particularly our own consciousness
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Digital doors wide open at Manresa
March 17, 2021
Manresa Jesuit Centre of Spirituality in Dollymount, Dublin, is providing a broad range of Lenten services including daily mass, reflective videos and retreats
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‘The grandeur of humanity’
June 15, 2026 - Gerry O'Hanlon SJ reviews Pope Leo's first encyclical, 'Magnifica Humanitas', which addresses the ethical and social challenges posed by AI.
Philosophical reflections
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.
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
Discerning voices: desolation and consolation
June 15, 2026 - Brendan McManus SJ :: there are two voices speaking to you at any time, one from God towards the good and one from the bad spirit towards chaos.
Small steps with God’s help
May 8, 2026 - Brendan McManus SJ :: Exploring procrastination through the lens of Ignatian spirituality and personal experience. It's not laziness.
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.