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Books for the new liturgical year
October 11, 2021
Messenger Publications have just published two new books of reflections on all the readings for Year C, beginning the first Sunday of Advent 2021
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Loyola Institute commemorate St Columcille
October 11, 2021
The Loyola Institute hosts a series of lectures 'Columcille in Context: Theologians and Historians in Conversation' to Commemorate the 15th Centenary of the Birth of Saint Columba of Iona
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Doing the unthinkable: Facing phobias and anxieties
October 11, 2021
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: To cope with stress and overcome our demons in this anxiety-filled world, we need a strategy that works
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Planting trees across the Irish Jesuit Province
October 8, 2021
On the last day of the Season of Creation, Jesuit works, schools, and communities planted trees across the Irish Jesuit Province as part of 'caring for our common home'
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Rich discussion webinar on COP26
October 7, 2021
Over 100 people attended a JCFJ webinar on climate objectives addressed by eco-theologian Fr Sean McDonagh and environmental policy activist, Jerry McEvilly
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Two strong women saints
October 6, 2021
A Carmelite theologian reflects on two great women of the Church, St. Teresa of Avila and St. Thérese of Lisieux, Carmelites whose feast days are celebrated during October
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Walk and talk for Mother Earth
October 6, 2021
Gonzaga College SJ welcomed Arnd Drossel from 'My Promise Mother Earth' to their school, where he inspired them with his 'Promisewalk' project to help save the planet
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Addicted to our phones
September 29, 2021
EOGHAN KEOGH : : Are our hands too full with our mobile phones and devices to receive the many graces God wants to give us?
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Back on the road again
September 29, 2021
Over €60,000 has been raised for the Peter McVerry Trust through the annual charity cycle event on Saturday 18 September
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First lay editor appointed to Studies
September 28, 2021
Dermot Roantree has been appointed to the editorship of Studies, the Irish Jesuit quarterly journal – the first lay editor since its foundation in 1912
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‘The Soul Also Keeps the Score’
July 3, 2026 - Bob McChesney SJ, author of 'The Soul Also Keeps the Score: A Trauma‑Informed Companion to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius' of Loyola' in conversation with Pat Coyle.
‘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.
Latest Videos
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.
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.”
Latest Blog Posts
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.
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.