Spirituality

Michael Ryan SJ, RIP

April 4, 2008

The funeral of Fr Michael Ryan SJ took place in Milltown Park, Dublin on April 7, 2008. Michael died peacefully at Cherryfield Lodge, Dublin on Thursday, April 3, 2008, aged...

Cristóbal Jiménez ordained deacon

April 4, 2008

Cristóbal Jiménez SJ was ordained deacon on March 27 by auxiliary bishop Most Rev. Karmelo Etxenagusia in the Church of the Jesuit Residence of Bilbao. Cristóbal is currently doing a...

Feedback for Jesuits on GC35

April 1, 2008

The Irish Jesuits held their annual Assembly on 30 March, which was entitled ‘Called to the Frontiers‘ and focused on the recent General Congregation 35 in Rome. The two Irish...

We remember in our prayer

April 1, 2008

Fr Tony Farren, facing an operation in a Galway hospital Br Joe Osborne, in hospital recovering from an operation The sick in Cherryfield

Downloads from Pray-as-you-go, the podcast website of the British Province of the Jesuits, passed the 5 million mark recently. According to SJ, the Province newsletter, the average number of downloads...

New beginnings on Inis Oírr

March 28, 2008

Eleven young adults were on Inis Oírr in Galway Bay for the Easter Triduum as part of a joint initiative between Slí Eile and the Galway Spirituality Centre. This pilot...

A new director for Slí Eile

March 27, 2008

Slí Eile has announced the appointment of a new director. Pádraig Swan, a member of the Gardiner Street Gospel Choir for the last two years, will take up leadership of...

Kierkegaard and celibacy

March 25, 2008

Irish Jesuit Tom Casey, professor of philosophy in the Gregorian University in Rome, writes in this month’s Pastoral Review about ‘Learning about celibacy from a Lutheran’. The Lutheran in question...

Pilgrimage in the Footsteps of St. Ignatius Loyola

March 25, 2008

Irish pilgrimages to the parts of Spain associated with St. Ignatius Loyola are comparatively rare, so there was a pioneering spirit when eighteen pilgrims from the Irish Province’s Education Sector...

Timire an Earraigh

March 25, 2008

In the current edition of the Irish language magazine An Timire Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Director of Ovation Global DMC, refers to the inspiration of Chiara Lubich, the recently deceased founder...

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.