Spirituality

JESUITICA: Jesuits taking cover

May 26, 2009

English diarist John Evelyn (1620-1706) noted in his diary on 22 June 1664: “A Catholic priest called Thompson, sent by the Jesuits of Japan and China to France, showed me...

Short notices

May 26, 2009

The first informal meeting of Jesuit hospital chaplains convened recently in a Ranelagh restauant. Around the table from left to right are: John Brady, Mary Rickard, Frank Doyle, John O’Keeffe, Fergus...

Forthcoming events

May 19, 2009

On 24 May at Bishop Lucey Park, Cork, Peter McVerry SJ will speak to and about families affected by the misuse of alcohol and other drugs, at a service remembering people who...

Short notices

May 19, 2009

It is 35 years since Mungret closed. On 16 May some sixty alumni gathered for a reunion dinner with five Jesuits who had worked in the college as boys or...

Easter in Sudan

May 12, 2009

Richard O’Dwyer SJ in South Sudan is still registering first impressions with the freshness of a new arrival. Here is his Easter message: “Just after I had shaken the last...

JESUITICA: Early ecumenism

May 12, 2009

In 1687 a multi-denominational Jesuit school in Edinburgh described its ethos: “There shall be all freedom for everyone to practise what Religion he shall please. None shall upbraid or reproach...

Short notices

May 12, 2009

On Monday May 11, Colaiste Iognaid students in Galway were privileged to hear in person one of the few existing Holocaust survivors, Tomas Reichental, who is currently living in Ireland....

Forthcoming events

May 12, 2009

The 50th International Eucharistic Congress will be held in Dublin in 2012. Fr Kevin Doran of Glendalough will look after the organisation. Slí Eile will run an introduction to Ignatian...

Guiney in Asia

May 5, 2009

John Guiney SJ (centre in photo), just back from Asia, saw the impact of the Irish Jesuits in the East from Japan to Hong Kong, Cambodia and Signapore as expressed by...

In Thurles the disciples were first called Jesuits

May 5, 2009

The late Archbishop Tom Morris loved showing his cathedral in Thurles to visiting Jesuits because of its links with the Society. Kevin Laheen SJ remembers one such meeting, when Tom...

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.