Spirituality

How many loaves…..?

March 8, 2011

‘How Many Loaves Have You?’ This was the theme of Women’s World Day of Prayer, Friday 4 March. At the service that day in Greenisland, Belfast, Pat Coyle of the...

Jesuits in the North are involved in a groundbreaking international conference on ‘Trauma and Spirituality’, in the Europa Hotel, Belfast, Wednesday 9 March -Saturday 13 March. The conference will bring...

Seamus Ward RIP

February 23, 2011

Seamus Ward SJ passed away in Florida yesterday, 22 February. He was staying at St. Mary, Star of The Sea Church, Florida. Earlier, he had had a fall away from...

Forthcoming events

February 22, 2011

Tuesday 22 February: Public Lecture entitled “Church and Faith” speaker Fr. Gerry O’Hanlon SJ. Will be held in St. Francis Xavier’s Church, Gardiner Street, Dublin 1, at 8pm. For details...

To speak or not to speak?

February 22, 2011

The King’s Speech, a film about how an unorthodox Australian speech therapist helps the British King George VI overcome his serious stammering problem, has been widely acclaimed by critics and...

Peter Hannan’s website

February 22, 2011

Peter Hannan has created his own website: http://www.peterhannan.ie. The 76-year-old Jesuit, now based in Manresa, has gone online to communicate his central message: the passionate desire of the three persons of...

Stamp for a polymath

February 22, 2011

It is just 300 years since Joseph Boscovich Bettera was born in what is now Croatia, and his native land is naming 2011 “National Boscovich Year”, and featuring its Jesuit...

JESUITICA: Rebel stock

February 22, 2011

A curious bond links the first scholastic of the restored Irish Mission with the oldest Jesuit in our Chinese mission: both lost their fathers to execution by the British. Bartholomew...

Noel and GMH

February 22, 2011

For Jesuits who depend in many ways on the administrative abilities of Fr Socius (Provincial’s secretary), it is consoling to know that our efficient Noel Barber has a poetically different...

Forthcoming events

February 8, 2011

8 February: Public lecture entitled “Growing in Faith”; speaker Fr. Donal Neary SJ. Will be held in St. Francis Xavier’s Church, Gardiner Street, Dublin 1, at 8pm in the Fr....

The Pope and the President

April 20, 2026 - Fr. Donal Godfrey SJ, reflects on the recent remarks of Pope Leo XIV and the response to them from Donald Trump and his administration.

‘A privilege to be part of it’

April 15, 2026 - The celebratory event to mark the historic Silver Jubilee of postgraduate studies in Applied Spirituality was a special day for all involved.

An attitude of gratitude

April 14, 2026 - Gratitude: The solution to worry, Kierkegaard claimed, was to make a leap of faith and put our trust in God’s enduring love.

April Messenger: Hope, renewal and growth

April 13, 2026 - In these uncertain times, the April Messenger offers rest and reflection, with themes of hope, renewal, gratitude and transformation in everyday life.