News
Teachings of a Jesuit Zen master
September 20, 2022
Roshi Robert Kennedy SJ gave a number of formal and informal talks at a five-day Zen retreat in the Dominican Retreat Centre, Dublin.
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108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees
September 19, 2022
Pope Francis, in a special video message, asks: "How can we make migrants and refugees more involved in our communities?"
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Clongowes Staff Ethos Day
September 14, 2022
The staff of Clongowes College SJ gave a warm welcome to guest speakers Brendan McManus and Pat Coyle.
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‘The bomb of poverty’
September 13, 2022
Syria is no longer making the news headlines, but that once-beautiful country is suffering greatly and needs the help of the Irish people and government.
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JCFJ ‘alarmed’ at Minister’s comments
September 13, 2022
The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice says the government's prison service agenda is detrimental to prisoners' welfare.
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Pope promoting women
September 13, 2022
Gerry Whelan SJ explains how Pope Francis is promoting women to top-level posts in the Vatican.
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Death of a great Jesuit and historian
September 12, 2022
Highly renowned church historian John W O’Malley SJ died in Baltimore, USA, on 11 September, aged 95.
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‘Elizabeth and me!’ – An Irish Jesuit remembers
September 12, 2022
Fr Terry Howard SJ reflects on his meeting with the UK's longest-serving monarch in Buckingham Palace in 2019.
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Moving visit to Knock
September 12, 2022
Irishman Niall Leahy SJ and American Dave Lugo SJ discuss Our Lady of Knock at the start of the second season of the Catholic podcast series.
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‘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.
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.
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
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.
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.