Richard Leonard SJ
Retrieving real Christianity
October 6, 2022
Richard Leonard's latest book 'The Law of Love' seeks to retreive the central and authentic messages of Christianity and in language that can be understood.
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Forgiving our enemies
August 9, 2022
How realistic is Jesus' command to forgive our enemies? Just one of the questions Richard Leonard SJ explores in his latest book 'The Law of Love.'
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July 22, 2022
Richard Leonard SJ speaks about the uniqueness of the incarnation among world religions and its significance in and through other people.
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Love and the law
June 20, 2022
Richard Leonard SJ gives traditional church teaching on gospel values a modern day make-over in his latest book 'The Law of Love: Modern Language for Ancient Wisdom.'
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God did not send the coronavirus
May 8, 2020
Richard Leonard SJ :: Some people like to see God as the Being who wills suffering on the world. This is not a true Christian understanding of suffering. God may...
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Sacrament of the sick
March 24, 2020
Richard Leonard SJ, author of 'Where the Hell is God?', talks to Pat Coyle about a holistic view of healing in light of the signs of the times
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Sacrament of Confirmation
March 10, 2020
Fr Richard Leonard SJ, best-selling author, speaks to Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications about the gifts of the Spirit in modern and accessible language
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Sacrament of penance
January 21, 2020
Australian Jesuit Fr Richard Leonard speaks to Pat Coyle on the sacrament of penance in light of his book 'Hatch, Match & Dispatch: A Catholic Guide to Sacraments'
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Marriage and ‘amazing grace’
November 27, 2019
Richard Leonard SJ explains his personal attitude to marrying and walking with young people amid changing circumstances and puts great trust in the grace of the sacrament
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Young people and pornography
November 5, 2019
Richard Leonard SJ tackles the urgent issue of pornography being accessible by younger and younger people
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Gonzaga celebrate 75 years
April 16, 2025 - Gonzaga College celebrates its 75th anniversary with various events and an anniversary Mass.
Women of Easter
April 15, 2025 - RNN Archives: Dr Noirín Ní Riain says we can learn great lessons from the women who stood at the foot of the cross.
Loving the place we are in
April 14, 2025 - Siobhan McNamara of the JCFJ: How parishes can restore biodiversity on their grounds.
Holy Week, Easter: events and liturgies
April 14, 2025 - Irish Jesuits are offering Masses and resources for Holy Week and Easter 2025.
Latest Podcasts
Faith gives hope
April 8, 2025
Who is a good local?
March 25, 2025
Taking a second look
March 18, 2025
The homeless are not forgotten
December 19, 2024
Latest Videos
The Pope Video: For the use of new technologies
April 1, 2025
The Pope Video: For families in crisis
March 4, 2025
Pope Video: For Vocations to the Priesthood
February 6, 2025
The Pope Video: For the right to an education
January 7, 2025
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