Young Adult

‘Sli Eile’ relaunches as ‘Magis Ireland’

September 14, 2010

‘Sli Eile’, the Jesuit outreach to young adults, will be relaunched on Sunday 26 September as ‘Magis Ireland’, by the Irish Provincial Tom Layden. Already widely known as a force in young adult...

MAGiS Hungary 2010

August 31, 2010

Sli Eile teamed with Dromore Diocese in Northern Ireland to bring a group of twenty young people to partake in the MAGiS Hungary programme for two weeks in August. Participants were...

Magis travels to Galway

May 18, 2010

‘Understanding Disability – Our Relationship with Ability’ was the theme of the first West of Ireland-based Magis experience. Organised by Slí Eile, Jesuit Centre for Young Adults, the event took...

‘Magis’ – learning more

February 9, 2010

Thirteen volunteers, some from Galway and Donegal, took part in the Slí Eile (Jesuit Outreach to Young Adults) ‘Magis experience’, working with the homeless in Dublin, from 29 to 31 January....

Mount-‘Joy’ to the world!

November 24, 2009

Prisoners in Mountjoy, working with Sli Eile, the Jesuit Outreach to Young Adults, have put their own hand-made Christmas cards on the market. The proceeds from the sales will go...

Slí Eile had a ball!

November 3, 2009

Over one hundred revellers turned up in fancy dress on Halloween night for the Slí Eile Halloween ball fundraiser.The wind was howling and the rain poured down but that did...

The ninth year of Slí Eile’s International Volunteering programme saw 31 young adults travelling to Colombia, Zambia and Jamaica for three weeks in July. In Bogota, Colombia, nine volunteers worked...

MAGiS goes to Africa

July 7, 2009

An Ignatian-inspired MAGiS Africa programme for young adults will be held in Nairobi, Kenya in August 2009. Between 200 – 300 young people from Europe and Eastern Africa are expected...

Mid-summer mission

June 23, 2009

On 21 June, 32 volunteers, who are travelling abroad with Sli Eile for some of their international programmes, were missioned by the Gardiner Street Congregation while the choir sang its last...

Pilgrimage in the West

June 2, 2009

Slí Eile, the Jesuit initiative which accompanies and empowers young adults in their search to find ‘God in all things’, organised a highly successful pilgrimage at Easter to Ballintubber and...

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.