St Ignatius
Founding of the Jesuits
January 15, 2015
The Society of Jesus was founded in 1540 by St. Ignatius Loyola and since then has grown from the original seven to 24, 400 members today who work out of...
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Why Jesus never read the New Testament
January 14, 2015
Jesus meant so much to Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits, that Ignatius once said he would have loved to have been Jewish himself, so that he...
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The Spiritual Exercises
December 2, 2014
The Spiritual Exercises grew out of Ignatius Loyola’s personal experience as a man seeking to grow in union with God and to discern God’s will. He kept a journal as...
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Sent into the Lord’s Vineyard: Explorations in the Jesuit Constitutions
June 8, 2012
Brian O’Leary SJ Publisher: The Way Ignatian Book ServiceIgnatius of Loyola spent the last sixteen years of his life in three small rooms in Rome governing the Society of Jesus,...
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Special ‘Studies’ on shaping Irish education
October 7, 2026 - The autumn 'Studies' is devoted to education in Ireland - a contribution to the conversation behind the National Convention on Education.
Reframing Road Safety
October 7, 2026 - JCFJ welcomes Tom Flood to Dublin as he challenges us to see the hidden dangers of our car-dominated roads.
Duke and Duchess of Leinster visit Jesuit-leased community garden
October 7, 2026 - The Duke and Duchess of Leinster visited The Old Garden in Clane, a community garden on land leased from the Jesuits.
A Jesuit priest at Drumcree church
October 1, 2026 - Fr Brendan McPartlin SJ joins a prayer service at Drumcree, as renewed tensions bring Portadown’s historic divisions back into focus.
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Messenger autumn catalogue
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