Pat Coyle

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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Remembering Gaza in Manresa

January 14, 2025

In a 'pilgrimage of hope' people travelled to Manresa in sub-zero temperatures, to show their solidarity with the suffering children of Gaza.

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Hope and fear in Syria

December 9, 2024

Tony O'Riordan has been giving updates on the latest developments in Syria to Pat Kenny on Newstalk and Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications

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Hope and hanging in there

December 9, 2024

Dr Gerry O'Hanlon SJ assesses the outcome of the final Synod in Rome. He is surprisingly optimistic and outlines why to Pat Coyle, IJC.

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Advent: a season of spiritual nourishment

November 26, 2024

The season of Advent is full of contradictions as well as a time for spiritual nourishment, according to Dr Kevin Hargaden, Presbyterian Elder

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