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November Messenger: Living presence
October 30, 2024
Why pray for the dead? Why sing in church? What happens when we die? These questions are addressed in the November 'Messenger'.
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A hundred thousand welcomes?
October 29, 2024
Dr. Kevin Hargaden of the JCFJ has written an article on the Irish bishops pastoral letter 'A Hundred Thousand Welcomes?'
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The beauty of having your bag stolen
October 29, 2024
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: Having your bag and passport stolen seems like a disaster, but it can be an opportunity or a gift.
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Living the Camino Back Home
October 29, 2024
'Living the Camino Back Home', by Brendan McManus SJ and Katherine O'Flynn FCJ, helps pilgrims ,keep their pilgrim experience alive and fruitful once back home.
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By luck or by love?
October 24, 2024
BILL TONER SJ :: We are much more special than atheistic scientists would have us believe.
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‘Bringing hope to wounded humanity’
October 16, 2024
A visiting Jesuit theology student witnessed hope and hospitality for migrants, when he worked with JRS Ireland recently.
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The Synod: Obstacles and opportunities
October 15, 2024
Despite many obstacles, theologian Gerry O'Hanlon SJ is hopeful regarding the outcomes for change from the third and final Synodal process in Rome.
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Autumn reflections
October 14, 2024
Listen to WB Yeats poem 'The Wild Swans at Coole' where the author reflects on a changing world through an autumnal lens.
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Click ‘hear’ to pray
October 14, 2024
Sacred Space launches their new audio reading feature to enhance users daily Prayer experience.
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More homelessness, more prisons
October 14, 2024
Keith Adams , JCFJ Penal Policy Advocate, says the recent budget means less homes and more prisons.
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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?