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Richard’s oxen
April 20, 2010
Richard O’Dwyer SJ is half-way through his second year in Sudan, and has weathered some hard times since we last heard from him in November. His latest message is upbeat,...
Read moreMusic ministry in Galway
April 20, 2010
Keara Sheeran, the Director of the “Jes” Gospel Choir in Galway, and her father Peter (pictured right and left here) sang with Fr Liam Lawton (centre), an award-winning singer-songwriter and...
Read moreLooking at leadership
April 20, 2010
Amid public concern about the quality of leadership in church and civil society, the Jesuit Partners in Mission office held a breakfast seminar at Milltown recently on the subject of...
Read morePosthumous Doctor McGarry
April 13, 2010
On the occasion of the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the foundation of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi in 1984, Father Orobator, Provincial of Eastern Africa, received...
Read moreCelebrating the Pastor of Broadway
April 13, 2010
Fr. Joe Kelly SJ served for years on the Boards of the Broadway Association, the Times Square Alliance, and the Mayor’s Midtown Citizens Committee. He was also the beloved Parochial Vicar...
Read moreThe ‘full hand of faith’…..
April 13, 2010
“There’s an urgency about this book, a real concern for justice that has been a central passion of its author for as long as I’ve known him”. So said theologian...
Read moreJesuitica: Broken Leg Day
April 13, 2010
Sixty years ago in the Jesuit noviciate at Emo, Co. Laois, the novices would mark particular feasts with a cup of coffee after dinner. One such occasion was Broken Leg...
Read morePilgrims ‘harken to the call’
April 13, 2010
Donal Neary SJ, parish priest of Gardiner St Church, and historian Fergus O’Donoghue SJ led 28 men and women, aged 25-85, on a pilgrimage in the footsteps of St Ignatius,...
Read moreManresa events
April 13, 2010
Manresa Centre of Spirituality has a full programme on offer in the coming weeks. One highlight is Brendan Comerford SJ’s course Insights from the Mystics, which will introduce the thoughts...
Read moreEggsellent! Intercultural easter egg hunt
April 13, 2010
The JRS Ireland Intercultural Easter Egg Hunt in Mountjoy Square Park on Easter Sunday was a great success, according to JRS Ireland National Director Eugene Quinn. Over 120 children and adults turned...
Read moreLatest Podcasts
Living water: “Join the force”
September 18, 2026 - Pat Coyle speaks with Dr Ciara Murphy about water challenges and practical ways to protect this vital resource.
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.
Latest Videos
Pope Video: For the care of water
September 3, 2026 - Pope video: That water be protected so we might learn to appreciate it with gratitude, justice, and moderation
Pope Video: For evangelization in the city
August 5, 2026 - Pope Leo's August prayer intention for cities, asking God to bring hope, belonging, and the joy of the Gospel to all.
Pope Video: For respect for human life
July 3, 2026 - Pope Video July: Embrace a culture of love, tenderness, responsibility, and compassionate care.
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.
Latest Blog Posts
Are Humans Doomed to be Predators?
September 10, 2026 - Bill Toner SJ : : He says he 'does not rest easy as a meat eater', so why, in spite of the cruelty involved, do he and billions of other humans continue to do just that?
How a Dolly Parton song changed my spiritual life
August 31, 2026 - Brendan McManus :: A surprising encounter with Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston and God’s love changed everything during a difficult retreat.
Navigating the storms of life
August 27, 2026 - Brendan McManus SJ :: The Spirit is the ‘breath of God’, the wind that fills our sails and energises our whole lives
Fellowship, connection, hope
August 19, 2026 - Professor Jim Lucey :: Recovery is not just about the triumph of the self. It is about the restoration of loving relationships, with us and with each other.”
The suffering of inocents in war and beyond
July 3, 2026 - Dermot Roantree :: Wars are legitimated and sustained by a form of moral disengagement that fails to pay attention to the sufferer.