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Messenger spring catalogue
January 24, 2024
Messenger Publications, the publishing house of the Irish Jesuits, has just released the latest collection of books for Spring 2024
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Ode to Brigid
January 23, 2024
St. Brigid is renowned in Irish history and the Catholic Church for her deep affinity with nature and her profound connection with God.
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Celebrating communities for Catholic Schools Week
January 23, 2024
Jesuit schools celebrate Catholic Schools Week on the theme ‘Catholic Schools: Communities of Service’.
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Workshop on ‘Disrupting Prison Policy’
January 16, 2024
The failures of the prison system in dealing justly with offenders was in sharp focus at a one-day workshop organised by JCFJ.
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On Christmas, Christian unity, and coal
January 10, 2024
'Find and follow your star' - one of the articles in the January 'Messenger', with reflections on respect for ourselves, nature, and the earth.
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Manresa’s new director
January 10, 2024
Joe Greenan is the first layperson appointed as Director of Manresa, the Jesuit Centre for Spirituality in Dollymount, Dublin.
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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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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.