Spirituality

Troubled times in Rome

July 20, 2023

Brian Grogan SJ, author of a biography of Pedro Arrupe SJ, gives his personal take on the could-be-saint's clash with St Pope John Paul 11 and the Roman Curia.

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Pope Video: For a Eucharistic life

July 19, 2023

In the Pope Video for July, Pope Francis prays that Catholics place the Eucharistic celebration at the centre of their lives.

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Love is not a feeling

July 18, 2023

Richard Leonard SJ recounts some of the wedding stories from his latest book 'The Law of Love' including some 'unusal' song requests.

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Mission, retreat and celebration

July 17, 2023

Summer is here and it brings opportunities for mission, retreat and celebration. Mission: Magis and WYD Magis is the Jesuit pre-World Youth Day programme, which this year will be held...

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Listen humbly then speak

July 5, 2023

Leon O'Giollain SJ, who recently attended a conference on 'spiritual conversation' in St Beuno's Wales, outlines some of the key takeaways that emerged.

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A week-long Hopkins festival

July 5, 2023

The American Ambassador to Ireland, Ms Claire D Cronin, will open the 35th Gerard Manley Hopkins Conference in Newbridge College Co. Kildare, July 21 to 27, 2023.

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‘Have or Are?’

July 4, 2023

"The Jesuits don't have collaborators, they are collaborators – with their lay colleagues. " So said Leon O'Giollain SJ, speaking at the launch of 'The Jesuit Workplace: Ethos and Practice'.

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‘Brothers in Arms’ – Ignatian Camino book

July 3, 2023

Messenger's latest title is part travelogue, part Camino-prep, and part hands-on guide to the basics of Ignatian spirituality.

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Twelve things I learned accompanying pilgrims

June 26, 2023

BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: A reflection on listening to people's stories at the Camino pilgrim reception centre, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, this summer.

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Croagh Patrick – ‘Get perspective’

June 26, 2023

In July's Messenger magazine, Brendan McManus SJ describes how pilgrims see life differently as they climb Croagh Patrick on Reek Sunday.

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