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.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreFifty-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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Update on Jesuit naming process
November 27, 2024 - An update on the progress of the Independent Working Group established to review the files of all Jesuits who are the subject of child abuse allegations.
Sacred Space Advent retreat
November 26, 2024 - Sacred Space will launch their online Advent retreat on 1 December. It features scripture readings, reflections, prayers and meditations
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
Praying with the Bible
November 26, 2024 - Nikolaas Sintobin SJ has recently published a book entitled 'Praying with the Bible'. It features suggestions of prayer to accompany a sequence of fifty Bible texts.
Latest Podcasts
Hope and hanging in there
November 14, 2024
Her bags are packed
November 5, 2024
Sons of Ignatius: Homily Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 29, 2024
Dilexit Nos – ‘He Loved Us’
October 24, 2024
Latest Videos
The Pope Video: For those who have lost a child
November 5, 2024
Care, consult and be co-responsible
October 2, 2024
The Pope Video: For the cry of the Earth
September 2, 2024
The Pope Video: For political leaders
August 6, 2024
Latest Books
‘I am infinitely loved’ – Messenger booklet
August 21, 2023
Messenger autumn catalogue
August 8, 2023
‘Brothers in Arms’ – Ignatian Camino book
July 3, 2023
Messenger book: ‘Shaping the Assembly’
June 13, 2023
