Spirituality
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...
Read moreShort notices
May 5, 2009
In Leinster’s Heineken Cup semi-final win over Munster, Clongownian Gordon D’Arcy, pictured here with the ball, scored Leinster’s opening try, and Belvederian Cian Healy contributed mightily in the front row....
Read moreWelcoming into the Church
May 5, 2009
At the Easter vigil Mass in Gardiner Street church this year, Dusan Sabol, a UCD student from Slovakia, was fully received into the Catholic Church, after a few years of...
Read moreJESUITICA: Clerical dress
May 5, 2009
Matteo Ricci SJ, a very innovative Jesuit missionary who lived in China from 1582 until his death in 1610, described Jesuit dress at the court of the Ming Emperor: “We have let our beards...
Read moreMalta – douze points!
May 5, 2009
Speaking at the last Province Assembly, Fr Mark Rotsaert SJ spoke of the important reference to communications in the GC35 documents. He endorsed the work of the Jesuit Communications Centre...
Read moreForthcoming events
May 5, 2009
On 6 May St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, is hosting a symposium: “Hints of glory: transcendence and the Arts”. Details from [email protected] or phone 01-7083349. The ‘Fun of Sport’, organised by...
Read moreYoga for refugees
April 28, 2009
The JRS Ireland Capacity Building Programme has just finished a five-week yoga course at Hatch Hall direct provision centre. The classes were given by Peter Duffy, yoga instructor, on Wednesday...
Read moreLearn to discern
April 28, 2009
The School on Ignatian Spirituality held in the Milltown Institute in 2008 was highly successful, so little wonder that the Institute will run a follow-up course this year from 15...
Read moreMeeting the internet challenge
April 28, 2009
Webmasters from a number of European Jesuit Provinces are meeting this week (30 April to 3 May) in Malta to pool their ideas with regard to the best ways to...
Read moreJESUITICA: Taking a stand
April 28, 2009
St Edmund Campion’s Brag to Elizabethan priest-hunters: “Be it known unto you that we have made a league – all the Jesuits of the world – whose succession and multitude...
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November 3, 2026 - The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice are inviting people to join them at National Climate Demonstration in Dublin on Saturday, 14 November.
Christian challenges for the new Common Agricultural Policy
November 3, 2026 - The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice is a member of the 'Our Daily Bread' network, which has published a paper on the new EU Common Agricultural Policy, calling for justice for farmers and a just European food system.
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November 2, 2026 - The November 'Messenger' explores how faith, kindness, forgiveness, and human connection make a difference in a divided world.
‘Jesuits for Climate Justice’ campaign for COP 31
October 30, 2026 - The 'Jesuits for Climate Justice' campaign will provide communications coverage of COP31 (9–21 November 2026), highlighting what they encounter through an Ignatian lens.
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