News
The Bermingham chalice on show
September 24, 2020
The Jesuits in Galway are marking the 400th anniversary of the Bermingham chalice this year, an ornate artifact gifted to Fr John Bermingham in 1620
Read more
Interactive map on Jesuit education
September 23, 2020
Educate Magis, the online education community, launch a resource offering a compilation of the most important documents and events in contemporary Jesuit education
Read more
President Higgins welcomes historic ruling on El Salvador murders
September 18, 2020
The Irish Jesuit Provincial has warmly welcomed the statement made by the President regarding the recent conviction of Colonel Montano
Read more
Justice at last
September 16, 2020
Michael O'Sullivan SJ knew some of the Jesuits murdered in El Salvador in 1989. He reflects now on the conviction of one of their assassins over thirty years later
Read more
Covid-19 emergency appeal
September 16, 2020
Restrictions on movement imposed to prevent Covid-19 spreading in African countries have had a catastrophic impact on vulnerable communities according to Irish Jesuit Missions
Read more
Jesuit novices take first vows
September 15, 2020
Three men completed their first stage of Jesuit training in Birmingham on Saturday, 5 September though numbers were restricted due to Covid-19
Read more
Autumn issue of Studies: Times of transformation
September 15, 2020
Political, personal and ecclesial transformations are considered in the essays of the autumn 2020 issue of Studies
Read more
Peace please
September 15, 2020
GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: Three ways to keep our peace this season, inspired by a retreat experience in Ards Friary, County Donegal.
Read more
A faith-filled video game
September 15, 2020
The first-ever Catholic video game for children' Wanderlight: A Pilgrim's Adventure' has been launched by Loyola Press, an apostolic work of the Jesuits based in Chicago
Read more
The divine painter
September 15, 2020
'Raphael’s World' is a history of one of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance, his patrons, and many illustrations of his paintings
Read moreLatest Podcasts
‘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.