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Evaluating the Synod on Synodality
November 20, 2023
Irish Jesuit and theologian Gerry O'Hanlon SJ speaks with Pat Coyle about important insights that arose form the recent Synod on Synodality in Rome.
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Sacred Space: Advent and Christmas 2023
November 20, 2023
In the build-up to Advent and Christmas, Messenger Publications has launched the Sacred Space daily prayer book Advent and Christmas 2023.
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Memorial Mass for Jesuits missionaries and lay volunteers
November 14, 2023
Memorial Mass for deceased Jesuit missionaries and lay volunteers organized by Irish Jesuits International.
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Belfast book launch draws big crowd
November 13, 2023
Veteran journalist and author Alf McCreery was guest speaker at the Belfast launch of 'Brothers in Arms'- a journey along the Ignatian Camino..
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What it was like at the Synod
November 8, 2023
Irish Jesuit Bishop Alan McGuckian candidly shares his experience of the recent Synod on Synodality in Rome.
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John Sullivan SJ returns to Farm Street Church
November 7, 2023
Archbishop Michael Jackson was guest speaker at the unveiling of a portrait of Blessed John Sullivan SJ in Farm Street, Church, London.
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Pope Francis and Mercy
November 7, 2023
Professor Gill Goulding speaks to Pat Coyle about her biography of Pope Francis. She says that mercy is the key theme of his pontificate and she explores that theme from...
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Action Research
November 3, 2023
David Coghlan SJ speaks with Pat Coyle about his life, action research and his book "Doing Action Research in Your Own Organization"
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Pope Video: Pray for Pope Francis
November 2, 2023
In the Pope Video for November 2023 we are called to pray for the Pope.
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The thin veil
October 24, 2023
As the dark winter nights set in and All Saints and All Souls Day approach listen here to some short reflections on these feast days when we remember our dead.
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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.