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‘Virtual Sleep Out’ raises over €125,000
January 19, 2021
Belvedere College students attempted to 'walk in the shoes' of homeless people as they slept out in their back gardens
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‘He has gone home to God.’
January 18, 2021
The funeral Mass for Professor Fr Michael J Kelly SJ in Zambia was both a simple farewell and moving tribute to an outstanding Jesuit
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Death of “an outstanding Jesuit brother”
January 15, 2021
Michael J Kelly SJ died peacefully in Zambia on Friday 15 January 2021. He was a world-renowned authority in the fight against HIV AIDS
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Our ‘Can-Do’ attitude
January 13, 2021
GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: Barack Obama speaks of a deep joy from sharing in our pain and suffering, a heartfulness beyond our individual efforts.
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Active communities restoring the earth
January 13, 2021
The ACRE project in the North is working with prisoners, politicians, peacebuilding groups, and local communities in 'caring for our common home'
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The two gardeners
January 12, 2021
BILL TONER SJ :: God resembles the gardener who nurses sick plants back to health rather than the gardener who pulls them up in order to keep everything neat
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‘Caring for our common home’ webinar
January 12, 2021
Niall Leahy SJ recently hosted an international meeting on environmental justice and integral ecology with a distinct vision within Irish environmentalism
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Christian Unity Week: Abiding in Christ
January 12, 2021
This year's Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, 18-25 January, has as its theme 'Abiding in the love of Christ so as to bear much fruit'
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Know what you’re talking about
January 7, 2021
A four-week online introduction to theology will be given by the Loyola Institute Trinity College Dublin, starting on Wednesday 27 January. It's open to all.
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‘When a loved-one leaves’
January 7, 2021
Leonard Moloney SJ led an all-faith memorial service remembering the deceased relatives and friends of NCI's staff and students who died this year
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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.