Richard Leonard SJ

Birthing accompaniment

October 14, 2024

Father Richard Leonard SJ reads a section from his latest book 'Why God?'. In the piece he recalls a time when he was given the opportunity to be part of...

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Remembering Father Gerald O’Collins SJ

August 30, 2024

Richard Leonard SJ pays a warm tribute to his fellow Jesuit and countryman, Gerald O'Collins SJ. The renowned theologian died recently at the age of 93.

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A fresh look at Mary

August 23, 2024

Fr Richard Leonard SJ gave a workshop on ‘Taking a fresh look at Mary’ in Knock

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‘Whispering with God’ at Knock

August 22, 2024

Australian Jesuit Richard Leonard SJ, a good friend of the Irish Jesuit Province, was one of the guest speakers at the annual novena in Knock, Co Mayo.

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Pentecost and Confirmation

May 10, 2024

Richard Leonard SJ speaks with Pat Coyle about confirmation and about Pentecost, which is seen as 'the first confirmation.

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The Beatitudes – ‘The blessing is within the experience’

July 25, 2023

Australian Jesuit Fr Richard Leonard speaks to Pat Coyle about the 'big gospel passage on law and love' known as the Beatitudes.

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Love is not a feeling

July 18, 2023

Richard Leonard SJ recounts some of the wedding stories from his latest book 'The Law of Love' including some 'unusal' song requests.

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Fifty-eight most powerful words

January 20, 2023

"The fifty-eight most powerful words in the world." is how Richard Leonard SJ describes the Lord's Prayer, in his latest book The Law of Love.

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A new word for ‘sin’

October 28, 2022

Richard Leonard SJ scrutinises religious language in his book 'The Law of Love', and says the word 'sin' is meaningless for many young people. He has an alternative.

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The ten commandments revisited

October 21, 2022

Richard Leonard SJ's encounters with a supreme court judge and a secular Jew led him to review the ten commandments for his latest book 'The Law of Love'.

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