News
Capturing the magic of the Camino
June 4, 2025
Brendan McManus SJ just took delivery of the Spanish version of his book 'Brothers in Arms', co-authored with taxi driver Jimmy Fullam.
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Building a ‘just, livable, humane world’
May 30, 2025
Irish Jesuits International held a memorable conference to mark the 80th anniversary of the missionary outreach of the Order.
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“How does your garden grow?”
May 26, 2025
Siobhán McNamara of the JCFJ attended an eco event which celebrated the biodiversity benefits of hedgerows
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June Messenger: Sacred gifts
May 26, 2025
June Messenger: "You can't beat the Sacred Heart for a favour"
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Bees, bikes and business in Malawi
May 26, 2025
Martha Phiri, the Policy and Advocacy officer with the Jesuit Centre for Ecology & Development in Malawi speaks to Pat Coyle
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Sacred heart devotion
May 26, 2025
RNN Archives: The devotion to the Sacred Heart reflected in letters to the Messenger office
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Huge attendance at Fr John Sullivan SJ Mass
May 16, 2025
Over 1.000 people from Ireland and abroad attended the Blessed John Sullvivan SJ Mass of Thanksgiving on Sunday in Clongowes Wood College.
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At your service: Crescent College fundraiser
May 13, 2025
Student-led hospitality event in support of Milford Hospice showcases the spirit of Jesuit education in action.
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God and Politics in the new millennium
May 13, 2025
The Loyola Institute TCD, will host an open evening on Monday 12 May 2025, 6.30 -8.00 pm, and an open day on Saturday 24 May 11am - 2.30pm.
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A successful Sacred Space retreat
May 13, 2025
Ciara Ó Catháin of Sacred Space reflects on this years online Lent Retreat. "We were called to pray for hope every day"
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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.