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How did we get here?
October 9, 2023
Dr Austen Ivereigh outlines simply the processes (starting at parish level) that have led to the content for deliberation at Pope Francis' historic Synod in Rome.
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Blessed John at the ploughing
October 9, 2023
People attending the National Ploughing Championships made a visit to Kevin O'Rourke SJ's stall to get a blessing with the cross of Blessed John Sullivan SJ.
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A ‘one-man meals-on-wheels’!
October 5, 2023
Much-loved Jesuit Brother Charles Connor SJ, from the Clongowes community, was gifted with three parties and a Mass to mark his 90th birthday,
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Ignatianised on the Camino
October 3, 2023
A taxi driver from Dublin and a Jesuit priest walk the Ignatian Camino together. What could possibly go wrong?
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Pope Video: For the Synod
October 3, 2023
The Pope Video for October 2023 calls us to pray for the Synod as the Ordinary General Assembly takes place this October in Rome.
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Remembering Father John Russell SJ
October 3, 2023
Father John Russell SJ, who spent over 50 years in Hong Kong, died peacefully on Friday 22 September at St Paul’s Hospital, Hong Kong.
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Sons of Ignatius podcast: The pilgrim experiment – Seán’s experience
September 27, 2023
Niall Leahy SJ asks Seán McMahon SJ, a second year Jesuit novice, about his pilgrimage experiment from Zurich to Paray-le-Monial.
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Jesuit book club community
September 27, 2023
The online, cross border book club of the Belfast Jesuit Centre are inviting new members to join their Tuesday evening gatherings.
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Studies: Art, literature and national identity
September 26, 2023
The autumn 2023 issue of 'Studies' has as its main theme the "web of indebtedness" into which Irish art and literature is woven.
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Ireland’s most vulnerable groups
September 26, 2023
'Unheard Voices: Irish Travellers and the Struggle for Social Justice', is the theme of the latest edition of Working Notes published by the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice.
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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?