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September Messenger: To the heights
September 3, 2025
September Messenger: Young people on their way to sainthood; therapy and healing in Sudan; and Blessed Virgin Mary's Birthday.
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Pope Video: Our relationship with all of creation
September 3, 2025
Pope Video: Inspired by St.Francis, we might experience our interdependence with all creatures who are loved by God and worthy of love"
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Brother George Fallon RIP
September 2, 2025
Brother George Fallon, aged ninety-three, died peacefully at noon on Monday 1 September 2025 in Cherryfield Lodge.
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Exam success for Ukrainian Clongowes student
September 2, 2025
Max Reva, Ukrainian Clongowes student achieves 625 points in his Leaving Cert. After fleeing Ukraine on his own at 15 years of age.
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Faith and Politics at the Jubilee in Rome
August 25, 2025
Kevin Hargaden reflects on the 'Hope in Politics' event in Rome: "A stubborn trust that God’s Spirit continues to move through history"
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Hope in a time of environmental crisis
August 20, 2025
'Living Humbly with Hope in a Time of Environmental Crisis' was the theme of Niall Leahy SJ's talk at the annual Novena of Grace in Knock this August.
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Rnn archives: Ready for school
August 18, 2025
RNN Archives: Author and teacher Geraldine O'Brien talks about her book 'Ready for School - a Parents Guide' from September 2006
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Pope Video: For mutual coexistence
August 5, 2025
Pope Video: That societies where coexistence seems more difficult might not succumb to the temptation of confrontation.
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Laudato Sí – a unique work
August 5, 2025
'Working Notes' marks the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis' Laudato Sí ( on the care of the earth) which 'is not finished' according to the editor.
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August Messenger: Little visitations
August 5, 2025
A new Pope, the power of a simple bicycle, and the tough task of being a priest today - some of the themes in the August 'Messenger'.
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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.
Our Mother Too: Mary Embraces the World
March 4, 2026 - Author Eric Clayton talks about his book that introduces children to Mary, the mother of Jesus, through eight apparitions around the world.
The challenge of co-creating
February 13, 2026 - James Hanvey SJ's exploration of the 'mission of creation' in St Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises is an integration of theology, spirituality, and cosmology.
‘Not Christian, not Catholic.’
February 13, 2026 - The Vatican's second commission on the diaconate recently published a letter revealing a 50/50 split on whether women could 'image Christ'.
Latest Videos
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"
Pope video: For Christians in areas of conflict
December 1, 2025 - Pope video: “That Christians in areas of war or conflict, especially the Middle East, might be seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope.”
Latest Blog Posts
Is the universe ‘done and dusted’?
April 17, 2026 - Bill Toner : : Does God really know everything, including the future? If so, it seems that the universe is truly 'done and dusted'. Bill Toner SJ 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.
Theology in a changing world
January 27, 2026 - Bill Toner :: Modern scientific progress poses serious challenges to theology. Can the once 'queen of the sciences' respond adequately to its challenges?