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Surviving suicide
February 23, 2010
Brendan McManus SJ has an article on ‘Surviving Suicide’ in the February edition of the contemporary Irish Church journal, The Furrow. In a raw and personal account of the family...
Read more“Think about drink – and drink less”
February 23, 2010
The Pioneer Association launched their Lenten Campaign on Ash Wednesday, 17 February, by calling on people to think about their drinking habits and drink less or abstain totally during Lent....
Read moreRemembering Ricci and the Church in China
February 23, 2010
‘Ricci Remembered – The Church in China Today’ is the title of a conference taking place on Saturday 8 May in Dublin, to mark the 400th anniversary of the death...
Read morePraise God for good and for bad
February 23, 2010
On Ash Wednesday, Bob Faricy SJ, well-known US theologian and spiritual writer, was guest lecturer at the Milltown Institute. His topic was ‘Giving Thanks and Praise’; he told those present...
Read moreReflecting on the encyclical
February 9, 2010
Maynooth College’s Michael Devlin Lecture for 2010 will be given by Dr Patrick Riordan SJ, of Heythrop College, University of London. His theme will be ‘A Blessed Rage for the...
Read morePraying with the Province for Lent
February 9, 2010
The Irish Jesuit Province has just issued a Cycle of Prayer booklet to help those who work in its various apostolates to pray together during Lent. “This simple prayer guide,”...
Read moreLondon launch of spirituality association
February 9, 2010
Michael O’Sullivan SJ was the invited Irish delegate at the British Association for the Study of Spirituality (BASS), launched in London on 29 January. The creation of BASS is the latest...
Read moreChaplains welcomed in Orange lodge
February 9, 2010
“The work of Chaplains in third-level institutions around Ireland is increasingly valued by parents and the University authorities”, according to Bishop Donal McKeown, the Catholic Bishop’s liaison person with chaplains. He was speaking...
Read moreJESUITICA: The waterfront priest
February 9, 2010
One of the most positive depictions of a Catholic priest in the movies can be found in Elia Kazan’s On the Waterfront (1954). Father Barry (played by Karl Malden), incensed...
Read moreForthcoming events
February 9, 2010
10 February: Professor Terence O’Reilly, Veale lecture on St Ignatius and the World of the Royal Court. Milltown Institute. 4pm 16 February and each Tue in Lent: Guided prayer in...
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
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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.