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A week-long Hopkins festival
July 5, 2023
The American Ambassador to Ireland, Ms Claire D Cronin, will open the 35th Gerard Manley Hopkins Conference in Newbridge College Co. Kildare, July 21 to 27, 2023.
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‘Have or Are?’
July 4, 2023
"The Jesuits don't have collaborators, they are collaborators – with their lay colleagues. " So said Leon O'Giollain SJ, speaking at the launch of 'The Jesuit Workplace: Ethos and Practice'.
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‘Eye-opening, heart-lifting’
July 4, 2023
Prison visitation, tree-planting, cross-community and cross border encounters, dialogue between loyalists and republican, all recounted at the AGM of Dialogue for Diversity.
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MAGIS 2023 preparation – ‘A very consoling experience’
July 3, 2023
Eamonn Walls SJ reports on his experience of accompanying young adults in preparation for MAGIS 2023 in Portugal and Spain from 22 to 31 July.
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‘Brothers in Arms’ – Ignatian Camino book
July 3, 2023
Messenger's latest title is part travelogue, part Camino-prep, and part hands-on guide to the basics of Ignatian spirituality.
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“Your clothes are stained with our blood”
June 28, 2023
Dr Kevin Hargaden of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice was shocked by what he learnt at a conference in Bangladesh, exploring the idea of a 'just wage' there.
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Croagh Patrick – ‘Get perspective’
June 26, 2023
In July's Messenger magazine, Brendan McManus SJ describes how pilgrims see life differently as they climb Croagh Patrick on Reek Sunday.
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Understanding the Sacred Heart
June 20, 2023
From the RNN archive, Fr. Frank Mullan talks about the history of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and how it is still relevant today.
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New Studies issue: ‘Newman’s University’
June 19, 2023
The summer issue of 'Studies' has St John Henry Newman's time as rector of the Catholic University (precursor of UCD) as its main theme.
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Sacred Heart Novena – ‘The heart swells for nine days’
June 19, 2023
Fr Brendan Comerford SJ preached at the Novena to the Sacred Heart at SFX Church, Gardiner Street Parish, Dublin, from 8 to 16 June 2023.
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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
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‘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'.
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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.
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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
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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?