News
Insights for COP28
November 27, 2023
Pedro Walpole SJ, an Irish Jesuit missionary and environmental scientist in the Philippines, talks to Pat Coyle ahead of COP 28
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Being part of changing lives
November 17, 2023
Crescent College Comprehensive SJ student Aisling Kelly recently retuned from India where she met with a young girl she started sponsoring with her First Communion money.
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Exploring ‘Laudate Deum’
October 16, 2023
Sunny Jacob SJ summarises the Pope's concerns about the state of the planet and what we can do to halt the destruction of our common home.
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New Studies issue: ‘Newman’s University’
June 19, 2023
The summer issue of 'Studies' has St John Henry Newman's time as rector of the Catholic University (precursor of UCD) as its main theme.
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‘The politics of Irish education – What’s next?’
May 22, 2023
The theme of Jonathan Tiernan's presentation on Irish primary education in Limerick was that change, as in all things, is inevitable.
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‘The Jes’ in the news again
May 5, 2023
Coláiste Iognáid, the Jesuit school in Galway has a long and interesting history which the Galway Advertiser has just recounted.
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Sons of Ignatius podcast: The Bible and the Big Bang
May 2, 2023
Niall Leahy SJ speaks to Canadian astronomer Adam Hincks SJ about his life, science and theology, and beautiful discoveries.
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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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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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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.