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JRS report – Ireland must do more
June 27, 2018
A new JRS Ireland report entitled 'Sharing Responsibility, Saving Lives' was launched in Milltown Park, Dublin, on 22 June
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Doing theology in dangerous times
June 27, 2018
The Summer issue of Studies leads with a challenging analysis of the political and cultural upheavals which are afflicting the world at present
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The sun refused to set
June 26, 2018
CHARLES JARYEKONGA SJ :: The Ugandan describes his time as a regent in Belvedere College SJ. He explains the purpose of this stage of Jesuit formation and his unexpected mission...
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The Celtic Tiger ten years on: missed opportunities
June 26, 2018
Ten years after the death of the Celtic Tiger, Working Notes takes stock. Real recovery, it judges, has been hampered by false narratives about what happened
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Jesuit centre says ‘chronic problems in prisons’
June 25, 2018
The Jesuit Centre for faith and justice responds to the launch of the Irish Prison Service’s Annual Report
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Dreaming on
June 19, 2018
GAVIN T. MURPHY :: Embracing the real, ordinary living and balanced mood are suggested as three factors that will enable our realities and desires to merge.
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Seminar on ‘The Joy of Love’
June 19, 2018
Professors at the Loyola Institute emphasised the need for open-ended dialogue and discernment, conscious always of human frailty and weakness
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The magic within
June 13, 2018
Two Old Clongownians with severe health conditions recently spoke about cultivating and maintaining the characteristics of leadership and resilience
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A space for encounter and solidarity
June 13, 2018
In the June edition of The Pope Video, Pope Francis remarks that “The Internet is a gift of God, but it is also a great responsibility.”
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The Macardles of Dundalk
June 12, 2018
NCI lecturer Desmond Gibney writes in 'Studies' about Jesuit Andrew Macardle, immortalised in Joyce's 'Portrait of the Artist', and his Dundalk brewing family
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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.