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A treasure trove of great stories
November 12, 2024
The 'Belvedere Newsboys Club' is "a treasure trove of great stories about Dublin's newspaper boys,'' according to Charlie Davy SJ.
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Trump and the everyday citizen
November 11, 2024
EDMOND GRACE :: Much of the commentary on the election of Donald Trump overlooks one very simple and obvious reality.
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Tomáš Halík at the Belfast Jesuit Centre
November 11, 2024
World-renowned Czech theologian Tomáš Halík called on Catholics to move with ‘the signs of the times’ at the Belfast Jesuit Centre book club.
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Her bags are packed
November 5, 2024
Author Richard Leonard SJ reads a story about his mother's acceptance of suffering and readiness for death, from his latest book 'Why God?'
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The Pope Video: For those who have lost a child
November 5, 2024
In The Pope Video, produced by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, Pope Francis asks that we pray for those who have lost a child.
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Confronting AMOCalypse
November 4, 2024
The weakening of a crucial component of the Earth’s climate system could mean catastrophe for Ireland according to Dr. Kevin Hargaden of the JCFJ
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Listen to lead
October 30, 2024
Former Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney TD was guest speaker at a leadership conference for the five senior Jesuit schools across Ireland.
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Halloween’s darkness and light
October 30, 2024
Halloween is both a festive fun time and a reminder of death and the darker side of life, according to Fr Jim Noonan in this RNN interview.
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Remembering the ‘saints with no name’
October 30, 2024
Joe Cullen OP remembers all those who have died, especially the unnamed, in this reflection on All Saints and All Souls day. From the RNN archive.
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November Messenger: Living presence
October 30, 2024
Why pray for the dead? Why sing in church? What happens when we die? These questions are addressed in the November 'Messenger'.
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Hope and hanging in there
November 14, 2024 - Dr Gerry O'Hanlon SJ assesses the outcome of the final Synod in Rome. He is surprisingly optimistic and outlines why to Pat Coyle, IJC.
Her bags are packed
November 5, 2024 - Author Richard Leonard SJ reads a story about his mother's acceptance of suffering and readiness for death, from his latest book 'Why God?'
Sons of Ignatius: Homily Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Dilexit Nos – ‘He Loved Us’
October 24, 2024 - The loving heart of Jesus is the focus of Pope Francis' new encyclical. Austen Ivereigh explains the Pope's devotion to the Sacred Heart.
Taking a second look
October 19, 2024 - Irish Jesuits · Taking a second look Vincentian priest and spiritual director Father Michael McCullagh has recently published a book With Due Respect: Taking a Second Look at God, at Self, […]
Latest Videos
The Pope Video: For those who have lost a child
November 5, 2024 - In The Pope Video, produced by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, Pope Francis asks that we pray for those who have lost a child.
Care, consult and be co-responsible
October 2, 2024 - In the October video, Pope Francis explains that as Christians we are all responsible for the Church’s mission – "Every priest, everyone".
The Pope Video: For the cry of the Earth
September 2, 2024 - In The Pope Video for September, Pope Francis encourages us to get involved in the fight against climate injustice
The Pope Video: For political leaders
August 6, 2024 - Pope Francis emphasizes the importance of praying for political leaders, inviting us to join him in praying for this intention this month.
Brother Éamonn Davis SJ, RIP – “Let God at ya!”
July 12, 2024 - Brother Davis SJ died on 11 July, His funeral Mass was in Gardiner Street Church. We remember him and republish this interview from 2019.
Latest Blog Posts
Travellers and the Irish State
November 27, 2024 - STUDIES :: Bryan Fanning (in autumn 2015) notes the irony in Irish images of Travellers echoing the 19th century racist caricatures of the Irish themselves.
What lies beneath
November 27, 2024 - BILL TONER SJ :: A new book claims that none of Hitler's close associates could be described as natural thugs.
The Rise of the Far Right
November 14, 2024 - STUDIES :: Extract from a recent Studies article on the rise of the far-right in the US, Europe and elsewhere.
Trump and the everyday citizen
November 11, 2024 - EDMOND GRACE :: Much of the commentary on the election of Donald Trump overlooks one very simple and obvious reality.
The rise of fascism in 1920s Italy
October 31, 2024 - STUDIES archive :: English Catholic suffragist, journalist and author Virginia Crawford observes the rise of Mussolini in the early 1920s.