spirituality
The love of a big hug
August 19, 2015
GAVIN T. MURPHY :: Last January Pope Francis remarked that going to confession is not like going to the dry cleaners to get a stain removed: "It’s about going to...
Read moreFrom Mayfair to Moyross
audio July 30, 2015
Andrew Cameron-Mowat, a parish priest in Mayfair, was one of four Jesuits who spent a week working pastorally in Moyross, Limerick, one of the most deprived urban areas in Ireland.
Read more‘Going home on wings!’
July 1, 2015
On Saturday June 27th, The Sacred Heart Messenger staff and writers welcomed over 120 readers and promoters of the Messenger to the Radisson Blu hotel in Athlone.
Read moreRestoring the lost art of listening
July 1, 2015
Brendan McManus SJ has moved to Belfast in recent years as part of the Jesuit's Northern ministry. His own ministry in Spiritual Direction is growing steadily there.
Read moreA light through the darkness
June 26, 2015
GAVIN T. MURPHY :: Our humanity tells us that we are vulnerable people, that we need each other for love, intimacy and wholeness. As Christians, we believe that God is...
Read moreTouching the audience
June 17, 2015
Christian spirituality as an academic discipline has been developing now for some time. Last month marked another milestone in that development when the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality...
Read morePatrick Muldoon speaks about Digital Evangelisation
audio June 12, 2015
Irish Jesuits · Patrick Muldoon speaks about Digital Evangelisation Patrick Muldoon from Jesuit Communications talks with Michael Comyn on Sunday Spirit on RTÉ Radio 1 Extra about the role of...
Read moreFinding God in grief
June 3, 2015
'Walk with me into the Light: Some Comfort on the Journey Through Grief', is a new and practical booklet from Messenger Publications written by healthcare chaplain Margaret Naughton for the...
Read morePray, learn, practise
May 22, 2015
Brendan McManus SJ was part of an ecumenical team giving an innovative course in Spritual DIrection to students at Regis College, Toronto. It involved theory, practise and a retreat.
Read moreThe joy of running
May 14, 2015
PATRICK MULDOON :: I love running. My love of running began when I was nine years old and I haven’t fallen out of love with it since. Running sets me...
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