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Pope Video: collaboration between religions
October 7, 2025
Pope Video: "That believers in different religious traditions might work together to defend and promote peace, justice and human fraternity."
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Spirituality for a time of epochal change
October 3, 2025
Dr Chris Stabb SJ's lecture in honour of the late Joe Veale SJ is an exploration of new images and languages for a time of epochal change.
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Dr. Janet Soskice: Creation and theology
October 2, 2025
Forgotten God the creator? Suffering and God's creation. Some of the themes discussed by Dr. Janet Soskice.
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IJI celebratory booklet launched
September 29, 2025
A booklet of talks from the IJI's 80th anniversary conference, with a foreword by President Michael D.Higgins, is now available.
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Messenger Publications Autumn Collection
September 29, 2025
Messenger Publications, the publishing house of the Irish Jesuits, has just released their latest collection of books for autumn 2025.
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In search of St Kevin
September 29, 2025
Spiritual writers and fellow pilgrims Eric Clayton and Brendan McManus SJ solve the riddle of the statue, the saint and the spiritual mentor.
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‘Theological Ethics for a Global Church’
September 29, 2025
"Catholic ethics must be both globally attuned and locally rooted". So says Dr Kevin Hargaden after his recent attendance at a conference in Boston.
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A memorable encounter
September 29, 2025
The visit to the Irish Province by former pupils of Wah Yan College in Hong Kong was "a unique, consoling and lifegiving encounter for all concerned."
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Exploring the Mad Messiah
September 29, 2025
Edmond Grace SJ has written a poetry cycle – Mad Messiah. In this interview he offers a road map to accompany him on his ‘mad’ and ‘mythical’ journey.
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Marking the ‘Season of creation’
September 26, 2025
As the 'Season of Creation' draws to a close we offer a selection of articles and interviews exploring the theme of 'caring for our common home.'
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‘The Soul Also Keeps the Score’
July 3, 2026 - Bob McChesney SJ, author of 'The Soul Also Keeps the Score: A Trauma‑Informed Companion to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius' of Loyola' in conversation with Pat Coyle.
‘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.
Latest Videos
Pope Video: For respect for human life
July 3, 2026 - Pope Video July: Embrace a culture of love, tenderness, responsibility, and compassionate care.
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.”
Latest Blog Posts
The suffering of inocents in war and beyond
July 3, 2026 - Dermot Roantree :: Wars are legitimated and sustained by a form of moral disengagement that fails to pay attention to the sufferer.
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.