Kevin Hargaden
Advent – a time of contradictions
December 26, 2018
Dr Kevin Hargaden of JCFJ spoke with Pat Coyle about the importance of spiritual nourishment during the often-difficult time of Advent
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Karl Barth 50 years on
December 10, 2018
KEVIN HARGADEN :: Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Karl Barth (as well as of Thomas Merton), one of the most important Christian voices of the last...
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‘Black Friday’ is the high holiday of capitalism’s calendar
November 26, 2018
KEVIN HARGADEN :: December 8 is still nearly two weeks away, but the Christmas shopping scramble has already begun. Blame Black Friday.
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Getting God right
October 31, 2018
Dr Kevin Hargaden is calling on the government to implement robust laws against the incitement to religious hatred in light of the recent referendum on blasphemy
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“Hans, are we the baddies?”
September 12, 2018
KEVIN HARGADEN :: There are nearly 10,000 people homeless in Ireland but a vast amount of property left idle. When activists try to do something, the only official response is...
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Theologian Stanley Hauerwas’ ‘dysfunctional’ life
July 4, 2018
One of the 'most influential Christian thinkers in the English speaking world' in discussion with Pat Coyle
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Reading the posters of the times
June 27, 2018
KEVIN HARGADEN :: The referendum campaign highlighted the persuasive power of experience and story. These are hugely important, but so too is a metaphysical sense of what it means to...
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Lent 2018: Week after Lent: The Displacement of Home
April 1, 2018
Read 1 Peter 2:4-12 When did secularity become ascendant in Ireland? Was it when pubs were allowed to be opened on Sunday in Northern Ireland, which only happened in 1989?...
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Lent 2018: Week 7 – The captive God
March 29, 2018
Read Matthew 27:11-26 Throughout Lent, we have considered the complex meaning of “home” in the Scriptures. Home is both a thing to be treasured – a destination longed for by...
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Lent 2018: Week 6 – The wandering God
March 20, 2018
Read: Luke 15:11-32 The parable we consider this week is perhaps, along with the Good Samaritan, the best-known and most-loved of all Jesus’ divine yarns. There is, of course, no...
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A life of kindness & dedication: Sean Ó Cearbhalláin S.J.
August 26, 2026 - Fr. Seán Ó Cearbhalláin, S.J., remembered for a life of faith, teaching and service, died peacefully in Hong Kong on 23 August 2026.
Going with gratitude and blessing
August 21, 2026 - Friends and colleagues of the JCFJ gathered to bid Kevin Hargaden a fond goodbye. He marked the occasion with a final lecture.
Remembering a unique Jesuit/Protestant school
August 18, 2026 - Irish Jesuits visited Drogheda this summer to mark a significant event in the town's history involving St Oliver Plunkett and their Order.
The landscape that influenced C.S. Lewis
August 11, 2026 - In his August Messenger article, Kevin Hargaden explores the Irish landscape that moulded C. S. Lewis's soul and his writing.
Latest Podcasts
Healing for the soul
August 18, 2026
‘The Soul Also Keeps the Score’
July 3, 2026
Sharing bread in Bethlehem
July 2, 2026
‘The grandeur of humanity’
June 15, 2026
Latest Videos
Pope Video: For evangelization in the city
August 5, 2026
Pope Video: For respect for human life
July 3, 2026
Pray with the Pope: For the values of sports
June 2, 2026
Pray with the Pope: For priests in crisis
April 13, 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