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A pastoral Pope
May 23, 2022
Is Pope Francis an academic? Gerry Whelan SJ is Director of Fundamental Theology in the Gregorian University in Rome. He has an interesting answer.
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Cannonball moment: Plane crash to solidarity with refugees
May 23, 2022
Irish Jesuit John K Guiney recounts how the crash of a Cessna aircraft he was travelling in reinforced his closeness to refugees.
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Ignatian Immersion Course in Spain
May 23, 2022
Brendan McManus SJ, who is participating in an international immersion course, offers 12 surprising things about Ignatius Loyola.
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Welcoming Ukrainian refugees – Dreams for Belfast Jesuit Centre
May 23, 2022
Gerry Clarke SJ speaks to Pat Coyle about his shared dreams for the new Belfast Jesuit Centre including initiatives for Ukrainian refugees.
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JRS Ireland’s call to action
May 20, 2022
JRS Ireland is marking World Diversity Day, Sunday 21 May, with a call to action against racism in all its forms.
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Yin and Yang of Yeats
May 18, 2022
GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: Meditating on 'The Singing Horseman' and 'For the Road' by Irish painter Jack B Yeats offers a profound insight on how we see beauty today.
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Trinity talk
May 18, 2022
Gerry Whelan SJ, Professor of Theology in Rome, was a recent guest on a popular Trinity College Dublin podcast series, Trinity reConnecteD.
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Good news from SpIRE
May 18, 2022
The Spirituality Institute becomes the first body to offer postgraduate degrees in Applied Spirituality in a university in Ireland. Michael O'Sullivan SJ
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Pope Video: Faith-filled young
May 18, 2022
For May 2022, Pope Francis prays that young people be inspired by Mary's way of listening, discerning, faithfulness and service.
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European Jesuit Provincials in Portugal
May 18, 2022
Fr Leonard Moloney SJ tells Pat Coyle that the Ukrainian crisis was on top of the agenda at a meeting with other Provincials.
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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.