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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
January 10, 2024
Tom Layden SJ, ecumenism co-ordinator, urges Jesuits, friends, and colleagues to join in the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, 18 -24 January.
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A guide to the ‘surprising’ gospel of Mark
January 5, 2024
Triona Doherty and Jane Mellet have a new guide to the gospel of Mark, the gospel for this liturgical year, published by Messenger Publications.
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Pope Video: Gift of diversity
January 3, 2024
In the Pope Video for January 2024 we are called to celebrate the gift of different charisms within the Christian communities.
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Another record-breaking year for Belvo SleepOut
January 2, 2024
On its 40th anniversary the Belvedere College SJ SleepOut 23 has raised a record breaking €370,000 for homeless charities.
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Please Talk
January 2, 2024
The late Fr. Tony Coote speaks with Miriam Gormally about setting up the now nationwide student led mental health movement 'Please Talk'
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JRS responds to the Sudan crisis
January 2, 2024
Irishman Shane Burke of the JRS shares plea from forgotten Sudan as war continues to cause devastation and destruction for all living there
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Exploring the Epiphany
January 1, 2024
Abbot Brendan Coffey of Glenstal Abbey explains the origins and meaning of the Feast of the Epiphany in an RNN interview from the archives.
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God speaks to us; are we listening?
December 20, 2023
Author John Callanan SJ speaks with Pat Coyle about his encounter with spiritual leader, author and psychologist Anthony De Mello SJ.
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Studies: Justice in the here and now
December 19, 2023
The leading theme of the winter 2023 issue of Studies is the importance of this-worldly justice in the vision of both the Old Testament and the New.
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Peter Hannan SJ: ‘Gentle, courteous, gracious’
December 19, 2023
Fr. Peter Hannan SJ died peacefully in the Blackrock Clinic on 7 December 2023, in the company of family members and friends.
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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?