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A privileged retreat
December 19, 2022
"Everyone may have to deal with different traumas and hurts but really we are all the same; people who are trying our best. On this retreat, we were given a...
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Advent week of guided prayer
December 19, 2022
Iva Beranek, Manager of Gardiner Street Parish, reports on participants' profound experiences with God in the Ignatian tradition.
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Studies: Light in dark times
December 6, 2022
The winter issue of Studies leads with essays that, in different ways, illustrate the theme of 'Light in dark times' – sources of hope in the midst of our age...
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In search of spirituality
December 5, 2022
BILL TONER SJ :: A spirituality of detachment is about creating the conditions for communicating with God – or rather, for allowing God to communicate with us.
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Pope Video: For volunteer organisations
December 5, 2022
Pope Francis highlights the value of volunteer non-profit organisations and encourages them to collaborate more among themselves.
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Jesuit vocations film – ‘Walking with Jesus Christ’
December 5, 2022
'Sons of Ignatius' is a mix of vocation stories and information on the Jesuit way of life featuring three young Irish Jesuits.
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Disciples of courage
December 2, 2022
Author Brendan Comerford SJ reflects on the lives of ten inspirational people who showed immense courage in their commitment to Christ.
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Jesuit scholastics: What it means to be holy
November 28, 2022
Two young men who are training for the Jesuit priesthood talk to Fr Niall Leahy SJ about their favourite saint that inspires them.
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John Dooley SJ – ‘Gentle, generous, and good’
November 22, 2022
Tributes were paid to Fr John Dooley SJ who died in Cherryfield Lodge nursing home, Dublin, on 12 November 2022, aged 92 years.
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A man for our times
November 21, 2022
British and Irish army chaplains were among those attending the formal launch of WW1 chaplain Fr Willie Doyle SJ's canonisation process by Bishop Tom Denihan on Sunday 20 November.
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‘The grandeur of humanity’
June 15, 2026 - Gerry O'Hanlon SJ reviews Pope Leo's first encyclical, 'Magnifica Humanitas', which addresses the ethical and social challenges posed by AI.
Philosophical reflections
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.
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
Discerning voices: desolation and consolation
June 15, 2026 - Brendan McManus SJ :: there are two voices speaking to you at any time, one from God towards the good and one from the bad spirit towards chaos.
Small steps with God’s help
May 8, 2026 - Brendan McManus SJ :: Exploring procrastination through the lens of Ignatian spirituality and personal experience. It's not laziness.
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.