Gerry O’Hanlon SJ
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...
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...
Read morePobal Dé conference: Is love enough?
February 26, 2008
Gerry O’Hanlon SJ (pictured right) is one of the speakers to address the Pobal Dé conference this year, which will be held in Milltown Park on Saturday 1 March (from...
Read moreBuilding faith, enhancing credibility
October 19, 2006
In an interview with RNN’s Eileen Good, Gerry O’Hanlon explains the thinking behind his article on the future of the Catholic Church in Europe, in The Future of Europe, a...
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April 1, 2026 - The spring 2026 issue of Studies commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Jesuits formally committing the Society to 'a faith that does justice'.
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