Spirituality

books

Dear Pope Francis

April 20, 2016

Author: Pope Francis Publisher: Messenger Publications Questions from children from across the world are presented to Pope Francis, and the Pope himself answers each letter in this bookQuestions from children...

blog

Amoris Laetitia – “Everything is not black or white”

April 13, 2016

GERRY O'HANLON SJ :: 'Amoris Laetitia' is a long, sometimes eloquent and lyrical, account of Christian marriage through the lens of theology, spirituality, psychology and plain common sense.

News

SpIRE launched in Dublin

April 13, 2016

SpIRE, Spirituality Institute for Research and Education, was launched recently in Milltown Park. It aims to raise awareness of spirituality as an applied academic discipline.

blog

Expanding my Catholic circle

April 12, 2016

GAVIN T. MURPHY :: I actively engaged with a number of Catholic groups over the last few months. I share my experience which encompasses a shared familiarity of the divine.

News

Pope Francis on the family – a view from Rome

audio April 8, 2016

According to Dr Gerry Whelan SJ, the Pope's document on the family, Amoris Laetitia ('The Joy of Love'), is hugely significant – more than a superficial reading would let one...

podcasts

Jesuits and the 1916 Rising

April 8, 2016

Damien Burke of Irish Jesuit archives has been researching the material in the archives concerning the role of the Jesuits in 1916 and their reaction to the Rising.

News

New app to pray with Pope Francis launched

March 29, 2016

Click To Pray app is available in both Android and iOS formats, so that people virtually everywhere can unite their prayers with those of Pope Francis easily and quickly everyday.

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Review of Spotlight

March 24, 2016

Best Oscar this year went to 'Spotlight', the story of the Boston Globe's investigation into child sex-abuse in the Church in Boston. Brendan Staunton SJ reviews it here.