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The state of youth ministry
November 14, 2022
Niall Leahy SJ speaks with the Gardiner Street NET team about what is needed to share faith and joy with young people today.
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Reflections for weekday readings 2022-2023
November 11, 2022
Fr Martin Hogan hopes his book of gospel reflections will allow the Lord's light to shine more clearly through the new liturgical year.
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Balancing social media
November 8, 2022
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: Social media is a great thing, but we need to know how to recognise the signals that tell us when it is becoming addictive and negative.
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New leader of Christian spirituality
November 7, 2022
Michael O'Sullivan SJ has been elected as the Vice-President/President-Elect of the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality (SSCS).
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First ever student leadership conference
November 7, 2022
About 70 students from four Jesuit schools participated in the MAGIS Student Leadership Conference in Tullamore, Co. Offaly, on 26 October.
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Pope Video: For children who suffer
November 4, 2022
Pope Francis asks Christians to pray for children who are suffering, especially those who are homeless, orphans, and victims of war.
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Working Notes: Perspectives on our caring culture
November 1, 2022
The latest issue of Working Notes by JCFJ examines how care is expressed from societal and political perspectives in times of coronavirus.
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Young women host Ignatian retreat
October 29, 2022
The Faber Community made use of the women's house in Clontarf, Dublin for a 'Pre Exercises' retreat from 21 to 23 October 2022.
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A new word for ‘sin’
October 28, 2022
Richard Leonard SJ scrutinises religious language in his book 'The Law of Love', and says the word 'sin' is meaningless for many young people. He has an alternative.
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Pope Francis and the gift of ‘overflow’
October 28, 2022
Austen Ivereigh was the keynote speaker at the launch of the Belfast Jesuit Spirituality Centre. Listen to his talk on “A New Imagination of the Possible: Pope Francis and the...
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Healing for the soul
August 18, 2026 - Una Allen is coordinator of 'Towards Peace' a service for survivors of abuse by church members which offers a spiritual accompaniment service, free of charge,
‘The Soul Also Keeps the Score’
July 3, 2026 - Bob McChesney SJ, author of 'The Soul Also Keeps the Score', in conversation with Pat Coyle about Ignatian spirituality, violence and trauma.
Sharing bread in Bethlehem
July 2, 2026 - Dr Declan Hayes has just recently returned from the West Bank, where he stayed in Jerusalem and Taybeh. He appeals for funds to help those suffering there.
‘The grandeur of humanity’
June 15, 2026 - Gerry O'Hanlon SJ reviews Pope Leo's first encyclical, 'Magnifica Humanitas', which addresses the ethical and social challenges posed by AI.
Philosophical reflections
June 4, 2026 - Dr Dermot Roantree discusses some of the main themes in the thought of Jürgen Habermas, the German philosopher who died recently.
Latest Videos
Pope Video: For evangelization in the city
August 5, 2026 - Pope Leo's August prayer intention for cities, asking God to bring hope, belonging, and the joy of the Gospel to all.
Pope Video: For respect for human life
July 3, 2026 - Pope Video July: Embrace a culture of love, tenderness, responsibility, and compassionate care.
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.
Latest Blog Posts
Navigating the storms of life
August 27, 2026 - Brendan McManus SJ :: The Spirit is the ‘breath of God’, the wind that fills our sails and energises our whole lives
Fellowship, connection, hope
August 19, 2026 - Professor Jim Lucey :: Recovery is not just about the triumph of the self. It is about the restoration of loving relationships, with us and with each other.”
The suffering of inocents in war and beyond
July 3, 2026 - Dermot Roantree :: Wars are legitimated and sustained by a form of moral disengagement that fails to pay attention to the sufferer.
Discerning voices: desolation and consolation
June 15, 2026 - Brendan McManus SJ :: there are two voices speaking to you at any time, one from God towards the good and one from the bad spirit towards chaos.
Small steps with God’s help
May 8, 2026 - Brendan McManus SJ :: Exploring procrastination through the lens of Ignatian spirituality and personal experience. It's not laziness.