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Powerful video from Pope
video January 7, 2016
The Pope has made a moving short video, the first ever to promote prayer worldwide for his monthly intention. He calls on people of different faiths to work together for...
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JRS intercultural calendar 2016
December 21, 2015
The 2016 JRS Ireland Intercultural & Interfaith Calendar is now on sale. It is an important resource for teachers and anyone wishing to celebrate or raise awareness of diversity in...
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Assessing the Paris Agreement
December 21, 2015
The Paris Agreement has been hailed as a huge step forward in caring for the earth. Catherine Devitt, environmental justice officer with the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, casts...
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The big sleep-out
December 21, 2015
Belvedere students are gearing up for their annual Sleep-Out and Fast to raise money to tackle homelessness. They'll be on Dublin's city centre streets from Tuesday 22 Dec until Christmas...
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New Child Safeguarding Manager
December 21, 2015
Saoirse Fox has been appointed Child Safeguarding Manager and Designated Liaison Person with the Jesuits in Ireland.
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Liam Lawton in fine voice
December 21, 2015
The ever popular religious singer songwriter Fr Liam Lawton drew a large crowd for his recent concert in the Jesuit church of St Ignatius in Galway. The event was co-hosted...
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Looking back, looking forward
video December 21, 2015
The homelessness crisis here and the migrant crisis in Europe – two of the issues Tom Layden SJ, Irish Jesuit Provincial, addresses in a review of the year with Pat...
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Reflections on Luke
December 8, 2015
Donal Neary SJ's latest book is Gospel Reflections on Luke, the evangelist whose gospel is now being read at mass this new Church year.
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Reflections on Luke’s gospel
December 8, 2015
Donal Neary SJ's latest book is Gospel Reflections on Luke, the evangelist whose gospel is now being read at mass this new Church year. He talks here to Pat Coyle...
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Studies on the Jesuits and the Arts
December 8, 2015
This winter's Studies is a special issue dedicated to the Jesuits and the arts, including essays relating to last year's commemorative exhibition in the National Gallery.
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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?