News
Not just wishful thinking
November 24, 2020
Brian Grogan SJ continues his video series on the afterlife, live-streamed from Knock Shrine this November. In talk two he outlines the evidence for the resurrection
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British-Irish pooling of talents
November 23, 2020
The Joint Ecology groups from the Irish and British Provinces held their first meeting recently and agreed to work on a number of issues together
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‘A lived Jesuit approach to spirituality’
November 19, 2020
Dr Michael O'Sullivan, SJ was one of 24 people from three continents who were interviewed for the Spirit-Duality online conference transmitted online in November
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Business brisk in the Roman Jesuit Archives
November 18, 2020
Despite the challenges of Covid-19 Rome Jesuit Archives are welcoming researchers, online and in-person since reopening in October
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Remembering Maynooth across four centuries
November 18, 2020
Professor Chris Morash and Bishop Dermot Farrell were the guest speakers at the online book launch of 'We Remember Maynooth' on 17 November
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Moving beyond the old battles between science and religion
November 18, 2020
GERALDINE MOONEY SIMMIE :: Real change in our world will require moving away from the hyper-rationalism that shows in both science and religion
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Forty years of service
November 13, 2020
The Jesuit Refugee Service marks 40 years of accompanying, serving, and advocating for asylum seekers, refugees, and the forcibly displaced
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Deep ecological conversion needed in these crisis times
November 11, 2020
October's Working Notes sounds the alarm about accelerating ecological breakdown and other threats to healthy human existence brought into focus by the pandemic
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‘Belief is hard work’
November 11, 2020
Brian Grogan SJ is giving a series of Zoom talks on death and life after death during the month of November. They are live-streamed from Knock Shrine
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‘We can breathe again’
November 10, 2020
Donal Godfrey SJ speaks from the United States about a number of issues arising from the 2020 election including the role played by religious groupings
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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.