Spiritiuality

JESUITICA: The other Ignatius

June 9, 2009

Challenged by a Paris theologian to a game of billiards, Ignatius Loyola said: “Fine, provided the winner can name a forfeit.” He won, and as a forfeit led the doctor...

New Socius

January 27, 2009

Before our next Express, Noel Barber will be Socius to the Provincial, taking up the job on 2nd February. The job of Socius is not mentioned in St Ignatius’ Constitutions,...

Knights in the West

October 21, 2008

Kevin Laheen recently attended the Western Region Assembly of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem at Cong. Many of the group had recently returned from the Holy Land...

Short Notices

October 21, 2008

Jesuit-related video clips are being compiled by the Jesuit Communication Centre and featured on Jesuit.ie. The first ones are about the JUST project in Ballymun and (in two parts) a...

Short notices

October 14, 2008

Last week saw the ordination of the first Vietnamese Jesuit to be ordained a bishop, Cosmas Hoang Van Dat SJ (pictured here). The Irish Times carried an article about Fr...

Provincial visits Cherryfield before move

October 14, 2008

The Irish Provincial, Fr John Dardis, was on visitation to Cherryfield Lodge on Monday, 13 October, the last visitation before the transfer to the new building, which is due to...

Burying Jack Donovan SJ

October 14, 2008

AMDG does not normally report funerals, but Jack’s was special. All through his life he had opted for obscurity. He was described at the funeral Mass as a “low maintenance...

Provincial outlines new priorities

October 7, 2008

At a meeting for directors and board members of Jesuit Works in Manresa on 30 September, the Provincial, Fr John Dardis, summarised the day’s work in a statement of three...

Death of Jack Donovan SJ

October 7, 2008

Fr Jack Donovan (pictured here at the time of his ordination) has died in London, a largely forgotten hero. He had worked in London for forty years, and on one...

Roman retreat

October 7, 2008

Gerry Whelan (of the Gregorian) was part of a team that gave a retreat to about thirty seminarians and priests of the English College in Rome, September 27-October 5. The...

An inheritance held in trust

June 29, 2026 - Dr Kevin Hargaden of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice explores the changing relationship between people, farming, and the land.

Sculpting a Saint

June 23, 2026 - RNN archive July: Dony MacManus reflects on crafting his bronze statue of St. Oliver Plunkett (martyred 1 July 1681) and the inspiration behind it.

The Role of the Body in Christian Spirituality

June 17, 2026 - A number of Jesuits presented at a major international symposium in Dublin organised by SpIRE and the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality.

Sacred Heart Novena touched human hearts

June 16, 2026 - This year's novena to the Sacred Heart in Gardiner St Church and The Messenger magazine drew people close to the heart of Jesus in various ways.