Catholic Church
Studies: Changing Catholic culture
September 27, 2022
The autumn Studies reflects on the seismic shift in Irish Catholicism over recent decades, in the light of Derek Scally’s The Best Catholics in the World.
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Hope for the future requires remembrance of the past
September 20, 2022
DERMOT ROANTREE :: Christian hope requires remembrance of the past – of the suffering of Christ, and so that of all victims.
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The Taliban within
September 28, 2021
GERRY O'HANLON SJ :: It seems as if the Church, while seeing that something is amiss with respect to the status of women, lacks urgency in addressing it
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Resolving the Humanae Vitae crisis
April 13, 2021
Michael McGuckian SJ's new book proposes a resolution to what he says is a crisis in the Catholic Church relating to its doctrine on contraception
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What happened in Chile?
January 24, 2018
Michael O'Sullivan SJ lived in Chile in the 1980s, when the Church was seen to be on the side of the people. Much has changed, as Pope Francis's visit has...
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Where to for the Irish Church?
March 22, 2017
The lead articles of the Spring 2017 issue of Studies all concur in the judgement that a phase – at least a phase – of Irish Catholicism has ended
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How much freedom of speech?
June 22, 2016
The Summer 2016 issue of Studies confronts the hard questions about the rights and limits to freedom of speech raised by the 'Charlie Hebdo' attack on 7 January 2015.
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The Pope is not infallible
February 16, 2016
DERMOT ROANTREE :: The Church does not, strictly speaking, teach that the Pope is infallible. George Wilson, an American Jesuit, explains the issue in a recent Commonweal article
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The Irish Referendum – discerning the spirits
May 28, 2015
GERRY O'HANLON SJ :: The 'yes' side in the recent marriage referendum won a decisive victory. The Church, as Archbishop Martin has acknowledged, needs a reality check. But what shape...
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Insight into inspirations of Pope Francis
March 11, 2015
Austen Ivereigh, British religious journalist and writer, spoke on 2 March in Gardiner Street Church on 'Pope Francis: Behind the mission'. He examined the development of thought of Jorge Bergoglio,...
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Irish Jesuit honoured in US
November 30, 2023 - Dr Michael O'Sullivan, SJ is the first Jesuit to be elected as President of the International Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality
Cakes, coffee, care
November 29, 2023 - The Jesuit Curia staff held a coffee morning to raise money for Tony O’Riordan SJ's work in Syria and UNICEF’s work in Gaza.
‘Waiting for Jesus’: Sacred Space Advent retreat
November 22, 2023 - 'Waiting for Jesus' is the theme of the Advent retreat from Sacred Space. It begins on 3 December, the first Sunday of 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.
Latest Podcasts
COP 28: Is it too late?
November 28, 2023
Evaluating the Synod on Synodality
November 20, 2023
What it was like at the Synod
November 8, 2023
Justice for Michael Mallin
November 7, 2023
Latest Videos
Massimo Faggioli: An early assessment of the Synod
November 22, 2023
Action Research
November 3, 2023
Pope Video: Pray for Pope Francis
November 2, 2023
Pope Video: For the Synod
October 3, 2023
Latest Books
‘I am infinitely loved’ – Messenger booklet
August 21, 2023
Messenger autumn catalogue
August 8, 2023
‘Brothers in Arms’ – Ignatian Camino book
July 3, 2023
Messenger book: ‘Shaping the Assembly’
June 13, 2023
