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Let us cooperate to defeat viruses and climate change
December 9, 2020
Irish Jesuit and renowned expert on HIV and AIDS, Fr Michael Kelly SJ, gave his annual lecture online this year, looking at global problems realistically but with hope
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Books for Advent and Christmas
December 9, 2020
Messenger Publications have published a big collection of books for Advent and Christmas
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Gardiner Street Parish: A hub of activity
December 8, 2020
Parishioners of St Francis Xavier's Church in Dublin are busy preparing for Christmas and the Ignatian Year 2021-2022
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Deep wisdom simply shared
December 7, 2020
Jim Maher SJ's book 'Pathways to a Decision with Ignatius of Loyola' makes Ignatian spirituality and decision making accessible to a wide range of people
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Death as the path home
December 7, 2020
'Death as a Joyous Homecoming' is the title of Brian Grogan SJ's third of four talks via Zoom on life after death and how we might speak of it
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Rediscovering God through beauty
December 3, 2020
'Beauty, Goodness, Truth' was the title of Dermot Mansfield's first talk on the life and work of Hans Urs von Balthasar zoomed to parishioners in the diocese of Elphin
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A life-changing meeting
December 2, 2020
PAT CORKERY SJ :: For the feast of St Francis Xavier, December 3, a reflection on the great missionary saint whose life was transformed by meeting Ignatius of Loyola
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Getting creative around Covid
December 2, 2020
The annual SleepOut, toy-appeal, and Camino pilgrimage will all take place as usual in Belvedere College SJ but with a new spin in these Covid-19 times
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A matter of life and death
December 1, 2020
Gerry O'Hanlon SJ responds to the call by Gino Kenny TD for a respectful debate about assisted dying, proposing a wider frame for understanding suffering and dignity
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Holy waiting
November 25, 2020
GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: A reflection on being patient and staying awake for the first week of Advent.
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Healing for the soul
August 18, 2026 - Una Allen is coordinator of 'Towards Peace' a service for survivors of abuse by church members which offers a spiritual accompaniment service, free of charge,
‘The Soul Also Keeps the Score’
July 3, 2026 - Bob McChesney SJ, author of 'The Soul Also Keeps the Score', in conversation with Pat Coyle about Ignatian spirituality, violence and trauma.
Sharing bread in Bethlehem
July 2, 2026 - Dr Declan Hayes has just recently returned from the West Bank, where he stayed in Jerusalem and Taybeh. He appeals for funds to help those suffering there.
‘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.
Latest Videos
Pope Video: For evangelization in the city
August 5, 2026 - Pope Leo's August prayer intention for cities, asking God to bring hope, belonging, and the joy of the Gospel to all.
Pope Video: For respect for human life
July 3, 2026 - Pope Video July: Embrace a culture of love, tenderness, responsibility, and compassionate care.
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.
Latest Blog Posts
Navigating the storms of life
August 27, 2026 - Brendan McManus SJ :: The Spirit is the ‘breath of God’, the wind that fills our sails and energises our whole lives
Fellowship, connection, hope
August 19, 2026 - Professor Jim Lucey :: Recovery is not just about the triumph of the self. It is about the restoration of loving relationships, with us and with each other.”
The suffering of inocents in war and beyond
July 3, 2026 - Dermot Roantree :: Wars are legitimated and sustained by a form of moral disengagement that fails to pay attention to the sufferer.
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.