News

bcallaghan 01
Introducing the new Novice Master

August 23, 2013

Since the announcement, on 29 May, that next Easter the joint noviciate will move to Dublin under the direction of Brendan Callaghan, the Irish Jesuits looked forward to meeting the...

Read more
jbracken 01
Science helping religion

July 31, 2013

The modern world is plagued by the belief that we can no longer know objective reality, says Jesuit theologian Joseph A. Bracken SJ. In a recent lecture he outlined his...

Read more
pcampbell 01
Special books for ‘special needs’ children

July 5, 2013

When an American boy scout made up a kit to help his sister with special needs with her first communion, he didn't dream that the Jesuit-run Loyola Press would hear...

Read more
aevans 01
New school in Cambodia

July 5, 2013

Ashley Evans, born and educated in Dublin, has spent most of his priestly life in Cambodia, where he has taught Mathematics and Philosophy at the Royal University of Phnom Penh,...

Read more
eoreilly 01
Emily O’Reilly launches Studies

July 5, 2013

The newly-appointed and first-ever woman European ombudsman Emily O'Reilly will launch the Jesuit quarterly Studies, in Buswell's hotel on Tuesday 9 July at 10.30am. The summer edition features her keynote...

Read more
mdh pmv 01
President honours Peter McVerry

July 5, 2013

"I dont keep anything, I don't have anything. I don't need anything. Two plastic bags cover everything. That's it." So said Peter McVerry SJ in one of many interviews following...

Read more
macgreil 01
MacGréil pulls no punches

June 18, 2013

Michael MacGréil SJ was characteristically pulling no punches when he called for an immediate end to adventure races on Croagh Patrick to protect it from further erosion. He was speaking...

Read more
homelessness 01
Huge rise in numbers sleeping rough

June 18, 2013

The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice has called for a dramatic increase in the supply of affordable, secure, and appropriate accommodation.The centre was responding to a report of 28May...

Read more
Humanity’s divine dignity

June 18, 2013

'Dignitatis Humanae' was the topic chosen by Professor Ladislas Orsy SJ in his talk marking the second Michael Hurley SJ Memorial Lecture .

Read more
peopletalk 01
Jesuit PeopleTalk project launched

June 18, 2013

PeopleTalk is an initiative of the Jesuits in Ireland to rebuild trust in public life and Galway County Council has invited PeopleTalk to set up its first Citizen-Jury in the...

Read more