Education

Taking a taxi to heaven

September 29, 2009

The Irish Times on 23 September noticed Brenda Niall’s “Riddle of Father Hackett”, a wonderful book. William Hackett, the son of a Kilkenny doctor, moved into the Jesuits after schooling in Clongowes. Through...

Saturday in Milltown

September 15, 2009

The gathering of Jesuits for the five o’clock Mass in Milltown was an event in itself, because the brethren were greeting friends they had not seen for perhaps twenty years, and they...

Warm welcomes up North

September 15, 2009

Sunday 13th. After the mass in Gardiner Street and the reception in Belvedere, Father General took the road north to Belfast. A keen observer of the reality around him, by...

“Creativity, daring and great humility”

September 13, 2009

‘Jesuit mission today’ was the issue addressed by Fr Adolfo Nicolas SJ, when he spoke to his fellow Jesuits, their co-workers and colleagues, in Gonzaga College on Sat Sept 12th. In his...

Fr General in Gonzaga

September 12, 2009

Father Adolfo Nicolas SJ visited Gonzaga College Dublin on the morning of Saturday 12 September 2009 and was greeted by the headmaster Mr Kevin Whirdy, the Superior of the Gonzaga Jesuit Community Myles...

‘Education is trouble!’: Fr Nicolás in Crescent

September 11, 2009

Quoting Zorba, in the film ‘Zorba the Greek’, Fr Adolfo Nicolás told the staff, pupils, Jesuits and colleagues of Crescent College Comprehensive Limerick that “Life is trouble!” He then added:...

Fr General in Crescent College Limerick

September 11, 2009

Fr Adolfo Nicolas SJ, Fr General of the Jesuits, arrived this morning in Crescent College Comprehensive Limerick, to a guard of hounour from school pupils lined along the driveway. He was...

Fast girls on water

August 11, 2009

Zoe Mannion and Aifric Keogh of Coláiste Iognáid won the silver medal in the women’s junior pair on Sunday, August 2, finishing second to Britain, who won the event overall....

Fast girls on land

August 11, 2009

Crescent Comprehensive College’s junior girls 4 x 100 meters relay team were in devastating form at the All Ireland schools Athletics meet in Tullamore. They lifted the gold medal for...

Sound sense

June 30, 2009

For the last two years a Czech-born sound artist has been working with the children of St Declan’s school, taking each class for half an hour a week. “I’m not...

The Pope and the President

April 20, 2026 - Fr. Donal Godfrey SJ, reflects on the recent remarks of Pope Leo XIV and the response to them from Donald Trump and his administration.

‘A privilege to be part of it’

April 15, 2026 - The celebratory event to mark the historic Silver Jubilee of postgraduate studies in Applied Spirituality was a special day for all involved.

An attitude of gratitude

April 14, 2026 - Gratitude: The solution to worry, Kierkegaard claimed, was to make a leap of faith and put our trust in God’s enduring love.

April Messenger: Hope, renewal and growth

April 13, 2026 - In these uncertain times, the April Messenger offers rest and reflection, with themes of hope, renewal, gratitude and transformation in everyday life.