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Clongowes SciFest 2024
March 15, 2024
'The impact of supporters on sports events' was one of the projects presented at the annual SciFest STEM fair at Clongowes Wood College SJ .
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Meditating on love and sacrifice
March 15, 2024
'Christ’s Seven Words from the Cross'' a new book by former Anglican priest John Mann, is published by Messenger Publications.
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Jesuit social centres meet in Dublin
March 15, 2024
Kevin Hargaden reports on the recent meeting of the Jesuit European Social Centers Network. It was the fist 'in-person' meeting since before Covid.
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‘Soul friends’ celebrate 40th anniversary
March 15, 2024
Anamcharadas 40th Anniversary Celebration themed ‘Finding God in all Life Experience,’ took place in Milltown Park on Saturday 3 March.
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Nine grace-filled days
March 12, 2024
Many people in person and online took part in the Novena of Grace in Gardiner St church. It was a time of 'grace and goodness' says Iva Bernanek.
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Church should be like ‘humble rabbits’
March 6, 2024
Fr Orabator SJ spoke on 'New Models of Solidarity and Collaboration' to Jesuits and colleagues in Milltown Park on Monday 4 March.
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The arts and society: A question of values
March 6, 2024
The focal theme of the spring 2024 issue of 'Studies' is the transformative power of the arts – how it can address contemporary social challenges.
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Remembering Fr Willie Doyle SJ
March 6, 2024
Monday 3 March marks the birthday of Fr Willie Doyle SJ, a chaplain during WWI whose cause for beatification and canonisation is under way.
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Eating disorders, recovery, and spiritual practice
March 5, 2024
A unique roundtable discussion on the benefits of spiritual practices in recovery from eating disorders was organised by SpIRE.
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March Messenger: Tough questions, strong answers
March 5, 2024
The March Messenger features the feast days of St Patrick and St Joseph and articles on Lent, including a reflective walk through 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.