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‘Commemorations, conversations, Easter cake!’
April 25, 2023
An outdoors 'Way of the Cross' in the city centre area was one of the moving liturgies over Holy Week and Easter, in Gardiner St Church.
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Lent, love, and therapy
April 25, 2023
Jesuits, friends, and colleagues were busy during Lent, using the season to offer new and varied courses and rituals for people both in person and on Zoom.
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JRS mobilising along Sudan’s borders
April 25, 2023
Noelle Fitzpatrick, Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service South Sudan says they are preparing for an influx of refugees into South Sudan.
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A saint for troubled times
April 25, 2023
Well-known Spanish Jesuit author José María Rodriguez Olaizola SJ is coming to Ireland to deliver a talk entitled 'St Ignatius of Loyola - a saint for troubled times’ on Friday...
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Pope Francis and women’s ordination
April 20, 2023
Irish Jesuit theologian Gerry O'Hanlon SJ outlines and critiques the theology underpinning Pope Francis' position on the ordination of women in the Catholic Church.
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Ordaining women deacons
April 20, 2023
Thirty-six Popes were ordained as deacons but never as priests. Just one of the fascinating facts from Dr Phyllis Zagano, expert on the diaconate.
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‘Breakfast for Aleppo’
April 20, 2023
Tony O'Riordan SJ spoke to Oireachtas staff and invited guests in Dáil Éireann, as part of a fundraiser securing almost €12,000 for victims of the recent earthquake in Syria and...
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Finding God in the Mess – Revised edition
April 18, 2023
Messenger has published the revised edition of the award-winning book 'Finding God in the Mess' by Brendan McManus SJ and Jim Deeds.
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NCI India-Ireland lecture series
April 16, 2023
Professor Gina Quin of NCI spoke of the Jesuit commitment to social justice in her talk at the Indian Embassy in Dublin on 28 March 2023.
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Yves Congar and church reform
April 6, 2023
Video recordings of the Loyola Institute's lecture series on Yves Congar's theology of reform are now available to view on YouTube.
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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?