Advent
Advent: A season of contradictions
November 20, 2023
"Advent is full of contradictions", says Dr Kevin Hargaden, Social Justice Theologian at the JCFJ and Presbyterian Elder.
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Sacred Space: Advent and Christmas 2023
November 20, 2023
In the build-up to Advent and Christmas, Messenger Publications has launched the Sacred Space daily prayer book Advent and Christmas 2023.
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Nesting and the season of Advent
December 20, 2022
CHRISTINE HALLORAN :: Suggestions to feather our hearts for Jesus' arrival inspired by a mother's experience of urgently getting ready for her new baby.
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Advent week of guided prayer
December 19, 2022
Iva Beranek, Manager of Gardiner Street Parish, reports on participants' profound experiences with God in the Ignatian tradition.
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Advent: Make a fresh start
November 21, 2022
Fr Joe Cullen OP refers to the Jesuit-inspired film The Mission (1986) with regard to turning a painful past into a hopeful future.
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An expectant mother’s experience of Advent
December 16, 2021
Author Helen Gallivan speaks of a whole new appreciation of the incarnation and birth of Christ in this podcast from the RNN archives.
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Donal Neary SJ: Waiting for Christmas
November 30, 2021
The Irish Jesuit and editor of The Sacred Heart Messenger magazine explores an important theme for the season of Advent
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Journeying the ecological path
November 30, 2021
Brendan McManus SJ takes us to the family farm at Lisnaskea, Co. Fermanagh, where his journey to ecological awareness began.
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Embracing the grace of Advent
September 21, 2021
Messenger Publications are offering books specifically geared for the Advent season including a popular Biblical commentary by Kieran J O'Mahony OSA
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Books for Advent and Christmas
December 9, 2020
Messenger Publications have published a big collection of books for Advent and Christmas
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Mother Teresa’s Advent
December 5, 2023 - From our RNN archives: Dr John Scally speaks about his book 'Mother Teresa on Advent and Christmas'. The Saint corresponded with him regularly.
Latest Loyola scholarships
December 5, 2023 - Tom Layden SJ, Chair of the Loyola Trust, meets students Colette Varley and Angela Finegan, latest recipients of the Loyola Trust scholarships.
A busy year at Gardiner St Church
December 5, 2023 - As the liturgical year ends and a new one begins, Christine O'Halloran reflects on the courses and events past and future at Gardiner St Church.
A Christmas cracker Messenger!
December 5, 2023 - December's Messenger reflects the themes of Advent and Christmas with articles on unwrapped gifts, the presence of God, elder wisdom, music, Christmas recipes and more.
Latest Podcasts
COP 28: Is it too late?
November 28, 2023
Insights for COP28
November 27, 2023
Evaluating the Synod on Synodality
November 20, 2023
What it was like at the Synod
November 8, 2023
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Action Research
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Messenger autumn catalogue
August 8, 2023
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June 13, 2023
