Social Justice

“This awful deed…”

November 3, 2009

“The person who pulled the trigger will have to live with this awful deed forever”. So spoke Fr Peter McVerry SJ, at the funeral mass of Jason Egan in St...

Migrants in Malta

October 27, 2009

The European Jesuit Provincials, meeting in Malta, found that they could not ignore the challenge posed by migrants. It is felt in every European country, but with overwhelming pressure in...

Reality award for Peter McVerry

October 27, 2009

On 22 October at the annual Reality Awards (sponsored by Reality magazine), Peter McVerry was named their Person of the Year, as follows: “We are honouring Fr Peter McVerry as our...

South Africa Project

October 20, 2009

This summer eighty Slí Eile Volunteers went to South Africa to work on two projects – the building of a three-classroom school block for Ntabeni, JSS, Hillside, and the building...

Richard in mud and boulders

October 20, 2009

Last week Richard O’Dwyer was coping with deafness and malaria, and feeling as sick as he had ever felt in his life. This latest bulletin makes no mention of sickness,...

Europe as a missionary hub

October 13, 2009

John Guiney and Murt Curry from the Irish Mission Office are just back from two meetings in the Jesuit Retreat House, Rainhill, Liverpool, aimed at enhancing the sharing and cooperation...

Richard is felled

October 13, 2009

Richard O’Dwyer SJ set out for Africa this time last year, to work with the JRS, first in Ethiopia, and then in Southern Sudan after Christmas in Kenya. He has...

Celtic Tiger and Christian values

October 6, 2009

“We spent money we didn’t have on things we didn’t need” was Peter McVerry’s summary of the Celtic Tiger in his keynote address to the bi-annual Irish Religious Education Conference...

‘Messenger’ in pink!

October 6, 2009

For the first time in The Messenger’s 121 year history its iconic red cover has been transposed to a flush of pink because The Messenger magazine has taken the lead...

Goodwill, trust and Europe

October 6, 2009

Edmond Grace SJ, who campaigned tirelessly for a ‘Yes’ vote on the Lisbon treaty, has written a brief reflection on the event and what it tells us about ourselves. “Last...

‘A privilege to be part of it’

April 15, 2026 - The celebratory event to mark the historic Silver Jubilee of postgraduate studies in Applied Spirituality was a special day for all involved.

An attitude of gratitude

April 14, 2026 - Gratitude: The solution to worry, Kierkegaard claimed, was to make a leap of faith and put our trust in God’s enduring love.

April Messenger: Hope, renewal and growth

April 13, 2026 - In these uncertain times, the April Messenger offers rest and reflection, with themes of hope, renewal, gratitude and transformation in everyday life.

Faithful Justice Today: A Jesuit Commemoration

April 1, 2026 - The spring 2026 issue of Studies commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Jesuits formally committing the Society to 'a faith that does justice'.