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Pope Video: For women who are victims of violence
February 9, 2021
February's Pope Video prays that women who are victims “may be protected by society and have their sufferings considered and heeded by all”
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Working together for world peace
February 3, 2021
Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ has welcomed the first International Day of Human Fraternity and says we are all called to respond to global injustice
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Destroying our ecosystem is sinful
February 2, 2021
Ireland is the worst of 57 countries for its carbon emissions. Dr Kevin Hargaden of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice says this is structural sin
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Misogyny and the Mother and Baby homes
January 26, 2021
Jesuit theologian Dr Gerry O'Hanlon believes there are important lessons to be learnt from the recent Mother and Baby Homes report
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‘Virtual Sleep Out’ raises over €125,000
January 19, 2021
Belvedere College students attempted to 'walk in the shoes' of homeless people as they slept out in their back gardens
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Active communities restoring the earth
January 13, 2021
The ACRE project in the North is working with prisoners, politicians, peacebuilding groups, and local communities in 'caring for our common home'
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‘Caring for our common home’ webinar
January 12, 2021
Niall Leahy SJ recently hosted an international meeting on environmental justice and integral ecology with a distinct vision within Irish environmentalism
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Fantastic response to JRS Toy Appeal
January 5, 2021
The generous response to the Jesuit Refugee Service 2020 Toy Appeal was "a light of kindness in the Covid darkness"
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Belvedere College ‘virtual SleepOut’
December 21, 2020
The Belvedere SleepOut is responding creatively to the Covid-19 pandemic. Students are appealing for support for their online fundraising for the homeless
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Clongowes says goodbye to Syrian family
December 15, 2020
Fr Michael Sheil, Rector of Clongowes College SJ, bids farewell to a Syrian family who have lived on the grounds of the school for the last 12 months
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‘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.
Restoring women to a recovered diaconate
April 2, 2026 - Dr Phyllis Zagano continues her straight-talking exposition of the history of deacons in the church. She seeks to 'recover' the diaconate and 'restore' women to it.
Latest Videos
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.”
Pope video: For prayer with the word of God
January 9, 2026 - Pope Video: "May your Word be nourishment in weariness, hope in darkness and strength in our communities"
Latest Blog Posts
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.
‘Dangerous as hell’
March 11, 2026 - Brendan McManus SJ :: Now is the time for people of goodwill to step forward; we need to protest these appalling, unjustified acts of violence and war.