Why I became a Jesuit
Brendan McManus SJ
July 16, 2014
I first came across the Jesuits in Sidney. I remember thinking at the time that it was like coming home. It felt like fitting in with a group of travellers...
Read moreAshley Evans SJ
July 16, 2014
On the night before I entered the Jesuits, I had to say goodbye to the Malahide Sea Scouts. I had been with them for nine years and had acted as...
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Niall Leahy SJ
July 16, 2014
Religious life today – a bridge between the past and the future This year marks the 200th anniversary of the restoration of the Society of Jesus and so we Jesuits...
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A Century of Working Notes
July 22, 2026 - As 'Working Notes' celebrates its 100th birthday, current editor Niall Leahy SJ says its core focus has not changed.
Sacred Space launches new summer retreat
July 22, 2026 - Sacred Space's new online retreat, Making Good Decisions, launches on 31 July, offering an Ignatian guide to prayerful discernment
Priests urge Ireland to lead EU response
July 21, 2026 - Irish Jesuit Brendan McManus SJ joins 2,000+ priests urging Ireland to use its EU Presidency to press for a Gaza ceasefire.
‘The door to happiness opens outwards’
July 21, 2026 - Brendan McManus SJ recalls how Fr Frank Fahey shaped Irish Jesuit young adult formation through pilgrimage and hospitality.
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‘The Soul Also Keeps the Score’
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‘The grandeur of humanity’
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Messenger autumn catalogue
August 8, 2023
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July 3, 2023