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Golden Jubilee for Joe Hayes SJ
October 24, 2025
Jesuit Father Joe Hayes SJ recently celebrated his golden jubilee in Limerick
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Samhain: Releasing into fire and darkness
October 21, 2025
RNN archive: The bonfire is seen as a place to release things into that have not been fully resolved. Beginning a journey of surrender into darkness.
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Major Superiors of the Society of Jesus gather in Rome
October 21, 2025
Irish Jesuit Provincial Shane Daly SJ was one of the Major Religious Superiors from around the world attending the Meeting of Major Superiors (MMS) in Rome.
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Marking 50 years of faith and justice
October 15, 2025
Jesuits and colleagues met in Manresa to celebrate 50 years of 'a faith that does justice', reflecting on the past to learn for the future.
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Boat named in honor of Jesuit Murt Curry SJ
October 15, 2025
Saint Ignatius Rowing Club in Galway have named a new boat in honour of Jesuit Murt Curry SJ
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‘A Divine Calling’
October 15, 2025
Gerry O'Hanlon SJ spoke at the launch of 'A Divine Calling: One Woman's Lifelong Battle for Equality in the Catholic Church' by Soline Humbert.
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October Messenger: The little way
October 14, 2025
October Messenger: Saint Thérèse and the little way, Spirituality and AI, landscapes of hope and Dublin's good samaritan
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Swift Nesting Boxes at St Ignatius Church
October 13, 2025
Liam O'Connell SJ: Four new Swift nesting boxes have been installed at Saint Ignatius Church Galway.
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Who’s afraid of big bad AI?
October 10, 2025
Bill Toner :: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now part of everyday life, but should we be worried about it? Or rather about the human beings using it?
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Crescent students huge fundraiser
October 8, 2025
Students from Crescent College Limerick students over €36,000 for a charity that provides specialist services for children with disabilities.
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Reflections on a philosophical giant
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.
The privilege of life-changing work
March 13, 2026 - Allan Ggita SJ is in Ireland speaking about his privileged life working with vulnerable communities in one of the largest slums in Kenya.
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
Small steps with God’s help
May 8, 2026 - Brendan McManus SJ :: Exploring procrastination through the lens of Ignatian spirituality and personal experience
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.
The grasp of grief
February 25, 2026 - Colm Brophy :: The picture I have painted here is a symbol of the world’s uncertainty of its own destination. We are traumatised by immense grief.