Ignatian spirituality
Autumn workshops on Ignatian spirituality
November 10, 2020
Fr Brendan McManus SJ led a group of Gardiner Street parishioners through a practical session on praying the Ignatian Examen on 7 November
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Why lockdown is like an Ignatian retreat
November 10, 2020
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: A time of lockdown is often experienced as an involuntary ‘retreat'. Insights from spiritual retreats can be helpful.
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Ten Ignatian tips for surviving autumn lockdown
October 27, 2020
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: Notes for a Zoom workshop on 'Praying your way to peace and positivity' in the latest lockdown phase
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Build solid foundations: some suggestions
October 13, 2020
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: These Covid days are an opportunity to deepen our foundations and prepare us for weathering storms to come. Here are ten Ignatian suggestions.
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Getting creative around Covid
October 9, 2020
Eddie Cosgrove SJ is Director of the Ignatian Spirituality Project which offers retreats for homeless people. The project is flourishing despite the pandemic
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Rooted or uprooted?
September 30, 2020
GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: What Jesus and folk rock can teach us about keeping our feet firmly on the ground.
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Covid-19 emergency appeal
September 16, 2020
Restrictions on movement imposed to prevent Covid-19 spreading in African countries have had a catastrophic impact on vulnerable communities according to Irish Jesuit Missions
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Peace please
September 15, 2020
GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: Three ways to keep our peace this season, inspired by a retreat experience in Ards Friary, County Donegal.
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From the lighthouse
August 12, 2020
GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: An Ignatian contemplation on the light of the body and an inspiring survivor of the Beirut explosion.
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Kneeling knights
August 5, 2020
GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: Maintaining a humble prayer posture helps to empty ourselves and acknowledges our complete dependence.
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An inheritance held in trust
June 29, 2026 - Dr Kevin Hargaden of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice explores the changing relationship between people, farming, and the land.
Sculpting a Saint
June 23, 2026 - RNN archive July: Dony MacManus reflects on crafting his bronze statue of St. Oliver Plunkett (martyred 1 July 1681) and the inspiration behind it.
The Role of the Body in Christian Spirituality
June 17, 2026 - A number of Jesuits presented at a major international symposium in Dublin organised by SpIRE and the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality.
Sacred Heart Novena touched human hearts
June 16, 2026 - This year's novena to the Sacred Heart in Gardiner St Church and The Messenger magazine drew people close to the heart of Jesus in various ways.
Latest Podcasts
‘The grandeur of humanity’
June 15, 2026
Philosophical reflections
June 4, 2026
GLOW: Girls learn their own worth
June 3, 2026
Fascinating facts from our past
May 20, 2026
Latest Videos
Pray with the Pope: For the values of sports
June 2, 2026
Pray with the Pope: For priests in crisis
April 13, 2026
Pray with the Pope: For disarmament and peace
March 13, 2026
Pope Video: For children with incurable diseases
February 6, 2026
Latest Books
‘Dreaming A New Dream’
March 19, 2025
‘I am infinitely loved’ – Messenger booklet
August 21, 2023
Messenger autumn catalogue
August 8, 2023
‘Brothers in Arms’ – Ignatian Camino book
July 3, 2023