Spirituality
Saint Paul Miki
February 6, 2017
The founding of the Society of Jesus coincided in time with the discovery of new continents and peoples across the world by Europeans. Saint Francis Xavier, one of the founding...
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‘Fine scholar, outstanding lecturer’
February 1, 2017
Warm tributes were paid to Ray Moloney SJ at his funeral Mass in Milltown Park. The well known theologian died peacefully, aged eighty five
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Saint Claude de la Colombière and Sacred Heart devotion in Ireland
February 1, 2017
It was the fruitful friendship of Saint Claude de la Colombière and Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque that spurred the development and popularity of the devotion to the Sacred Heart in...
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Pierre Jean De Smet
January 30, 2017
Since the very formation of the Society of Jesus, members of the order have travelled vast distances to put themselves at the service of others. Pierre-Jean De Smet made it...
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Saint Edmund Campion
January 25, 2017
One of many Catholics to suffer at the hands of the English government in the wake of Henry VIII’s separation from the Church of Rome, Saint Edmund Campion was forced...
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The healing power of stories
January 25, 2017
'Uncovering Stories of Hope: Narrative Approaches to Spiritual Care' was the title of the latest SpIRE lecture by theologian and spiritual director David Crawley
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Some reflections on Dawkins
January 25, 2017
Bill Toner SJ :: At the heart of purely physicalist accounts of evolution is a failure to address adequately the mystery of human consciousness
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‘Up Close and After’
January 25, 2017
Colm Brophy is an art therapist, artist and former Jesuit. On Tuesday 31 January he will exhibit a selection of his works in The Arrupe Room, in Milltown Park, Dublin
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Responding to Irish Church crisis
January 20, 2017
Vatican newspaper 'La Civiltà Cattolica' has published an article by Irish Jesuit theologian Gerry O'Hanlon on the need for reform of the Church in Ireland
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Christian Unity week ends
January 19, 2017
Brian O'Leary SJ, co-ordinator for ecumenism, is aware of the power of prayer and significant developments on the path to unity
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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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Pope Video: For the care of water
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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