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The rich life or the good life?
May 22, 2017
How does wealth encourage or hinder joy? A recent multi-disciplinary conference came up with some interesting answers
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Honoured on home turf
May 22, 2017
Bishop Denis Nulty celebrated The Mass of Thanksgiving for the beatification of Fr John Sullivan SJ, in Clongowes Wood College Co. Kildare. It was a joyful occasion
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Looking at communications and vocations
May 17, 2017
Myles O'Reilly outlined the Irish Jesuits digital vocation's strategy at a meeting in Malta convened by the Jesuit Conference of European Provincials
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Don’t blame Christians for Stephen Fry ‘blasphemy’ nonsense
May 17, 2017
No specific religious group wants Ireland's blasphemy law. The Stephen Fry fracas merely distracts from the real causes of scandal in Ireland.
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Creating a climate of inclusivity
May 17, 2017
Donal Godfrey SJ has been honoured by the San Fransisco university (USF) for his "extraordinary service to the university and the community at large"
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Prophetic boldness needed in refugee crisis
May 17, 2017
Jesuit educators were urged to action at a recent seminar for refugees at the Emmaus Centre in Swords, Dublin
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Magis Jesuit event for young adults
May 17, 2017
The Irish Jesuits are organising another Magis young adult event this summer including a pilgrimage and an ecology experience.
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Pilgrimage and the ‘compass of the heart’
May 17, 2017
The newly revamped Altóir Cholmcille is at the heart of the Galway Jesuit Centre of Spirituality Culture’s pilgrimage to Inis Mór on Friday 9th June, the feast of St Colmcille
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Lebanon calls for solidarity from Jesuits
May 15, 2017
Brendan MacPartlin SJ, recently returned from an immersion visit to the Lebanon, is convinced of the need for solidarity with the people there and with the Jesuits serving them
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Eddie Cosgrove SJ ordained at Milltown
May 14, 2017
Irish Jesuit Eddie Cosgrove, of Dromahair, Co. Leitrim, was ordained on Sunday 14 May by Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, at a ceremony in Milltown Park
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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
Small steps with God’s help
May 8, 2026 - Brendan McManus SJ :: Exploring procrastination through the lens of Ignatian spirituality and personal experience
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.