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Ignatian Lutherans
September 9, 2008
Fr Brian O’Leary SJ has just returned from directing (together with two sister directors) a group of Lutheran pastors in an Ignatian retreat in Gothenburg, Sweden. The initiative came from...
Read moreThe Pope and Lonergan
September 9, 2008
Gerry Whelan SJ, who teaches theology at the Gregorian University, has just published an article in ‘La Civiltà Cattolica’ entitled: “The Continuing Significance of Bernard Lonergan”. It takes as its...
Read morePilgrims ponder
September 9, 2008
Last week’s AMDG Express carried an account by Fergus O’Donoghue SJ of the Ignatian Journey which he helped to lead in Spain this August. Based on the story of St...
Read moreFirst Profession
September 9, 2008
Irish Jesuit Maurice King (front right in photo) took his First Vows at a ceremony in the Noviciate in Birmingham on Monday, 8 September. There was a strong Irish presence...
Read moreSporting Jesuit boys and girls
September 9, 2008
Former pupils from Jesuit schools were pioneers of carbon-neutral rugby this summer. They were on the panel of Leinster who, in association with Ecocem & Emission Zero, agreed to offset...
Read more“They give with nothing to gain”
September 5, 2008
Northside People West, a suburban Dublin newspaper, featured JUST on 3rd September, around the experience of Jean and Karl, would-be third-level students in Ballymun: Jean had been 29 years out...
Read moreIgnatian Pilgrims
September 2, 2008
Last month Fergus O’Donoghue SJ led a group of 34 Irish prilgrims to Spain. He writes: “The pilgrimage is based on St. Ignatius’s Autobiography and is intended to bring pilgrims...
Read moreShort notices
September 2, 2008
Starting on 1 September, 2008, there are a number of events to celebrate the golden jubilee of St Declan’s school, Northumberland Road – the secret Jesuit school! Keep in touch...
Read moreBrendan is gone, long live Brendan
September 2, 2008
You may wonder what has happened to Brendan McManus, the first and late editor of AMDG Express. After an intense immersion course in the Conemara Gaeltacht, putting a Galway blas...
Read moreYoung partners
September 1, 2008
Three initiatives this summer reflect the vital importance of our partners in mission: JVI: Fr Liam O’Connell, who directs Jesuit Volunteers International, sent us word of two new volunteers, Josephine...
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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
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‘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.