John Courtney Murray SJ
John Courtney Murray
September 10, 2019
John Courtney Murray, author of arguably the most controversial document to arise from Vatican II, Dignitatis Humanae, was vital in articulating the Church’s defence of the right of everyone to...
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Religious Imagination and Public Life
February 27, 2018
Edmond Grace SJ argued in a recent lecture that the exclusion of religious discourse from public life gives free rein to fundamentalism and crass populism.
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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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A giant in church-state history
July 6, 2016
John Courtney Murray SJ is a key figure in any discussion about Church and state in modern times. Gerry Whelan SJ spoke about him at the Loyola Institute's international conference...
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Symbolising betrayal and sorrow
March 15, 2025 - The commissioned sculpture honoring the memory of those who have suffered abuse has been installed in the entrance to Gardiner St Church.
Fr. Kevin Casey SJ RIP – “Always full of hope”
March 11, 2025 - Jesuits, family and friends, joined together as they bade a final farewell to the "always cheerful" Fr Kevin Casey SJ
Finding the ‘one true Church’
March 11, 2025 - Is the one true Church Roman or Orthodox? That question is posed and answered by Michael McGuckian SJ, in a recently published article.
‘A circle of warmth’
March 6, 2025 - Some special stories unfolded when Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ and John O'Connor together returned to their native home in the Glens of Antrim.
Latest Podcasts
The homeless are not forgotten
December 19, 2024
Hope and fear in Syria
December 9, 2024
Her bags are packed
December 9, 2024
Hope and hanging in there
December 9, 2024
Latest Videos
The Pope Video: For families in crisis
March 4, 2025
Pope Video: For Vocations to the Priesthood
February 6, 2025
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January 7, 2025
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Latest Books
‘I am infinitely loved’ – Messenger booklet
August 21, 2023
Messenger autumn catalogue
August 8, 2023
‘Brothers in Arms’ – Ignatian Camino book
July 3, 2023
Messenger book: ‘Shaping the Assembly’
June 13, 2023