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Pope Video: For World Youth Day
August 3, 2023
Christians are asked to pray that the World Youth Day in Lisbon will help young people to set out on the journey, witnessing to the Gospel.
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Pedro Arrupe’s final years
August 1, 2023
Brian Grogan SJ, author of 'Pedro Arrupe: A Heart Larger than the World', speaks about the Jesuit leader's stroke and final years.
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A special gift for Donegal
July 27, 2023
A relic from the coffin in which Blessed John Sullivan SJ was buried, was recently gifted to the people of Donegal and Derry.
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The Beatitudes – ‘The blessing is within the experience’
July 25, 2023
Australian Jesuit Fr Richard Leonard speaks to Pat Coyle about the 'big gospel passage on law and love' known as the Beatitudes.
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Unique Irish desert experience
July 21, 2023
Majestic mountain vistas, stunning, pristine beaches, the wild beauty of Donegal – a great backdrop to the annual Slí Cholmcille walking pilgrimage.
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Troubled times in Rome
July 20, 2023
Brian Grogan SJ, author of a biography of Pedro Arrupe SJ, gives his personal take on the could-be-saint's clash with St Pope John Paul 11 and the Roman Curia.
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Pope Video: For a Eucharistic life
July 19, 2023
In the Pope Video for July, Pope Francis prays that Catholics place the Eucharistic celebration at the centre of their lives.
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Love is not a feeling
July 18, 2023
Richard Leonard SJ recounts some of the wedding stories from his latest book 'The Law of Love' including some 'unusal' song requests.
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A refugee’s dream of becoming an artist
July 14, 2023
The Sacred Heart Messenger features the story of a Congolese refugee, his journey and how he has settled with work and a new life in Uganda.
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Listen humbly then speak
July 5, 2023
Leon O'Giollain SJ, who recently attended a conference on 'spiritual conversation' in St Beuno's Wales, outlines some of the key takeaways that emerged.
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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?