philosophy
Does Common Good mean anything?
November 7, 2018
Dr Patrick Riordan SJ is concerned about populism's common but unreflective use of the term 'the common good'
Read moreSome reflections on Dawkins
January 25, 2017
Bill Toner SJ :: At the heart of purely physicalist accounts of evolution is a failure to address adequately the mystery of human consciousness
Read moreBernard Lonergan
November 23, 2016
Canadian Jesuit Bernard Lonergan was a 20th century philosopher and theologian of immense importance. Specifically he worked within the Thomist tradition, but not in a narrowly neo-scholastic way.
Read moreLatest News
Bishops raise “serious concerns” over Act
May 6, 2026 - Bishop Alan McGukian SJ raises "serious concerns" over Ireland’s new International Protection Act 2026
Pray with the Pope: That everyone have food
May 5, 2026 - The Pope Video: "That everyone might have food." A moral call to action on hunger in a world of abundance.
“One of the most dangerous places”
May 5, 2026 - Ravaged by conflict, poverty, and danger. Irish Jesuits International unites efforts for change at the Forum for Irish Missionaries in South Sudan event.
Energy in gratitude
May 5, 2026 - May Messenger: A reflection on gratitude, finding God in simple acts, and the call to care for one another.
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



