Pat Coyle

Why not women deacons?

December 10, 2025

Dr Phyllis Zagano is a specialist on the diaconate. Her interviews with Pat Coyle are republished here in the light of the Vatican's recent announcement.

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December Messenger: ‘Enjoy the waiting!’

December 10, 2025

December Messenger: Fond memories of childhood Christmases, season of solidarity, and lessons from Henri Nouwen.

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‘A divine calling – a lifelong battle’

December 4, 2025

Author Soline Humbert tells the story of the power and pain of her vocation to the Catholic priesthood.

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‘Born That Way’– The power of narrative

November 26, 2025

Éamon Little, Limerick filmmaker and former Crescent pupil, speaks about his acclaimed new documentary 'Born That Way', based on the life of Patrick Lydon.

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Exploring the Mad Messiah

September 29, 2025

Edmond Grace SJ has written a poetry cycle – Mad Messiah. In this interview he offers a road map to accompany him on his ‘mad’ and ‘mythical’ journey.

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Jesuits and the Jedi

September 10, 2025

Eric Clayton, author of a book on 'Jesuits & Jedi', talks about the Ignatian spirituality implicit in the Star Wars movies.

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Ecumenical conversations at Oxford university

June 18, 2025

Theologian Gerry O'Hanlon SJ speaks about the ecumenical seminar at Oxford University on 'Anglican and Catholic Synodality'.

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Pope Leo XIV and the late Pope Francis

June 17, 2025

Austen Ivereigh on Pope Leo XIV: "A great governor and builder of bridges – these are his great gifts".

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‘I am baptised’ – words of hope at seminar

June 5, 2025

Austen Ivereigh, Juliann Moran and Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ spoke about 'being pilgrims of hope', at the Belfast Jesuit Centre seminar.

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A truly magisterial Jesuit: Laszlo Orsy RIP

May 1, 2025

Ladislas Orsy SJ, distinguished theologian, canon lawyer and friend of the Irish Jesuits, died on 3 April. He was 103 years old.

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