Spirituality
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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Always young in heart
January 16, 2017
Stephen Redmond SJ spent his life writing, teaching and composing music, including a song for the Eurovision in 1969. He died on Saturday, aged ninety-seven
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A fond farewell
January 11, 2017
Jesuits, colleagues and members of the Curia staff bid a fond farewell with warm thanks to Tom Layden, Irish Jesuit Provincial for the past six years
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Breaking down walls
January 11, 2017
Irish Jesuits and colleagues will be asked to help break down walls by taking part in the upcoming Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, 18-25 January
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Finding God can be funny
January 10, 2017
Author Nikolaas Sintobin SJ unpacks the wisdom and spiritual depth underlying a series of jokes about Jesuits
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Michel de Certeau
January 10, 2017
It has been said of French Jesuit academic and scholar Michel de Certeau, who died in 1986, that he had "an intelligence without bounds".
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The importance of laughter
January 6, 2017
PAT COYLE :: I learned a lot about the power of laughter, when my father was terminally ill. And I've found a philosopher who endorsed my learning.
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Questioning assumptions about God
January 6, 2017
Brendan McManus SJ says The Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius, a key element of Jesuit training, permeates Martin Scorsese's latest film 'Silence'
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St Peter Canisius
December 21, 2016
Hailed as the Second Apostle of Germany, Saint Peter Canisius dedicated his life to the revitalisation of the Catholic Church across Central Europe after the ruptures of the Reformation.
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Climate leadership, not climate hypocrisy
November 3, 2026 - The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice are inviting people to join them at National Climate Demonstration in Dublin on Saturday, 14 November.
Christian challenges for the new Common Agricultural Policy
November 3, 2026 - The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice is a member of the 'Our Daily Bread' network, which has published a paper on the new EU Common Agricultural Policy, calling for justice for farmers and a just European food system.
Stories of Compassion, community and hope
November 2, 2026 - The November 'Messenger' explores how faith, kindness, forgiveness, and human connection make a difference in a divided world.
‘Jesuits for Climate Justice’ campaign for COP 31
October 30, 2026 - The 'Jesuits for Climate Justice' campaign will provide communications coverage of COP31 (9–21 November 2026), highlighting what they encounter through an Ignatian lens.
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