Spirituality
Irish Jesuit gets presidential award
February 23, 2016
Fr Donal Doyle SJ was recently awarded a Presidential Distinguished Service Awards in recognition of his lifetime work in Japan.
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The Pope is not infallible
February 16, 2016
DERMOT ROANTREE :: The Church does not, strictly speaking, teach that the Pope is infallible. George Wilson, an American Jesuit, explains the issue in a recent Commonweal article
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A language of pre-evangelisation
February 11, 2016
GAVIN T. MURPHY :: The late Michael Paul Gallagher SJ spoke of a language of pre-evangelisation that is needed today. In the same vein I want to speak about the...
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Pope asks people of Moyross for prayers
February 11, 2016
Tony O'Riordan SJ presented Pope Francis with a picture of Our Lady Undoer Of Knots from the shrine of the Corpus Christi parish church in Limerick. The Pope asked for...
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Fr Jim Hayes RIP: committed to kindness and service of the Gospel
February 10, 2016
Tribute paid to the Limerick-born Jesuit (pictured here with fellow-Jesuit ordinands, 1965) who is remembered with great regard for putting the needs of others first.
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The Russian face of mercy
February 9, 2016
TOM CASEY SJ :: A reflection on the Russian face of mercy with the inspiration of poet Anna Akhmatova, on the eve of Francis, Bishop of Rome, meeting with Patriarch...
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Moyross Jesuit ‘mercy envoy’ for Pope
February 5, 2016
Moyross Parish Priest Fr Tony O’Riordan SJ is one of seven hundred priests from around the world chosen by Pope Francis to play a special role in the Holy Year...
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SpIRE goes from strength to strength
January 27, 2016
New institute to have an MA in Spirituality on offer at Milltown Park from August under the auspices of Waterford Institute of Technology.
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Luther, Lund and the Pope
January 27, 2016
Brian O'Leary SJ notes the great significance of Pope Francis's planned visit to Sweden for a joint ecumenical commemoration of the Reformation with leading Lutherans.
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How to make good decisions
audio January 26, 2016
Brian Grogan SJ's latest book, Making Good Decisions, is just out. It takes a fresh and interactive approach to good decision making, and is a good guide for anyone trying...
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An inheritance held in trust
June 29, 2026 - Dr Kevin Hargaden of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice explores the changing relationship between people, farming, and the land.
Sculpting a Saint
June 23, 2026 - RNN archive July: Dony MacManus reflects on crafting his bronze statue of St. Oliver Plunkett (martyred 1 July 1681) and the inspiration behind it.
The Role of the Body in Christian Spirituality
June 17, 2026 - A number of Jesuits presented at a major international symposium in Dublin organised by SpIRE and the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality.
Sacred Heart Novena touched human hearts
June 16, 2026 - This year's novena to the Sacred Heart in Gardiner St Church and The Messenger magazine drew people close to the heart of Jesus in various ways.
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