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Rapid response for Syria
January 10, 2013
As he stepped onto a plane for Beirut on the feast of the Epiphany, Gerry Clarke was doing what is listed as his job: Rapid Response in the Jesuit Refugee...
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Tackle gangs by legalising drugs
January 10, 2013
Peter McVerry SJ was pulling no punches on the Pat Kenny's radio programme on Tuesday 8 January. He was discussing the impact of Gangland culture on young people and Irish...
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In the face of chaos
January 10, 2013
The murder and mayhem in one of the world’s most godforsaken countries has triggered a significant initiative this month by the Irish Jesuit Mission Office. It is linking up with...
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That they may be one?
December 21, 2012
One of the great developments from Vatican II was the coming together of various Christian churches in a spirit of dialogue and friendship. 'Expanding Hope' is the theme of a...
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AIDS is a feminist issue
December 21, 2012
The AIDS disease is almost 120 years old but it did not spread across the world until globalisation ensured world-wide travel. It's partly genetic based and will only be eradicated...
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Félicitations, Conor!
December 21, 2012
Family friends and fellow Jesuits of Conor Harper SJ, packed the French Embassy in Dublin, Friday 30 November where the French Ambassador to Ireland Emmanuelle Achon presented him with the...
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Happy 125th birthday, Messenger
December 21, 2012
The Irish Sacred Heart Messenger is 125 years old, come this January. And to mark the occasion, the Messenger Office have brought out a special edition which features the cover...
Read moreHomily at First Vows in the Society of Jesus
December 3, 2012
Preparing for today’s ceremony over the past four weeks has brought back memories of making my own first vows. It evoked memories of the six months before vows, of the...
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Illuminating the Irish Church
November 30, 2012
Thanks to the kindness of Amanda Dillon, the Jesuit Library at Milltown currently has a splendid facsimile edition of the Book of Kells on loan and on public display. In...
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Expanding Hope
November 30, 2012
'Expanding Hope' is the theme of a Jesuit podcast series for Advent, focussing on the state of ecumenism, fifty years after Vatican II. Brian O'Leary, Jesuit delegate for ecumenism, says...
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‘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.
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.
Latest Videos
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.”
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"
Latest Blog Posts
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.
‘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.