News
JCFJ partners with the EU on housing
February 27, 2026
The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice is partnering with the EU Parliament to start a national conversation about Ireland's deepening housing crisis.
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A trip to the Jesuit archives
February 27, 2026
A documentary on RTE's Lyric FM offers listeners a unique insight into the friendship between a talented but forgotten poet and a supportive Jesuit.
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Something different this Lent
February 27, 2026
Aidan Mathews' Lenten retreat - 'unique and provocative' - is on offer again for those who are willing to be discomfited.
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Spring Catalogue 2026
February 27, 2026
Messenger spring catalogue: From in-depth historical study to accessible guides for prayer and discernment.
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Hope – a defiant theological stance
February 26, 2026
Fr David Neuhaus, a South African-born Jewish Israeli who became a Catholic and a Jesuit, gave a moving talk via Zoom from Jerusalem to the Belfast Jesuit Centre Book Club.
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Women – giants of the Church
February 25, 2026
March Messenger: reflections that speak to resilience, faith, and the enduring strength of the human spirit, particularly that of women.
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Job vacancy at Manresa
February 25, 2026
Manresa Jesuit Centre of Spirituality is seeking to appoint a Centre Director to provide overall leadership of the Retreat Centre.
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Casting light on a Jesuit of note
February 25, 2026
Robert St. Ledger SJ: not a name that comes to mind among historically notable Jesuits. Yet his life reveals a figure of remarkable influence.
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Working with nature to reduce flooding
February 16, 2026
Ciara Murphy: Despite our centuries of familiarity with rain, we have not learned to live well with it.
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Celebrating love
February 13, 2026
RNN Archive: Love takes many forms and those are single should remember, and be reminded that they are loved too.
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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.