Podcasts
‘Creeping infallibility’ and women’s ordination
May 5, 2023
What really lies behind the Catholic Church's refusal to allow women become priests? Dr Gerry O'Hanlon SJ shares his thoughts.
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Sons of Ignatius podcast: The Bible and the Big Bang
May 2, 2023
Niall Leahy SJ speaks to Canadian astronomer Adam Hincks SJ about his life, science and theology, and beautiful discoveries.
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Pope Francis and women’s ordination
April 20, 2023
Irish Jesuit theologian Gerry O'Hanlon SJ outlines and critiques the theology underpinning Pope Francis' position on the ordination of women in the Catholic Church.
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Ordaining women deacons
April 20, 2023
Thirty-six Popes were ordained as deacons but never as priests. Just one of the fascinating facts from Dr Phyllis Zagano, expert on the diaconate.
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Not less than everything
April 4, 2023
It's the 1960s and Fr General Pedro Arrupe SJ is faced with implementing the revolutionary changes in the church as envisioned by Vatican II. Brian Grogan tells the story.
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A transformative experience
March 30, 2023
Deirdre Soffe and Seamus Crimmins (see photo with Ursula Halligan in centre) recently completed the M.Phil in theology at the Loyola Institute TCD. They share their experience.
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Pope Francis: The ‘zig-zag Pope’
March 22, 2023
Gerry Whelan SJ, Director of the Department of Fundamental Theology in the Gregorian University in Rome assesses the last ten years of Pope Francis' papacy.
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‘A heart larger than the world’
March 20, 2023
Brian Grogan SJ has just received a US Independent Press Award for his biography of Pedro Arrupe SJ .In this interview he gives a short synopsis of his life.
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Final thoughts
February 27, 2023
Jesuit theologian Jim Corkery assesses the late Pope Benedict's 'conservatism' regarding the role of women in the Church and other controversial issues.
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Words matter
February 7, 2023
Theologian Jim Corkery SJ discusses the legacy of Pope Benedict XV1 in regard to his controversial reform of English in the liturgy.
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A life of kindness & dedication: Sean Ó Cearbhalláin S.J.
August 26, 2026 - Fr. Seán Ó Cearbhalláin, S.J., remembered for a life of faith, teaching and service, died peacefully in Hong Kong on 23 August 2026.
Going with gratitude and blessing
August 21, 2026 - Friends and colleagues of the JCFJ gathered to bid Kevin Hargaden a fond goodbye. He marked the occasion with a final lecture.
Remembering a unique Jesuit/Protestant school
August 18, 2026 - Irish Jesuits visited Drogheda this summer to mark a significant event in the town's history involving St Oliver Plunkett and their Order.
The landscape that influenced C.S. Lewis
August 11, 2026 - In his August Messenger article, Kevin Hargaden explores the Irish landscape that moulded C. S. Lewis's soul and his writing.
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Healing for the soul
August 18, 2026
‘The Soul Also Keeps the Score’
July 3, 2026
Sharing bread in Bethlehem
July 2, 2026
‘The grandeur of humanity’
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Latest Videos
Pope Video: For evangelization in the city
August 5, 2026
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July 3, 2026
Pray with the Pope: For the values of sports
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Pray with the Pope: For priests in crisis
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‘Dreaming A New Dream’
March 19, 2025
‘I am infinitely loved’ – Messenger booklet
August 21, 2023
Messenger autumn catalogue
August 8, 2023
‘Brothers in Arms’ – Ignatian Camino book
July 3, 2023