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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‘Community, punishment, forgiveness’
May 18, 2026 - The importance of 'not knowing' was a key theme of prison chaplain Pieter De Witte's lecture at the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice.
Swift return to St. Ignatius Church
May 18, 2026 - There has been much collaboration to ensure the safe return of an endangered bird species to St Ignatius' Church, Galway.
Mary’s ‘yes’
May 18, 2026 - May is the month of Mary. And Fr Gerard Condon reflects on her 'yes' to God at the annunciation in an article from the Messenger magazine.
Eco-spirituality, sustainability, hospitality
May 15, 2026 - European Jesuit Eco-Delegates met in Portugal to help foster ecological conversion among Jesuits, and their colleagues and friends.
Latest Podcasts
Restoring women to a recovered diaconate
April 2, 2026
The privilege of life-changing work
March 13, 2026
Our Mother Too: Mary Embraces the World
March 4, 2026
The challenge of co-creating
February 13, 2026
Latest Videos
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
Pope video: For prayer with the word of God
January 9, 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