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Sons of Ignatius podcast: Social Fruitful Hopeful
July 1, 2022
Fr Niall and Fr Dave wrap up for the summer and reflect on their series on Catholic Social Teaching.
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Life-changing moments from St Ignatius
June 30, 2022
'Discover God Daily' is a new book on Ignatian spirituality that helps readers to navigate the unexpected twists and turns of life.
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Green light for Crescent College project
June 29, 2022
Crescent College Comprehensive SJ has warmly welcomed approval from the Department of Education for their new building project to begin next week.
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Peter McVerry Trust wins garden award
June 22, 2022
The homeless charity wins the People's Choice Show Garden Award at the Bord Bia Bloom 2022 garden festival in the Phoenix Park, Dublin.
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James Joyce and the Jesuit connections
June 22, 2022
St Kevin's Oratory in the Pro-Cathedral was packed on Bloomsday when the centenary of Joyce's 'Ulysses' was marked with a series of Jesuit-themed readings.
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Love and the law
June 20, 2022
Richard Leonard SJ gives traditional church teaching on gospel values a modern day make-over in his latest book 'The Law of Love: Modern Language for Ancient Wisdom.'
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World Refugee Day 2022
June 20, 2022
Lucy Ray of Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Ireland reports on initiatives within the increasingly prevalent context of climate change.
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Jesuit history on the Liffey
June 20, 2022
The stages of an individual Jesuit life in Italy (1540-1640) featured among many presentations at the Renaissance Society of America convention in Dublin.
Read moreSons of Ignatius podcast: Gospel of life
June 17, 2022
Fr Dave and Fr Niall get into the topical subject of Catholic Social Teaching and the dignity of life.
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Pope to Jesuit editors: ‘Reality is superior to ideas’
June 14, 2022
Pope Francis tells the editors of European Jesuit cultural journals that human reality is much more important than abstract ideas.
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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.