Damien Burke
Commemorating the sesquicentenary of the arrival of Irish Jesuits in Australia
September 17, 2015
The Jesuit Archives record the role of the Irish Jesuit mission to Australia from 1865 to 1931 in the building up of the Catholic Church and Catholic education in Australia.
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Anzac, archives and the bullshit detector
May 6, 2015
DAMIEN BURKE :: Six Jesuits, five of them Irish-born, served with the Anzac forces at Gallipoli. There are good reasons to commemorate this ill-fated event. Jingoism, however, is not one...
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Irish Jesuit chaplains in the First World War
December 15, 2014
At a time of great turmoil at home in Ireland, thirty-two Irish Jesuits signed up to minister to Catholic soldiers on the European battlefields of the First World War. Damien...
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Jesuit Chaplains of World War I
October 3, 2014
Irish Jesuit Chaplains in the First World War, (Messenger Publications) edited by Damien Burke, assistant archivist to the Jesuit Province, was launched on Friday 17 September, by Roisin Duffy of...
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JCFJ’s formal collaboration with Dublin City University
October 22, 2026 - The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice and Dublin City University have signed an agreement to deepen collaboration in research and public engagement regarding social justice in North Dublin.
Planning for the future: Jesuit Provincials in Dublin
October 21, 2026 - The 39th General Assembly of the Jesuit Conference of European Provincials (JCEP) was held in Dublin to launch a two-year Apostolic Planning process.
‘Studies’ makes an impact
October 21, 2026 - The autumn Studies, a special relating to the future of education in Ireland, has received some good media attention in recent weeks.
What we really need to know about Palestine/Israel
October 21, 2026 - David Neuhaus SJ was the guest speaker at a Zoom hub meeting of Jesuits, colleagues and friends, to launch his latest book, 'Conquest or Leven: Reflections of a Catholic Priest in Palestine/Israel.'
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