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Help refugees by lobbying
March 9, 2016
JRS Europe Director Jean Marie Carrière SJ urges regional organisations to lobby their governments hard on behalf of refugees.
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Virginia Woolf: spirituality without God
March 9, 2016
Virginia Woolf may have been an atheist but she had a rich spirituality, according to Professor Stephanie Paulsell in her 8 March lecture organised by SpIRE.
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Launch of ‘Dear Pope Francis’
March 8, 2016
Dear Pope Francis, the recently published book of letters between the Pope and children around the world, was launched on 1 March by Archbishop Eamon Martin in an Armagh primary...
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‘We must regain our outrage’
March 2, 2016
Peter McVerry SJ says we must regain our outrage and make it felt, if we as a society are to have any hope of effectively tackling the issue of homelessness...
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Jesuit pupil is Pope’s pen pal!
March 1, 2016
Twelve-year-old Clara O’Gormain from the Jesuit Scoil Iognáid in Galway features in Pope Francis latest book 'Dear Pope Francis' in which he answers questions from children around the world.
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Great response to LRA retreat
February 24, 2016
The Lay Retreat Association (LRA) held a one day retreat on 14 February, at Milltown Park. Almost 80 people turned up.
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Caring for our common home
February 23, 2016
In 'The Pope Video', Pope Francis asks us to unite in respect for creation and to act to preserve the natural world for future generations.
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Housing policy a disaster – JCFJ
February 23, 2016
Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice says latest statistics on family homelessness are a shocking indictment of current housing policy.
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Mass of thanksgiving for Fr John Sullivan SJ
February 23, 2016
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin presided over the Annual Mass in thanksgiving for the life of Venerable John Sullivan SJ. Church of Ireland Archbishop Michael Jackson gave the post-communion reflection.
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Irish Jesuit gets presidential award
February 23, 2016
Fr Donal Doyle SJ was recently awarded a Presidential Distinguished Service Awards in recognition of his lifetime work in Japan.
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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?