Spirituality

Ken Rue

January 15, 2015

Ken Rue was born in Dublin in 1954 and brought up in Crumlin and Terenure. He was educated in Wesley College where he was voted voted best all-round pupil and...

Séamus Murphy SJ

January 15, 2015

Fr James (Séamus) Murphy SJ joined the Society of Jesus in 1971. He had never met any Jesuits before applying to join, and was instead drawn to the order by...

Praying with the Pope

January 15, 2015

The Pope's Univeral Intention for January is 'That those from diverse religious traditions and all people of good will may work together for peace'. Charlie Searson SJ, of the Apostleship...

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins

January 15, 2015

This year's Week of Prayer for Christian Unity takes as its theme: 'The well is deep'. This refers to Christ requesting a drink of the Samaritan woman. Brian O'Leary SJ,...

Moyross and Dalkey in Christian solidarity

January 15, 2015

When Tony O'Riordan SJ, Parish Priest in Moyross in Limerick, went public about the impact on local children of their school losing a teacher, Dalkey Parish responded very generously. He...

Three deacons

January 15, 2015

On 4 January, Milltown Park chapel witnessed the ordination to the diaconate of three Jesuits. Two were Koreans. The third, Shane Daly, is a 41-year-old Irishman from County Kildare. Archbishop...

blog

Why Jesus never read the New Testament

January 14, 2015

Jesus meant so much to Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits, that Ignatius once said he would have loved to have been Jewish himself, so that he...

podcasts

Sir Alex Ferguson’s Jesuit connection

January 13, 2015

Irish Jesuits · Sir Alex Ferguson’s Jesuit connection Joe Dargan SJ, former Irish Jesuit Provincial, met Sir Alex Ferguson ten years ago and they’ve been good friends ever since. Joe...

podcasts

The changing face of missionary life. Joe Hayes SJ on his time in Zambia.

January 13, 2015

Irish Jesuits · The changing face of missionary life. Joe Hayes SJ on his time in Zambia. Joe Hayes SJ has spent almost forty years on the missions in Zambia,...