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Fantastic response to JRS Toy Appeal
January 5, 2021
The generous response to the Jesuit Refugee Service 2020 Toy Appeal was "a light of kindness in the Covid darkness"
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Pope Video: At the service of human fraternity
January 5, 2021
Pope Francis' first intention for 2021 is for people of different religions, cultures, traditions and beliefs to return to the essential: love of neighbour
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SpIRE/WIT offer PhD scholarship
January 5, 2021
SpIRE and Waterford Institute of Technology are inviting applications for a PhD research project into eating disorders and spiritual practice
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The extinction of ‘Gravel’ football
January 5, 2021
Clongowes historian Declan O'Keeffe is an author in a new book on twenty schools and their versions of football before the nationalisation of the games by the FA and RFU
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2020 through 13 blogposts
December 22, 2020
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: A guide to the blogpost coverage of this extraordinary year of lockdowns, restrictions, isolation, and insulation
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Belvedere College ‘virtual SleepOut’
December 21, 2020
The Belvedere SleepOut is responding creatively to the Covid-19 pandemic. Students are appealing for support for their online fundraising for the homeless
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A message of joy from the Provincial
December 21, 2020
Fr Leonard Moloney SJ speaks of the qualitative difference between 'happiness' and 'joy' in his video Christmas message to Jesuits, colleagues, and their families and friends
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The art of spiritual direction
December 21, 2020
Spiritual Director Mrs Siobhan Murphy finds the latest book by Messenger Publications to be a very useful resource for accompanying people in the Ignatian tradition
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Offering hope in dark times
December 21, 2020
Reform in the Catholic Church is the theme of Dr Gerry O'Hanlon SJ's latest article. There are difficulties to be faced but he is still hopeful
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Studies: Ireland and the Irish
December 18, 2020
Literary images of Irish life and identity dominate the winter issue of Studies, but it is the high moral image in John Hume's politics that takes centre stage
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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.