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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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Living with remorse
April 5, 2023
BILL TONER SJ :: We can judge ourselves harshly and be plagued for years by the thought of past acts we are ashamed of. Should we not cut ourselves some...
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‘The fragility of God’
April 5, 2023
"I’ve been asked for a short conclusion, which is rich, since I don’t believe in periods or in punctuation..." Poet Aidan Mathews concludes his Lenten Retreat.
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‘Worst decision the Government has made’
April 5, 2023
Homelessness campaigner Peter McVerry SJ has publicly condemned the Irish Government's controversial lifting of the temporary ban on evictions.
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Not less than everything
April 4, 2023
It's the 1960s and Fr General Pedro Arrupe SJ is faced with implementing the revolutionary changes in the church as envisioned by Vatican II. Brian Grogan tells the story.
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Holy Week from the archives
April 3, 2023
Stories from the RNN archives include podcast interviews with Paddy Greene SJ, Fr Michael McCullagh, and Piaras Jackson SJ.
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Reflections on a philosophical giant
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.
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.
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
Small steps with God’s help
May 8, 2026 - Brendan McManus SJ :: Exploring procrastination through the lens of Ignatian spirituality and personal experience
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.
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.