News
Messenger for month of Mary
April 10, 2024
May is the month of Our Lady; she is a prominent feature in this month's Messenger.
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Exploring a just wage
April 9, 2024
The latest 'Working Notes' from the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice explores the nature of a 'just wage' and how it might be implemented.
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Speaking up for Gaza
April 8, 2024
The Society of Jesus worldwide says it is scandalous that residents of Gaza are starving and warmongers are not brought to account.
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Easter surprises
April 8, 2024
Listen to three very different 'takes' on Eastertide from the Religious Network News archives.
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Creativity and Charity at Crescent College
April 8, 2024
Crescent Past Pupils have purchased a portrait of past pupil Sir Terry Wogan by painter Barbara Hartigan with all proceeds going to charity.
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David Coghlan SJ writes on ‘reflexive organisation’
April 8, 2024
David Coghlan SJ has recently published a book 'Edgar H. Schein The Artistry of a Reflexive Organizational Scholar-Practitioner'.
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Manresa: Praying together on Zoom
April 8, 2024
Gratitude and joy was the hallmark of the feedback from the participants in Manresa' Dublin's Lenten weekly prayer session.
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The Pope Video: For the role of women
April 8, 2024
The Pope video asks us to pray that "the dignity and worth of women be recognized in every culture".
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JRS – ‘asylum accommodation at ‘breaking point’
March 28, 2024
The Jesuit Refugee Service calls for an emergency response from the government as the asylum accommodation system is at breaking point.
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Praying for peace on Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage
March 28, 2024
Jesuits and their colleagues organised a pilgrimage of prayer for and solidarity with the people of Gaza on Wednesday of Holy Week,
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Reflections on a philosophical giant
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.
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.
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
Small steps with God’s help
May 8, 2026 - Brendan McManus SJ :: Exploring procrastination through the lens of Ignatian spirituality and personal experience
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.
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.