Spirituality

“Stay in consolation”

October 5, 2018

BRENDAN McMANUS :: Pope Francis urged Irish Jesuits to ‘stay in consolation’ in relation to prayer and the spiritual life. This means much more than merely 'Stay positive'.

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Vatican screening of film on Irish Jesuit

October 2, 2018

'Bravery Under Fire', a docudrama on the life of Irish WWI Jesuit chaplain Fr Willie Doyle, will have a special screening in the Vatican on 12 October

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‘To live this mission in our broken world’

September 26, 2018

DECLAN O'KEEFFE :: Educators of Jesuit schools were nourished in their mission as they followed the footsteps of Saint Ignatius on the streets of Spain and Rome.

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Fr John at the ploughing

September 26, 2018

Hundreds of people visited the Jesuit stand at the ploughing for a blessing with cross of Blessed John Sullivan SJ

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Studies: telling the nuns’ story

September 26, 2018

The autumn issue of Studies is dedicated to issues regarding the written and oral records of the life and work of women religious in Ireland

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The best laid plans…

September 25, 2018

Storm Ali put paid to some of the work laid on for eight Jesuit novices on a return visit to Ireland

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Death of a botanist

September 25, 2018

A telling interview with Jesuit missionary and former Professor of Botany, UCD, John J Moore SJ, who died peacefully in Zambia, aged 91

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60 years a Jesuit

September 12, 2018

Irish Jesuit Fr Barney McGuckian recently celebrated the 60th anniversary of his entering the Society of Jesus in 1958. Clongowes Wood College held a special event to celebrate this milestone....

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Mystery book promised in Messenger catalogue

September 12, 2018

The new Messenger Publications catalogue includes a wealth of books on spirituality and theology, and promises a "secret book" which will be announced soon

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Jesuit Archives collaborate on Irish language project

September 12, 2018

The Irish Jesuit Archives is collaborating with the Irish Script on Screen project by making its Irish language manuscripts available for digitisation

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