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Voting out of hope, not fear
September 1, 2009
Edmond Grace SJ has an article in last week’s Irish Catholic entitled ‘Lisbon, Life and Open Government.’ In this week’s newsletter Edmond continues the series he began last week making...
Read moreGoodbyes at Religious News Network
September 1, 2009
There were tears at a splendid buffet lunch in Leeson Street on 28 August, when a large group gathered to say goodbye to two of the (3-person) Religious News Network...
Read moreJESUITICA: Parliamentary inspiration
September 1, 2009
Damien Burke, our archivist, observed this verse on the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh: What would the world be, once bereft Of wet and of wilderness? Let them be left,...
Read moreShort notices
September 1, 2009
Congratulations to Brother John Adams (pictured here), 60 years a Jesuit and 25 years a major figure in Milltown Park, where his contribution has been simply immeasurable. Joe Keaney is...
Read moreForthcoming events
September 1, 2009
The closing date for applications for Slí Eile’s Certificate in Social Spirituality is 11 September. This is an outreach programme of the Milltown Institute for young adults (18-35 years old)...
Read moreForthcoming events
August 25, 2009
Brian Grogan SJ and Phyllis Brady are facilitating workshops for the archdiocese of Armagh this week. The workshops, which will take place in Dromantine, are to help with issues of...
Read moreJRS receives funding for African schools
August 25, 2009
The Jesuit Refugee Service is to receive nearly €250,000 from the Irish Ministry for Overseas Development, it was announced recently. The Minister of State, Peter Power, recently made the funding...
Read moreShort Notices
August 25, 2009
Writing in the Irish Catholic, Mags Gargan captured some of the qualities that make 82-year-old Freddie Deignan (pictured here), one of the most loved and admired Jesuits in Hong Kong,...
Read moreManresa hosts Kenyan orphans
August 25, 2009
For the second year running, Manresa has played host this summer to a group of HIV-positive orphans from Kenya. Sixteen children between the ages of 12 and 17 spent a...
Read moreReturn of the Lisbon Treaty
August 25, 2009
In the first of a series of podcasts, Edmond Grace SJ argues earnestly that the Irish ought to vote Yes to Lisbon in the upcoming referendum. To vote against the...
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
February 13, 2026 - James Hanvey SJ's exploration of the 'mission of creation' in St Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises is an integration of theology, spirituality, and cosmology.
‘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.
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"
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’?
April 17, 2026 - Bill Toner : : Does God really know everything, including the future? If so, it seems that the universe is truly 'done and dusted'. Bill Toner SJ 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.
The grasp of grief
February 25, 2026 - Colm Brophy :: The picture I have painted here is a symbol of the world’s uncertainty of its own destination. We are traumatised by immense grief.
Theology in a changing world
January 27, 2026 - Bill Toner :: Modern scientific progress poses serious challenges to theology. Can the once 'queen of the sciences' respond adequately to its challenges?