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Never go back: a refugee’s story
March 20, 2006
Egide Dhala, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, describes his experience of arriving in Ireland as a refugee and registers his gratitude to the JRS for their help. Jesuit Missionaries...
Read moreNew Indian Province created
March 20, 2006
Jesuit work flourishes in India A new Jesuit province was created last December in Delhi, India, bringing the number of Jesuit provinces in the Indian subcontinent to twenty. There...
Read moreWorking with lepers
March 20, 2006
St Francis Xavier was a frequent visitor to a house for lepers when he was in Goa. Now another Jesuit, Fr Luis Ruiz, in spite of his great age, works...
Read moreIf Francis were with us today
March 20, 2006
Patrick Carberry SJ reflects what St Francis Xavier has meant to him in the past and means for him now, and he imagines what the saint would have to say...
Read moreExchanging worldly for missionary ambition
March 20, 2006
A bare-bone summary of the fascinating and eventful life of one of Christianity’s greatest saints, St Francis Xavier, a life with a profound message and a long legacy. 2006 is...
Read moreTelling the Liberian story
February 20, 2006
Former Crescent pupil Liam Ó Cathasaigh prepares to go to Liberia with Colm Quinn to shoot a film about the work of the Jesuit Refugee Service there. This project is...
Read moreTsunami victims remembered at art exhibition
February 20, 2006
Pat Coyle describes the opening of Kingsley Gunatillake’s exhibition in Trinity College Chapel on 3 February. There were anxious moments before Charlie Bird arrived to launch the exhibition, but the...
Read moreIs that too much to pray for?
February 20, 2006
Gerry Clarke explains how a small group of young adults in Slí Eile have become determined to examine their faith without flinching at the big questions which life and the...
Read moreZiva Voda – running for water
February 20, 2006
Slovenian Jesuit Miran Zvanut explains how his experience in Ireland inspired him and some fellow-Slovenians to raise money for Jesuit missions in Africa by running marathons. Many avoid speaking of...
Read moreGetting real: ‘Deus Caritas Est’
February 20, 2006
Cathy Molloy sees the new encyclical as a fine instance of the Church “getting real” about matters which concern ordinary people, both in their personal lives and in their response...
Read moreLatest Podcasts
Pope Francis: The ‘zig-zag Pope’
March 22, 2023 - Gerry Whelan SJ, Director of the Department of Fundamental Theology in the Gregorian University in Rome assesses the last ten years of Pope Francis' papacy.
‘A heart larger than the world’
March 20, 2023 - Brian Grogan SJ has just received a US Independent Press Award for his biography of Pedro Arrupe SJ .In this interview he gives a short synopsis of his life.
Final thoughts
February 27, 2023 - Jesuit theologian Jim Corkery assesses the late Pope Benedict's 'conservatism' regarding the role of women in the Church and other controversial issues.
Words matter
February 7, 2023 - Theologian Jim Corkery SJ discusses the legacy of Pope Benedict XV1 in regard to his controversial reform of English in the liturgy.
“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.
Latest Videos
Pope Video: For victims of abuse
March 6, 2023 - Pope Francis prays for those who have suffered abuse, especially by Church members, and for a concrete response to their pain and suffering.
Pope Video: For parishes
February 7, 2023 - For February 2023, Pope Francis prays that parishes may increasingly become communities of faith, fraternity and welcome to all.
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.
Latest Blog Posts
Getting your head right: Reviewing consciousness
March 20, 2023 - BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: St Ignatius Loyola came to understand the value of awareness during moments of chaos; he looked at his inner world of thoughts and feelings.
Kickstart your Lenten resolutions with this hack
March 13, 2023 - BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: Becoming conscious of where we are with our Lenten resolutions and reflecting on what God wants enables us to find consolation.
Thinking ahead to Ireland’s future
March 7, 2023 - DERMOT ROANTREE :: What kind of Ireland do we want in 2030? Many concrete issues need attention, but most of all we must ask from where we will draw our values.
Compassionate presence meditation
March 7, 2023 - GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: A mind-body-heart meditation with an invitation to turn to our source of compassion with music, imagery, energy and love.
All kinds of rainbows
February 21, 2023 - GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: A poem about meditation that includes 'dropping into' the body to experience a wise and compassionate presence within.