Spirituality
Symbols and theology of the Book of Kells
February 22, 2017
The Loyola Institute, Trinity College Dublin hosted a workshop for teachers on the theology of the Book of Kells, the most visited book in the world
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Fr John Sullivan and the healing power of the cross
February 22, 2017
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin was the principal celebrant for the Annual Blessed elect John Sullivan SJ Mass in Gardiner Street Church, Dublin, on Saturday 18 February
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Saint Robert Southwell
February 22, 2017
Robert Southwell is one of the ten canonised Jesuit martyrs of England and Wales, and his prose and poetry are reportedly to have been well known by Shakespeare
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Endings and beginnings in the Far East
February 21, 2017
John Guiney SJ visited his fellow Jesuits in the Far East where he witnessed endings and beginnings of Jesuit works
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A life of quiet faithfulness
February 21, 2017
Jesuits, family and friends paid a final farewell to Fr Hugh O'Neill SJ, remembered fondly for his kindness, courtesy and fidelity
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‘High art from low life’
February 21, 2017
Brendan Staunton SJ is a psychotherapist with a unique take on the 'Beyond Caravaggio' art exhibition now running in the National Gallery of Ireland
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Henri de Lubac
February 20, 2017
The French Jesuit Henri de Lubac was one of the most influential Catholic theologians of the twentieth century.
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Ruggiero Boscovich
February 14, 2017
Born in Dubrovnik in 1711, this well-regarded Jesuit developed the first general mathematical theory of atomism; saved the dome of St. Peter’s from ruin; and a lunar crater was named...
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Open to one another’s traditions
February 8, 2017
Reverend Helen Freeburn is a Presbyterian minister at the United Methodist and Presbyterian Church in Galway. Her Church specialises in welcoming the stranger
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Tom McGivern SJ: a man without guile
February 8, 2017
Michael J. Kelly SJ gives an account of his late missionary friend Tom McGivern SJ who passed away on 14 January, 2017 in his 90th year.
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A Saint for our times
September 22, 2026 - An appreciation of the life of St. Francis of Assisi, on the 800th anniversary of his death, is our feature article from September's 'Messenger.
‘Reminders of Africa’
September 22, 2026 - Colm Brophy's latest paintings with an African theme are on show in Framexperts Framing and the Gallery, in Ranelagh, Dublin 6.
Requiem Mass for Fr Seán – 70 years a Jesuit
September 21, 2026 - Seán Ó Cearbhalláin SJ "showed early signs of his future vocation growing up in the Bogside," mourners in his native Derry were told.
Indian Jesuits write a new story
September 21, 2026 - After 59 years in Ranchi, Fr Aurel Brys SJ returns to say goodbye and witnesses how Indian Jesuits are shaping the mission’s future.
Latest Podcasts
Living water: “Join the force”
September 18, 2026
Healing for the soul
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‘The Soul Also Keeps the Score’
July 3, 2026
Sharing bread in Bethlehem
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Latest Videos
Pope Video: For the care of water
September 3, 2026
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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