Gerry O’Hanlon SJ
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.
Read moreAmoris 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.
Read moreA 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...
Read moreThe 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...
Read moreGerry 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...
Read moreGerry 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...
Read moreReaping the harvest
June 12, 2012
Fifty Years after Vatican II Suzanne Mulligan (ed.), Jim Corkery SJ, Gerry O'Hanlon SJ Publisher: Columba Press When Pope John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council on 11 October 1962,...
Read moreTheology in the Irish public square
June 8, 2012
Gerry O'Hanlon SJ Publisher: Columba Press In this book Gerry O'Hanlon SJ draws on the rich resources of Christian humanism to make connections between faith and real life at a...
Read moreIs Love Enough? Action Makes Love Real
March 4, 2008
The Pobal Dé conference held in Milltown Park on Saturday 1 March was a great success. More than one hundred people attended. Below is the full text of Gerry O’Hanlon’s...
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