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Building faith, enhancing credibility

October 19, 2006

In an interview with RNN’s Eileen Good, Gerry O’Hanlon explains the thinking behind his article on the future of the Catholic Church in Europe, in The Future of Europe, a...

Fr McVerry calls for radical review of Irish prison system

October 19, 2006

In the new issue of the CFJ’s Working Notes, Peter McVerry SJ argues powerfully that there is almost no political commitment to rehabilitation in the Irish prison system, and he...

If you sin, can you preach?

September 19, 2006

The fact that some clergy are implicated in wrong-doing should not deter preachers from proclaiming the Word of God clearly, David Gaffney holds. Sermons have always been delivered by sinners...

They won’t believe you’re coming until they see you

September 19, 2006

Gerrry Clarke looks back on an extraordinary fortnight at the Makoba Mission, South Africa, with a group from Belvedere and from Friends in Ireland. Their mission: to build the walls...

Islam: opponent or partner?

September 19, 2006

Michael Hurley regrets that the Pope’s recent reference to Islam in the University of Regensburg will hinder the necessary development of a partnership with all people of faith. Sometime in...

Evie Hone windows relocated to Gardiner Street

September 19, 2006

Brendan McManus reports on the five Evie Hone windows originally in University Hall which will be presented formally in the Ignatian Room, Gardiner Street, on Sunday, 1 October. Five Evie...

What separates the Sunni from the Shiite Muslims?

September 19, 2006

Martin McDermott has spent over 35 years in the Middle East. In this interview with Pat Coyle, he provides valuable insights into the theological and political differences within Islam. Fr....

Jubilee gathering in Loyola

September 19, 2006

Brian O’Leary was one of around 180 people from around the world, many of them Jesuits, who attended a conference in Loyola this August on the history, theology and cultural...

Muslim reaction to Pope has air of “organised indignation”

September 19, 2006

In an interview with Brendan McManus SJ, Fr Fergus O’Donoghue argues that the Pope is right to regret the effects of his words but not to withdraw his point about...

God who labours with us

July 5, 2006

July 5, 2006 God who labours with us by Gerry O’Hanlon SJ When the tsunami struck after Christmas in 2004 there was in Ireland and the rest of the Western...

‘Community, punishment, forgiveness’

May 18, 2026 - The importance of 'not knowing' was a key theme of prison chaplain Pieter De Witte's lecture at the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice.

Swift return to St. Ignatius Church

May 18, 2026 - There has been much collaboration to ensure the safe return of an endangered bird species to St Ignatius' Church, Galway.

Mary’s ‘yes’

May 18, 2026 - May is the month of Mary. And Fr Gerard Condon reflects on her 'yes' to God at the annunciation in an article from the Messenger magazine.