Spirituality

The Designing Messenger

March 19, 2009

Messenger Publications, having recruited Paula Nolan as a Designer, have now successfully worked in collaboration with the Pioneers and the Centre for Faith and Justice (JCFJ). They provided a design...

The Novena at SFX

March 19, 2009

The Novena of Grace, March 4-12 each year, in honour of St Francis Xavier, still attracts. Up to 1,900 people attended three daily sessions in Gardiner St church. The numbers...

On the air

March 19, 2009

Pat Coyle (pictured here), the manager of JCC, has been pulled into the public eye and ear and in turn has arranged air time for many others. She and Piaras...

Crescent Church

March 19, 2009

Following the tragic death of developer John O’Dolan, fresh doubt surrounds the future of the Sacred Heart Church. Mr O’Dolan bought it for €4,000,000 in 2006, and planned to spend...

Short Notices

March 19, 2009

Veale Public Lecture: ‘A Church of Passion and Hope’: An Ignatian Perspective, by Dr Gill Goulding on Wednesday 25 March 2009, 7.30pm, The Theatre, Milltown Institute. Professor Ray Kinsella will...

Thinking about thinking……

March 19, 2009

Thinking with the Church – Sentire cum Ecclesia was the challenging topic tackled by James Hanvey SJ in his address to Jesuits and their colleagues in Milltown Park on 13...

Making links: spirituality and medicine

March 10, 2009

At the invitation of Dr. Jack Lambert, coordinator of Professional Clinical Practice in the UCD School of Medicine and Consultant at the Mater Hospital, Fr. Paddy Carberry, S.J., Director of...

Entering the blogosphere

March 10, 2009

Fergus O’Donoghue SJ is continuing the work he does through Studies, the quarterly journal of which he is editor, by blogging daily on matters mostly related to Irish politics, culture...

A Text from God

March 10, 2009

Over 120 students signed up for Coláiste Iognáid’s daily Gospel Text programme. There were Lenten options for a meditation group, blogging, MP3 downloads and praying on-line, but it was the...

Mass cards in focus

March 10, 2009

The Charities Bill, signed by President McAleese last month, makes it a criminal offence to sell a Mass card that is not authorised by a Catholic bishop. The measure was...

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.