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Jesuit first vows – ‘a consoling experience’
September 6, 2022
Eamonn Walls SJ and Mikhael Ahmad SJ professed their first vows in the Society of Jesus at Oscott Chapel, Birmingham on 3 September 2022.
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Sons of Ignatius podcast: Human formation
February 18, 2022
If Christians want to share the Good News then they have to develop their skills and potential in a holistic way.
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February 4, 2022
In order to be a missionary you have to learn about Christianity and also about the place where you are a missionary.
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Jesuit novices take first vows
September 15, 2020
Three men completed their first stage of Jesuit training in Birmingham on Saturday, 5 September though numbers were restricted due to Covid-19
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Ignatian formation in schools
June 27, 2019
A gathering of formators took place recently in Milltown Park, Dublin to discuss ways to keep the Jesuit story and ethos alive
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Pope Francis’ challenging visit
August 22, 2018
Kevin O'Rourke SJ shares some interesting insights on the pope's pending visit to Ireland
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Sensitivity of heart
audio June 16, 2015
Slovakian Jesuit Peter Girasek SJ was asked to help in refugee camps in Iraq, a country largely dominated by ISIS. It felt It felt to him like a death sentence,...
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Remembering Ron Darwen SJ
February 11, 2015
On Thursday, January 29th, Jim Culliton SJ and Brendan Comerford SJ, attended the funeral Mass of the late Ron Darwen SJ in Preston, Lancashire, England. Both Jim and Brendan had...
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Tertians begin experiment
January 28, 2015
Ten European Jesuits, currently in their final year of formation in the Tertianship house in Manresa, Dublin, are about to go on 'experiment', a period of active mission work, usually...
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Spiritual Direction
December 2, 2014
Saint Ignatius, who describes himself as a pilgrim on a journey through life, tells us in his Autobiography how he frequently engaged with his fellow pilgrims in ‘spiritual conversation’. This...
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The ‘beautiful’ shepherd
March 22, 2023 - Aidan Mathews' Lenten retreat focuses on the parable of the Good Shepherd, with an interesting commentary on the appropriateness of the translation of the word 'good'
Pope Francis: The ‘zig-zag Pope’
March 22, 2023 - Gerry Whelan SJ, Director of the Department of Fundamental Theology in the Gregorian University in Rome assesses the last ten years of Pope Francis' papacy.
‘Reimagining Religion’
March 22, 2023 - Jim Maher SJ's book @Reimagining Religion' addresses a fundamental spiritual malaise that expresses itself through injustice, wars, xenophobia, narcissism, exclusion, and other dehumanising behaviours.
‘Racism is the opposite of encounter’
March 21, 2023 - The Irish Jesuit Refugee Service marks International Day against Racism and welcomes Bishops' statement challenging the rise of racism and xenophobia.
Latest Podcasts
Pope Francis: The ‘zig-zag Pope’
March 22, 2023
‘A heart larger than the world’
March 20, 2023
Final thoughts
February 27, 2023
Words matter
February 7, 2023
Latest Videos
Pope Video: For victims of abuse
March 6, 2023
Pope Video: For parishes
February 7, 2023
Pope Video: For educators
January 11, 2023
Pope Video: For volunteer organisations
December 5, 2022
Latest Books
Rediscovering Saint Patrick
March 6, 2023
Living with Ignatius
February 28, 2023
‘Stations of the Cross’ book for Lent
February 21, 2023
Dancing with loneliness
February 14, 2023
