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The origins of Lent
March 3, 2025
From the RNN Archives: Sister Marie Stuart talks with Father Brendan Coffey of Glenstal Abbey about the origins of Lent.
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Celebrating the Jubilee Year of Hope
February 20, 2025
The Jubilee Year of Hope (2025) began officially on Christmas Eve with the opening of the Holy Door of Saint Peter’s Basilica by Pope Francis.
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Marquette Mission Week: Act with Care
February 17, 2025
Brendan McManus reflects on his week as one of the leaders at the 'Marquette University Mission Week' in the USA this month.
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Who really celebrates the Eucharist?
February 17, 2025
Theologian Fintan Lyons OSB's latest book addresses the celebration of the eucharist from the perspective of the participation of the people of God.
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Gaza Needs our Voices
February 13, 2025
" Ireland must pass the Occupied Territories Bill", says Joe Munnelly of Irish Jesuits International responding to President Trump's plan for Gaza.
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Naming of deceased Jesuits regarding child sexual abuse complaints
February 12, 2025
The Jesuit Order has publicly named fifteen deceased Jesuits who were the subject of child sexual abuse complaints.
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Working Notes: Solidarity an Antidote for Our Times
February 10, 2025
The latest issue of 'Working Notes', the journal published by the JCFJ, examines how solidarity can be an antidote for our times.
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Pope Video: For Vocations to the Priesthood
February 6, 2025
Pope Francis asks that we pray that the ecclesial community might welcome young people who feel a call to serve Christ’s mission.
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Saint Brigid: Woman for Today
January 29, 2025
Eileen Good speaks with Brenda Kindregan of 'Cairde Bride' on the importance of cultivating the customs of Saint Brigid today
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February Messenger: Women of Courage and Faith
January 27, 2025
What is God like? Who is Saint Gobnait? What is the 'forgotten' feast day? Find out the answers in the February edition of the 'Messenger'
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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?