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JESUITICA: First automobile
November 17, 2009
In the history of the car, the Flemish Jesuit Ferdinand Verbiest, a missionary at the Chinese Imperial court, is credited with inventing the first motor vehicle, as a toy for...
Read moreShort Notices
November 17, 2009
This Tuesday afternoon, bookmaker Paddy Power tips the Belgian Prime Minister to be the EU’s first president next week. Herman Van Rompuy’s home page is mostly devoted to quotations and...
Read moreForthcoming Events
November 17, 2009
17 November: Cathal Goan launches six FÁS publications – Hopkins Room, Leeson Street, 6.00 pm. 18 November: Irish School of Ecumenics sponsors a public lecture by Professor Ron Large on...
Read moreMALTA: Statement on forced migrants
November 12, 2009
During their General Assembly held in Malta from the 18th to 20th of October, the European Jesuit Provincials reflected on various aspects of the tragic reality of refugees, asylum seekers...
Read moreGo home from Goma
November 10, 2009
It is over a year since Gerry Clarke joined the Jesuit Refugee Service in Goma, DR Congo, which is about as troubled and dangerous a spot as any in Africa....
Read moreBelvedere welcomes Sir Terry
November 10, 2009
Belvedere College afforded a great welcome to Sir Terry Wogan (Class of ’56) on his return to the school for the Union’s Annual Dinner on Friday November 6th. He was...
Read moreFocus on faith at Interface conference
November 10, 2009
Michael Paul Gallagher SJ gave the keynote address to over one hundred young theolgians from North America, Continental Europe, the UK and Ireland on Friday 6 Nov 2009. He told the...
Read moreTEFL in Belvedere
November 10, 2009
AMDG Express is always looking out for growth points in the ministries we cover. Occasionally good works are rewarded with publicity, recognition, and even medals and awards. That is not...
Read moreCorkery 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 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
August 31, 2026 - Brendan McManus :: A surprising encounter with Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston and God’s love changed everything during a difficult retreat.
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.