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Tackling mental health and homelessness
October 17, 2022
The Peter McVerry Trust has just teamed up with the newly launched Reuven Field Foundation charity which is funding Irelands' first rural mobile mental health unit.
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Novices begin their journey in Innsbruck
October 11, 2022
Four young men including Irishman Seán McMahon entered the Jesuit novitiate in Innsbruck, Austria on 18 September 2022. They made a further commitment on 3 October after two weeks of...
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Whose truth is it anyway?
October 11, 2022
The philosophy of Bernard Lonergan SJ has much to offer by way of resolving an age-old debate about the nature of truth says Dr Gerry Whelan SJ.
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Creeslough in mourning
October 10, 2022
Jesuit Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ has been with the people of Creeslough praying in solidarity with them at this time of pain and grief for the whole community.
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Sitting with St Ignatius
October 10, 2022
A sculpture depicting an 'approachable' figure of St Ignatius Loyola sitting on a bench was unveiled at Belvedere College SJ to mark the 500th anniversary of his 'conversion.'
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Pope Video: For a Church open to everyone
October 10, 2022
The Pope prays that the Church may live in an increasing atmosphere of synodality and be a community of solidarity, fraternity, and welcome.
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Rest in peace Br James McCabe SJ
October 6, 2022
"Jamesie spent 68 years among us Jesuits as the one who serves." So said Tom Phelan SJ at the funeral Mass of Brother James McCabe SJ.
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Zen spirit in poetry
October 5, 2022
GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: Two poems on themes of relationships and career/work attempt to answer the question, 'Why engage in Zen practice today?'
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Theology for a planet in crisis
October 4, 2022
Dr Dermot A. Lane rebukes humanity’s self-absorption and selfish harnessing of natural resources for a more integrated theology.
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Reflections from the Holy Land
September 30, 2022
Brendan McManus SJ launched Ruth Patterson's latest book 'A Traveller Passing Through' in Wynn's Hotel, Dublin, on 1 September 2022.
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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?