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JESUITICA: Doing pirouettes

September 13, 2011

In their effort to teach good public speaking, the Jesuit educators of the 17th and 18th centuries moved into drama. The plays which they wrote and directed were originally in...

Finding contentment in faith

September 13, 2011

Finding Contentment in Faith David Cleary “Be like giraffes”. That is what Adolfo Nicolás, Superior General of the Jesuits asked three thousand international pilgrims in Loyola last August to be....

Short Notices

September 12, 2011

Niall S. Leahy, who in our last issue described his 5-week pilgrimage round Ulster, embarked on a longer pilgrimage on 6 September, when he and Ronan McCoy took their first...

Money for missions

August 30, 2011

Money for missions goes out constantly from Ireland to Africa, and is monitored scrupulously by, among others, the Jesuit Mission Office. A recent grant of €88,000 will help a new...

‘Be like giraffes!’, Magis pilgrims told

August 30, 2011

Fifty-one participants travelled with Magis Ireland to be part of the MAGiS-World Youth Day’s seventeen-day programme in Spain this August. It began energetically in Loyola where the Irish contingent joined...

Forthcoming Events

August 30, 2011

Tuesday 30 August: Public Lecture by Michael Paul Gallagher SJ entitled ‘The Imagination – A Spiritual Anchor for Today’ in St. Francis Xavier Church, Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 at 7.30pm....

Short Notices

August 30, 2011

John O’Malley SJ author of What Happened at Vatican II, will be visiting Ireland on the invitation of the Irish Jesuit Province and the Catholic Historical Society of Ireland. He...

Good results

August 30, 2011

The day of the Leaving Certificate results, Crescent College put on a breakfast for 137 happy graduates. It was a good morning there and in the other Jesuit colleges –...

The long walk

August 30, 2011

In the course of their two-year noviciate Jesuits have to face what they call an experiment. Here is an example: Irishman Niall Leahy and Christian Keeley from Britain were given...

They come back empty

August 30, 2011

“Thank you”, said the Tonga mothers to Frank Wafer, “for teaching our children to read and write, so they can get jobs and earn something. But when they come back...

Living water: “Join the force”

September 18, 2026 - Dr Ciara Murphy addresses the theme of 'Living Water', looking at some of the key water-related challenges facing communities in Ireland and around the world.

Healing for the soul

August 18, 2026 - Una Allen is coordinator of 'Towards Peace' a service for survivors of abuse by church members which offers a spiritual accompaniment service, free of charge,

‘The Soul Also Keeps the Score’

July 3, 2026 - Bob McChesney SJ, author of 'The Soul Also Keeps the Score', in conversation with Pat Coyle about Ignatian spirituality, violence and trauma.

Sharing bread in Bethlehem

July 2, 2026 - Dr Declan Hayes has just recently returned from the West Bank, where he stayed in Jerusalem and Taybeh. He appeals for funds to help those suffering there.

‘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.

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Walking with a seeker

September 23, 2026 - Brian O'Leary SJ and Pat Coyle have produced and filmed a series of six role-plays to illustrate frequently asked questions in spiritual direction/accompaniment.