News
Building work at Manresa
June 6, 2022
Renovation and building work in Manresa Jesuit Centre of Spirituality, Dollymount, Dublin is expected to begin in July 2022.
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Sons of Ignatius podcast: Work work work
June 3, 2022
Fr Dave Lugo and Fr Niall Leahy talk about the theology of work and discuss some of the real issues affecting workers today.
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Photographs of Irish Jesuits in Hong Kong
May 31, 2022
Jesuit photographers in Hong Kong (1929 to 1937) depict urban and rural scenes, sports, buildings, landscapes, and Jesuits at rest and play.
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Loyola bids farewell to founding director
May 25, 2022
Fr Con Casey, the Loyola Institute's first director, delivered a farewell lecture on 19 May, which marked the beginning of the institute's 'Festival of Theology'.
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A Pentecostal blessing
May 23, 2022
Mark Patrick Hederman shares a reflection on Pentecost entitled ‘The Holy Spirit is in the Air that we Breathe’. It is taken from the album 'Biscantorat', recorded with the Monks...
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A pastoral Pope
May 23, 2022
Is Pope Francis an academic? Gerry Whelan SJ is Director of Fundamental Theology in the Gregorian University in Rome. He has an interesting answer.
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Ignatian Immersion Course in Spain
May 23, 2022
Brendan McManus SJ, who is participating in an international immersion course, offers 12 surprising things about Ignatius Loyola.
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Trinity talk
May 18, 2022
Gerry Whelan SJ, Professor of Theology in Rome, was a recent guest on a popular Trinity College Dublin podcast series, Trinity reConnecteD.
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Good news from SpIRE
May 18, 2022
The Spirituality Institute becomes the first body to offer postgraduate degrees in Applied Spirituality in a university in Ireland. Michael O'Sullivan SJ
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Pope Video: Faith-filled young
May 18, 2022
For May 2022, Pope Francis prays that young people be inspired by Mary's way of listening, discerning, faithfulness and service.
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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.