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A different kind of pre-nuptial agreement
March 19, 2007
The early stage of a marriage can be fraught with difficulties. Perhaps, David Gaffney suggests, a pre-nuptial agreement to keep commitments under review and to be open to counselling might...
Read moreThe European Union: broadening the vision
March 19, 2007
For the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, the Irish Jesuit Provincial, Fr John Dardis, addressed a gathering in St Patrick’s Cathedral. Faith communities, he remarked, have much to...
Read morePaul Miki: Japanese samurai and Christian martyr
March 16, 2007
March 16, 2007 Paul Miki: Japanese samurai and Christian martyr by Mgr. Denis O’Callaghan With changes in the liturgical calendar in recent years many feastdays of obscure saints no longer...
Read moreAn ecumenical plea
March 5, 2007
March 5, 2007 An ecumenical plea Time to drop ’Roman’ from Roman Catholics by Paul Andrews SJ As a boy I had a spell in England - Lancashire and London....
Read morePoems for Lent
February 19, 2007
These four poems were written by Colm Lavelle SJ. The first two are in keeping with Lent. The third is on the Eucharist (compare Phil 2, 5-11). The final poem...
Read moreRemembering Benedict Kiely
February 19, 2007
Dermot Harte, ex-Belvederian, remembers his friend Benedict Kiely with fondness. Ben Kiely, a well-known journalist and writer, spent one year as a Jesuit novice in Emo, Offaly. Ireland’s brightest contemporary...
Read moreRNN launches special interviews for Lent
February 19, 2007
A new departure for Religious News Network has met with an initial positive response. Lent Matters is a series of interviews in which people discuss topics such as prayer, retreat,...
Read moreJCC website project on its way
February 19, 2007
The JCC website project, attempting to integrate and streamline some of the major Irish Jesuit websites, is well on its way to completion. Dermot Roantree explains. The major website project...
Read moreThe maturing effect of having a baby
February 19, 2007
David Gaffney considers how bringing a child into the world and rearing it responsibly may transform a relationship. Nature, he says, can compensate for any deficiencies in maturity in a...
Read moreJesuits and AISGA
February 19, 2007
Brian O’Leary describes the role of the All Ireland Spiritual Guidance Association, an organisation which represents the interests of spiritual guides or directors throughout the country. Nine Jesuits were among...
Read moreLatest Podcasts
“Your clothes are stained with our blood”
January 24, 2023 - Dr Kevin Hargaden of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice was shocked by what he learnt at a conference in Bangladesh, exploring the idea of a 'just wage' there.
Fifty-eight most powerful words
January 20, 2023 - "The fifty-eight most powerful words in the world." is how Richard Leonard SJ describes the Lord's Prayer, in his latest book The Law of Love.
Pope Benedict and the abuse scandals
January 19, 2023 - Theologian Jim Corkery SJ assesses the legacy of the late Pope Benedict XV1 in terms of his handling of the clerical sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic church.
Benedict XVI’s theological legacy
January 10, 2023 - Theologian Jim Corkery SJ assesses the theological legacy of the recently deceased Pope Benedict XVI.
When will it all end?
December 20, 2022 - In this end of year interview, Peter McVerry SJ relates some shocking statistics concerning the housing crisis in Ireland – numbers that do not appear on the official government register.
Latest Videos
Pope Video: For educators
January 11, 2023 - Pope Francis prays that educators may be credible witnesses, who see fraternity as the best path for helping those most in need.
Pope Video: For volunteer organisations
December 5, 2022 - Pope Francis highlights the value of volunteer non-profit organisations and encourages them to collaborate more among themselves.
Jesuit vocations film – ‘Walking with Jesus Christ’
December 5, 2022 - 'Sons of Ignatius' is a mix of vocation stories and information on the Jesuit way of life featuring three young Irish Jesuits.
Pope Video: For children who suffer
November 4, 2022 - Pope Francis asks Christians to pray for children who are suffering, especially those who are homeless, orphans, and victims of war.
Pope Video: For a Church open to everyone
October 10, 2022 - The Pope prays that the Church may live in an increasing atmosphere of synodality and be a community of solidarity, fraternity, and welcome.
Latest Blog Posts
On Heaney, home and homecoming
January 26, 2023 - DERMOT ROANTREE [STUDIES] :: Seamus Heaney's modernism is defended from those who would see him as provincial, in a 1986 essay in Studies by Richard Kearney.
Pope Francis is a sign of God’s love
January 25, 2023 - SUNNY JACOB SJ :: The Pope, even in his physical pain, is a model of hope in our troubled world, intent on sharing true joy with those he meets.
Garret Fitzgerald on the European project
January 12, 2023 - JOHN BIRD :: Ireland joined the EEC 50 years ago. Garret Fitzgerald helped pave the way to this event, as his 1962 article in the Jesuit journal 'Studies' shows.
Ignatian spirituality and the Jesuit ‘brand’
January 10, 2023 - BILL TONER SJ :: The 'Jesuit brand' in education entails more than imparting Ignatian spirituality, at least as narrowly conceived.
Examen: the paradox of reflection
January 9, 2023 - BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: We see our experience differently when we take the time to look back on the complex and often hectic moments of our day.