News
‘Bringing hope to wounded humanity’
October 16, 2024
A visiting Jesuit theology student witnessed hope and hospitality for migrants, when he worked with JRS Ireland recently.
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The Synod: Obstacles and opportunities
October 15, 2024
Despite many obstacles, theologian Gerry O'Hanlon SJ is hopeful regarding the outcomes for change from the third and final Synodal process in Rome.
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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.
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Click ‘hear’ to pray
October 14, 2024
Sacred Space launches their new audio reading feature to enhance users daily Prayer experience.
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More homelessness, more prisons
October 14, 2024
Keith Adams , JCFJ Penal Policy Advocate, says the recent budget means less homes and more prisons.
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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Seamus Heaney: Reaching for the sacred
October 2, 2024
The autumn 2024 issue of Studies features a set of previously unpublished letters by Seamus Heaney to a close Jesuit friend, Peter Steele SJ.
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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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Mags Mooney: A life well-lived
October 1, 2024
Heartfelt tributes were paid to Mags Moony, a dear friend of the Jesuits and their colleagues, who died recently.
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Avoid despair and build defences
September 30, 2024
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: On avoiding despair and building up defences using the tools of Ignatian discernment.
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‘The Soul Also Keeps the Score’
July 3, 2026 - Bob McChesney SJ, author of 'The Soul Also Keeps the Score: A Trauma‑Informed Companion to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius' of Loyola' in conversation with Pat Coyle.
‘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.
Philosophical reflections
June 4, 2026 - Dr Dermot Roantree discusses some of the main themes in the thought of Jürgen Habermas, the German philosopher who died recently.
GLOW: Girls learn their own worth
June 3, 2026 - Caroline Sanga discusses life in South Sudan and how Jesuit programmes are empowering girls and women through education and farming initiatives.
Fascinating facts from our past
May 20, 2026 - Damien Burke, archivist for the Irish Jesuit Province, has been casting a beady eye over the 1926 census just released online. It has a lot to tell us.
Latest Videos
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.
Pray with the Pope: For disarmament and peace
March 13, 2026 - Pope Leo: Renounce weapons and the arms race. May leaders have the courage to choose dialogue instead of conflict.
Pope Video: For children with incurable diseases
February 6, 2026 - Pope Video: “The smiles, in the midst of pain, of children suffering, are a testimony of God's Kingdom.”
Latest Blog Posts
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.
Discerning voices: desolation and consolation
June 15, 2026 - Brendan McManus SJ :: there are two voices speaking to you at any time, one from God towards the good and one from the bad spirit towards chaos.
Small steps with God’s help
May 8, 2026 - Brendan McManus SJ :: Exploring procrastination through the lens of Ignatian spirituality and personal experience. It's not laziness.
Is the universe ‘done and dusted’?
April 17, 2026 - Bill Toner :: Does God really know everything, including the future, so that the universe is 'done and dusted'? Bill Toner is not so sure.
Faithful Justice: Reimagining the Jesuit Mission
March 31, 2026 - Dermot Roantree :: Jesuit Superior General Pedro Arrupe SJ called a General Congregation in 1974-5 that redefined the Jesuit charism.