News
Cautious welcome for ‘Housing for all’ strategy
September 3, 2021
Peter McVerry SJ says the Government's housing strategy outlined in 'Housing For All' demonstrates ambition but cautions that delivering on what it promises will be the key
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Praying with De Mello
September 1, 2021
John Callanan SJ speaks about the life of meditation teacher Anthony de Mello and his profound influence on people's prayer
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Get moving to do good this autumn
September 1, 2021
An appeal to walk, run, swim, row, cycle, and clock up the kilometers to help feed and educate children in Zambia
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Seamus Heaney: Poet and friend
August 25, 2021
On the eight anniversary of his death, Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney is remembered in an archived interview with his friend and Irish Jesuit Fr Brendan Duddy
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God in my breathing
August 20, 2021
BILL TONER SJ :: Indian Jesuit Tony de Mello showed us how to pay attention to our breathing and why this is a valuable form of prayer for everyone
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Unity across the Americas: Covid-19 vaccine education
August 18, 2021
Pope Francis and Church leaders from the US and Latin America call on people to support Covid-19 vaccines and access for all
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Messenger books for autumn
August 17, 2021
Messenger Publications have launched their Autumn 2021 Catalogue including books on Ignatian spirituality, chaplaincy, thoughts for the day, and more
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Plan for social housing units in Kildare
August 12, 2021
Mr Pat Doyle, CEO of Peter McVerry Trust, was interviewed on Kildare Today radio about the plan to deliver a significant number of new social housing units
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International award for David Coghlan
August 11, 2021
David Coghlan SJ, lecturer in Business Studies at Trinity College Dublin, has been awarded the Passmore-Woodman Award from the Academy of Management
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Pope Video: Church on the Way
August 10, 2021
For August 2021, Francis prays that the Church may receive the grace and strength to reform herself in the light of the Gospel
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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.