Education

Jesuit schools rugby sweep

March 20, 2008

Jesuit schools in Leinster were the winners of the three major schools rugby competitions this year. Belvedere College won the Leinster schools Senior rugby cup, Clongowes Wood College won the...

McVerry Trust fundraising trek in Lesotho

March 19, 2008

The Peter McVerry Trust (PMVT) is organising a ten day fundraising hike through Lesotho, known as the African ‘Mountain Kingdom’, in South Africa. The trek will start at the foot...

Belvedere win Senior Cup

March 18, 2008

In a hard-fought contest against St Mary’s College, Belvedere College’s rugby team won the Leinster Schools’ Senior Cup on Sunday 16 March. Having beaten Terenure, Roscrea and Clongowes in the...

The God solution

February 26, 2008

Professor Simon Conway Morris, of the School of Earth Sciences at Cambridge University, gave this spring’s Studies / Iona Institute lecture at the Davenport Hotel, Dublin, on 21 February. Using...

Belvedere hold out against Clongowes

February 26, 2008

In a dramatic finish, Belvedere snatched victory over Clongowes in the semi-final of the Leinster Schools Senior Cup on February 24 in Donnybrook. Clongowes were ahead, 7-5, in the dying...

Garnered from Gardiner Street

February 26, 2008

The opening chapter of RTE broadcaster Aidan Mathews’ new book, In the Poorer Quarters, begins with memories of the Jesuit church in Gardiner Street, Dublin. This sets the tone for...

Retreating to Clongowes

February 19, 2008

Slí Eile is holding a retreat in Clongowes Wood this Easter. It will run from Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 March. It is for young adults between the ages of...

Bringing ‘faith that does justice’ to school

February 12, 2008

Peter McVerry SJ spoke to a group of about 70 parents in Colaiste Iognaid last Tuesday night, 5 February. Organised by the school’s Ignatian Identity Group (IIG), formally known as...

Rediscovering the Trinity today

February 11, 2008

The Milltown Institute is holding an international conference on the Trinity on Friday 15 to Saturday 16 February. The full title of the conference is Rediscovering the Trinity Today: Theological,...

Crescent past pupil ordained

February 5, 2008

The ordination of a past pupil of the Crescent, Limerick, took place last week at Quarr Abbey on the Isle of Wight. Brian Kelly OSB, a Benedictine monk who graduated...

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.