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Corkery on Ratzinger: “sympathetic but not uncritical”
November 10, 2009
In his new book, Joseph Ratzinger’s Theological Ideas: Wise Cautions and Legitimate Hopes, Jim Corkery SJ argues against any simplistic caricaturing of Ratzinger’s thought, which he claims is highly nuanced...
Read moreCelebration with music
November 10, 2009
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Crescent College Comprehensive in Limerick, its music teacher Roisin Lavery organized a Celebración de Música on October 10th. Choirs and orchestras from Crescent, Belvedere,...
Read moreJESUITICA: Mungret man at the front
November 10, 2009
Tomorrow, Remembrance Day, we might think of Michael Bergin, born in Roscrea, schooled in Mungret, a remarkable Irish Jesuit chaplain with the Anzac force, which he joined as a trooper...
Read moreShort Notices
November 10, 2009
There is a Jesuit link in the significant appointment of Canon Pat Browne as the first Catholic chaplain to Britain’s Houses of Parliament. A late vocation, Pat graduated from the Mungret...
Read moreForthcoming events
November 10, 2009
10 November: Jim Corkery’s book launch (see “Corkery on Ratzinger” above) – Milltown Theatre, 5.30 pm 10 November: Liam Lawton in Concert – Gardiner Street Church, 8.00pm 12 November: Lecture by...
Read moreIreland hosts JRS Europe AGM
November 3, 2009
The Annual General Meeting of the Jesuit Refugee Service Europe took place in Clongowes College in County Kildare, Ireland, from 29 October – 1November 2009. Over 60 participants from 18...
Read moreJoint Jesuit-Anglican venture in Rome
November 3, 2009
Irish Jesuit Gerry Whelan SJ took part in a rather unusual initiative in Rome recently when the Anglican Centre there decided to host a week-long course on Ignatian spirituality. The focus was on the ...
Read moreIreland builds in Africa
November 3, 2009
Much of Murt Curry’s work in the Mission Office is in the detailed preparation of applications for funding of mission projects by Irish Aid, the Irish people’s principal contribution to...
Read moreMedal for Micheál
November 3, 2009
Archbishop Michael Neary, on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI, awarded the prestigious Pro Eccelesia et Pontifice Medal to An t-Athair Micheál Mac Gréil at a ceremony in the Episcopal Palace,...
Read moreStudies’ role in shaping modern Ireland
November 3, 2009
Studies, the long established Jesuit Journal, was the subject of an interesting discussion on Andy O’Mahony’s Off the Shelf programme on RTE Radio 1 , Sat 31 Oct ’09. The panel,...
Read moreLatest Podcasts
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.
The privilege of life-changing work
March 13, 2026 - Allan Ggita SJ is in Ireland speaking about his privileged life working with vulnerable communities in one of the largest slums in Kenya.
Our Mother Too: Mary Embraces the World
March 4, 2026 - Author Eric Clayton talks about his book that introduces children to Mary, the mother of Jesus, through eight apparitions around the world.
The challenge of co-creating
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‘Not Christian, not Catholic.’
February 13, 2026 - The Vatican's second commission on the diaconate recently published a letter revealing a 50/50 split on whether women could 'image Christ'.
Latest Videos
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.
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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"
Pope video: For Christians in areas of conflict
December 1, 2025 - Pope video: “That Christians in areas of war or conflict, especially the Middle East, might be seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope.”
Latest Blog Posts
Is the universe ‘done and dusted’?
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Faithful Justice: Reimagining the Jesuit Mission
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‘Dangerous as hell’
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Theology in a changing world
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