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SpIRE making its mark
June 8, 2020
The Spirituality Institute for Research and Education (SpIRE) reopens its library on a limited basis and announces good news of graduates
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Staying well through faith
May 26, 2020
Students from Crescent College SJ in Limerick gather weekly in a 'Wellbeing Zoom Room' and share their faith
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Students finish year in song
May 19, 2020
Jesuit schools have marked the end of the academic year for sixth year students in various ways, including a virtual rendition of 'You Raise Me Up'
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Gonzaga alumni on the frontline
May 12, 2020
A video series by Gonzaga College SJ highlights the efforts made by past pupils working for patients, the homeless and their communities during the Covid-19 crisis
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SpIRE Library launch
March 11, 2020
'Journeying with Psyche and Soul in Spirituality', was the title of the inaugural lecture of Dr Larry Culliford, who launched the SpIRE Library, on World Book Day
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Silence, language, and Christian feminism
February 26, 2020
Tina Beattie, Professor of Catholic Studies at Roehampton University, gave a public lecture on theology, language and meaning in Laudato Si’ and Querida Amazonia
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Go to the ‘supermarket of education’ – teachers told
February 19, 2020
There were 'frank and rich' discussions at the recent international training day for teachers in Jesuit schools, orgnaised by the Irish Province
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Radical openness to God in school life
February 18, 2020
In his recent visitation to Clongowes, Irish Provincial Leonard Moloney spoke to students about the importance of making others feel included and welcomed into their lives
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Learning by ‘refraction’
February 12, 2020
Johnny Go SJ talks about ways teachers can respond to the challenges of the digital age through an update on St Ignatius' approach to learning
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An authentic Jesuit academic
February 5, 2020
Gonzaga chapel was packed for the funeral Mass of David Tuohy SJ, and moving tributes were paid to him and his work as a Jesuit educationalist
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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?