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Food for saints and scholars
April 29, 2019
Messenger Publications have produced 'Saintly Feasts: Food for Saints and Scholars,' a novel cookery book with a difference
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An alternative atonement theory
April 17, 2019
As Good Friday approaches, spiritual director Pat Coyle speaks of the inadequacies of current atonement theory
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History of the Irish nun
April 17, 2019
Professor Deirdre Raftery delivered a lecture on “Unveiling the History of the Irish Nun: Opportunities for Research and Innovation” at the Loyola Institute
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Clongowes ‘mirrors’ family life
April 17, 2019
Mr Chris Lumb, Headmaster of Clongowes Wood College SJ, spoke about the boarding school's sense of family and togetherness at a recent event in Dublin
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A unique vision in Holy Week
April 16, 2019
Paddy Greene has an interesting take on Jesus vision during his transfiguration and its relationship to his agony in Gethsemane
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Jesuit treasurers meet in Poland
April 15, 2019
Proper care of elderly Jesuits was the focus of concern for Jesuit treasurers around Europe who met recently in Krakow
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Spirituality and the professions
April 10, 2019
Michael O'Sullivan SJ and Bernadette Flanagan are involved in the hosting of a unique international conference in Waterford
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We could be heroes
April 10, 2019
'The hero' was the title of a workshop led recently by David Tuohy SJ for Jesuit educators in Manresa, Spain
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JRS launch campaign for EU elections
April 10, 2019
The JRS has launched #ThePowerofVote campaign to urge EU Parliament voters to remember the rights of refugees
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Healthcare workers in war zones
April 10, 2019
In the Pope Video for April, Pope Francis asks for prayers for doctors and their humanitarian collaborators amid ongoing armed conflicts
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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.