Gerry O’Hanlon SJ
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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The quiet revolution
February 8, 2017
GERRY O'HANLON SJ: : Are we in Ireland ready to take up the challenge of a more collegial, synodal church as Pope Francis urges us to do?
Read moreResponding to Irish Church crisis
January 20, 2017
Vatican newspaper 'La Civiltà Cattolica' has published an article by Irish Jesuit theologian Gerry O'Hanlon on the need for reform of the Church in Ireland
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Trump – from dismay to discernment
November 9, 2016
Theologian Gerry O'Hanlon SJ was at first dismayed at the election of Donald Trump. His second response was to discern what it might really mean.
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Amoris Laetitia – “Everything is not black or white”
April 13, 2016
GERRY O'HANLON SJ :: 'Amoris Laetitia' is a long, sometimes eloquent and lyrical, account of Christian marriage through the lens of theology, spirituality, psychology and plain common sense.
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A listening Church and an empowered laity
June 3, 2015
Gerry O'Hanlon SJ has twice written publicly on the subject of the marriage equality referendum on 22 May. In both he argues strenuously for the Catholic Church in Ireland to...
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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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Gerry O’Hanlon SJ
January 15, 2015
Gerry O’Hanlon (b 1947) entered the Jesuits in 1965, having been to school in Belvedere College. His studies were mainly at home in Dublin, but included an MA in Classics...
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Gerry O’Hanlon SJ reflects on the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI
December 5, 2014
Irish Jesuits · Gerry O’Hanlon SJ reflects on the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI Jesuit theologian Gerry O’Hanlon discusses the opportunities for Church reform in the light of Pope Benedict...
Read moreGerry O’Hanlon SJ reflects on his book ‘A new vision for the Catholic Church- A View from Ireland’
December 5, 2014
Irish Jesuits · Gerry O’Hanlon SJ reflects on his book ‘A new vision for the Catholic Church- A View from Ireland’ Irish theologian Gerry O’Hanlon SJ reflects with Pat Coyle...
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Has the Irish development model run its course?
January 16, 2025 - The main theme of the winter 2024 issue of Studies is the negative social consequences of the Irish development model of heavy reliance on Foreign Direct Investment.
Remembering Gaza in Manresa
January 14, 2025 - In a 'pilgrimage of hope' people travelled to Manresa in sub-zero temperatures, to show their solidarity with the suffering children of Gaza.
January Messenger: A Year of Hope
January 14, 2025 - A year of Hope, why pray for the dead? and choosing a word for the year, just some of the themes in this month’s January Messenger.
‘Do You Believe This?’
January 10, 2025 - Tom Layden SJ,Province Co-Ordinator for Ecumenism, is urging Jesuits and friends to take part in Christian Unity Week, 18 -25 January, 2025.
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