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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.
Read moreOctober Messenger: Pockets of hope
October 3, 2024
The October Messenger magazine contains articles on hope, on being oneself, and on renowned artist Imogen Stuart.
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Care, consult and be co-responsible
October 2, 2024
In the October video, Pope Francis explains that as Christians we are all responsible for the Church’s mission – "Every priest, everyone".
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Messenger Publications autumn collection
September 12, 2024
Messenger Publications has just released their latest collection of books for Autumn 2024.
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Flóisíní San Proinsias: Little Flowers of Saint Francis
September 11, 2024
The book launch of the Irish language version of 'The Little Flowers of St. Francis' will take place on Thursday 19 September. All welcome.
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Messenger’s September moments
September 2, 2024
Blackberries, back to school, caring for the earth and the power of letting go, are all September moment themes in this month's Messenger magazine.
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Synodality and the Recovery of Vatican II
August 28, 2024
'Synodality and the Recovery of Vatican II: A New Way for Catholics,' examines the importance and implications of synodality, how it can build on the work of Vatican II.
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Emerging from the mess
July 11, 2024
Concluding their 'Mess' series authors Brendan McManus SJ and Jim Deeds have published 'Emerging from the Mess' with Messenger Publications.
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A great Bloomsday was had by all
June 27, 2024
Gardiner St Church was the venue for a novel Bloomsday event , 'Joyce and the Jesuits', hosted by RTE's Eileen Dunne, and complied by Gerry McArdle.
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Summer reflections
June 26, 2024
The July Messenger reminds us that the long summer days and nights are the time to tune in to the beauty and abundance in our daily lives.
Read moreLatest Podcasts
Returning to Chile
June 4, 2025 - Michael O'Sullivan SJ recently returned to Chile, a country he was removed from because of threats to his life. What has changed since the Pinochet coup?
Bees, bikes and business in Malawi
May 26, 2025 - Martha Phiri, the Policy and Advocacy officer with the Jesuit Centre for Ecology & Development in Malawi speaks to Pat Coyle
Reflecting on Pope Francis’ papacy
May 1, 2025 - Irish Jesuit Gerry Whelan SJ speaks with Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications about the life and work of Pope Francis in light of his recent passing.
Faith gives hope
April 8, 2025 - "It feels like dark days", so says Irish Jesuit Donal Godfrey who works as chaplain at the University of San Francisco.
Who is a good local?
March 25, 2025 - Kevin Hargaden speaks with Pat Coyle about an upcoming lecture entitled 'Who is a good local?' which will be delivered by Rev Dr Hannah Malcolm
Latest Videos
The Pope Video: Compassion
June 4, 2025 - Pope Video: "That we might find consolation in our relationship with Jesus and from his Heart, learn to have compassion on the world.”
The Pope Video: For working conditions
June 4, 2025 - Pope Video: "Pray that through work, each person might find fulfilment and that society might be humanized"
Thank you, Francis
April 28, 2025 - A video has been created to honor and thank Pope Francis for his monthly prayer videos throughout his papacy.
The Pope Video: For the use of new technologies
April 1, 2025 - The Pope Video: The use of the new technologies will not replace human relationships and will respect the dignity of the person
The Pope Video: For families in crisis
March 4, 2025 - Pope Francis asks we pray for families in conflict and that wounds may be healed with forgiveness in this months video.
Latest Blog Posts
Accepting limits
June 4, 2025 - Brendan McManus SJ :: Accepting limits obeying the body in recuperation from surgery
A retrospective on Rerum Novarum
May 21, 2025 - STUDIES ARCHIVES :: A look back from 1931 to the great social encyclical of Pope Leo XIII, Rerum Novarum, 'On New Things'.
Priests on the Margins
May 8, 2025 - BILL TONER SJ :: With the sharp decline in vocations, it is likely that the resident island priest is a vanishing species.
Laudato Si’ and the future of work
May 1, 2025 - STUDIES :: On the occasion of the death of Pope Francis, an excerpt from a 2015 article by Martin Maier SJ on Laudato Si'.
Is it harder being a priest today?
April 9, 2025 - BILL TONER SJ :: Being a Catholic priest nowadays is more complicated than when I joined the Jesuits over fifty years ago.